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How crop revenues are helping to transform education in Mbeya

Tanzania, July 21 -- Mbeya. In Mbeya Region, agriculture is doing more than driving the local economy. Revenue from major crops is being channelled into education, with district councils building sch... Read More


Failed reforms lock Nairobi County out of World Bank billions

Nairobi, July 21 -- Nairobi County has been locked out of the latest round of disbursements of World Bank-funded Sh5.7 billion conditional grants to all the devolved units, after it fell short of meet... Read More


Court rejects bid to oust lawyers in EABL sale dispute

Nairobi, July 21 -- The High Court has declined to strike out pleadings filed by a local contractor's lawyer who practised without a valid practising certificate in litigation linked to British multin... Read More


How an open electricity market is a game changer in access, lower charges

Nairobi, July 21 -- World over, access to energy is a lifeline. Reliable, affordable, and sustainable power creates quality jobs, protects livelihoods, boosts security, drives down the cost of doing b... Read More


UNP requests police to withdraw directive on unexplained wealth

Sri Lanka, July 21 -- The Sri Lanka Police should retract its July 9 statement urging the public to report individuals who acquired significant assets or live luxurious lifestyles without an apparent ... Read More


Geeta Chandran's disciple Vidhi Bansal puts up a fab show

India, July 21 -- A jam-packed hall of well-wishers cheered Vidhi Bansal as she recently presented her arangetram at the Chinmaya Mission Auditorium in New Delhi. Trained entirely by her Guru, Padma S... Read More


Why India must own its dice

India, July 21 -- Every UPI payment, OTP and encrypted message rests on numbers nobody can predict - yet India imports its randomness in sealed black boxes it has never checked Your phone buzzes. A s... Read More


Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar found dead

India, July 21 -- In a shocking and tragic development, Tripura's Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar was found dead at the State Police Headquarters in Agartala on Monday. Preliminary rep... Read More


How data, not declarations, is now driving tax compliance in Kenya

Nairobi, July 21 -- Earlier this year, thousands of Kenyans received an unusual text message from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). Although they had filed nil tax returns, KRA's records showed they ... Read More


New TRA recruits warned against corruption, indiscipline

Tanzania, July 21 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) Deputy Commissioner General Mcha Hassan Mcha has warned 243 newly recruited employees against compromising integrity and profession... Read More