An Egyptian court ruled on Saturday that a judicial decision to suspend the licences of ride-hailing companies Uber and Careem should not be applied, allowing them to continue their work, judicial sources said. Forty-two Egyptian taxi drivers filed a lawsuit in the administrative court a year ago against U.S.-based Uber and its Dubai-based competitor Careem, arguing they were illegally using ...

In his bid to sustain the highlife brand, the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) Chairman, Rex Omar has started a campaign to make the genre has a strong Ghanaian identity. The ‘Abiba’ hit maker told Kojo Preko Dankwa on Kasapa Entertainment on Kasapa 102.5FM last Saturday that the young artistes have refused to associate themselves with the highlife brand because ...

Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in the Durban High Court on Friday where he was to face corruption charges related to a years-old $2.5 billion arms deal. The case whose charges Zuma has consistently denied over the years, was postponed to June 8. The trial is a rarity on the African continent, where political leaders – particularly heads ...

Ugandans are expressing their joy and heaping congratulatory messages upon long distance athlete, Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, who on Sunday morning won the 5000m gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. The victory has particularly been sweeter for Ugandans who in 2017, watched as Cheptegei slipped from a commanding first place in the early laps to finish in ...

Social Security and National Insurance Trust, (SSNIT), says it is considering another round of “naming and shaming” of employers that fail to pay contributions of their workers. According to SSNIT, this is part of several measures to help improve compliance and ensure that workers have secured future. “We will publish names of recalcitrant employers in the paper just to compel ...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will seek a second term in February 2019 elections, the presidency announced on Twitter on Monday. The governor of Kaduna state had earlier tweeted that Buhari told the ruling party’s National Executive Committee of his intention to contest in the 2019 presidential elections. Kaduna’s governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is one of Buhari’s key allies. The 75-year-old took ...

A Kumasi High Court has ordered the Ashanti regional Police and Regional minister to release seized equipment belonging to Exton Cubic. The equipment belonging to Exton Cubic were seized in August 2017 on the orders of the regional minister because the company was allegedly prospecting for bauxite without a permit. Ultimate FM’s Isaac Bediako who was in court reports that ...

Celebrated hiplife musician, Sarkodie, has likened his reported association with sensational record label, Zylofon, to an ‘April fool’ prank. Reports are rife that the ‘Highest’ album maker is on his way to joining the growing number of artistes who have pitched camp with the record label. Some reports even suggested that the CEO of Sark Nation is moving to Zylofon ...

Some elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ablekuma West Constituency have commended their Member of Parliament, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, for  the pivotal role she played in the establishment of the new Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly. The elders, in a surprise visit to the MP, presented a special citation on behalf of executives of the Calvary Primary Polling station,  ...

Outspoken actress, Lydia Forson is threatening to make up false stories to attack persons who do same to her. The actress who seems to be clearly fed up with “lies” that are sometimes reported about her, said she will also make up stories about the reporter. Giving the warning on Twitter, Lydia said: “I’ve decided this year that if I ...