Author: Chris Anu

Outlander star Maria Doyle Kennedy is set to star in the Untitled Granny Lee Film, a defiant queer drama inspired by a real-life 1980s transgender icon and directed by Ian Gabriel and Gabe Gabriel. The Irish actress and singer, who plays Jocasta Cameron in the Starz drama, is also known for playing Queen Katherine of Aragon in The Tudors, Vera Bates in Downton Abbey, and Mrs. S in Orphan Black. Her film credits include The Commitments, Sing Street, Albert Nobbs, The Conjuring 2 and Wolfwalkers.  Doyle Kennedy in the Canada-South Africa-Ireland co-production will perform the role of Irene, an estranged mother who seeks forgiveness from…

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Leaders across West and Central Africa are calling for more funding to help communities deal with climate change as floods, droughts and environmental degradation force more people to leave their homes, reshaping migration patterns and displacement across the region.”Climate change is already affecting where and how people live. The challenge now is moving fast enough to deliver practical solutions and funding to vulnerable communities,” said Sylvia Ekra, IOM Regional Director for West and Central Africa. “Our region has shown leadership by including migration in climate policies. Now we must ensure climate funding reaches the communities most affected, so migration is…

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In this episode of ITWeb TV, Adam Smith, cyber lead for Southern Africa at the British High Commission discusses the need for Africa’s governments to work together in improving cyber deterrents, the need to improve cyber skills, why the British High Commission has a cyber lead in Southern Africa, and the rise in state-sponsored cyber activity.African countries need to come together to build cyber deterrents, and South Africa is well-positioned to lead that union. This is according to Adam Smith, cyber lead for Southern Africa at the British High Commission Pretoria.Speaking to ITWeb TV, Smith says there has been rapid…

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The discussions centered on establishing a sustainable pricing model for channel carriage on the DTT platform. The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Hon. Samuel Nartey George (MP), has engaged broadcasters in a stakeholder meeting focused on developing a cost-sharing framework for Ghana’s Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. The discussions centered on establishing a sustainable pricing model for channel carriage on the DTT platform. The Minister reaffirmed government’s commitment to a transparent and consultative process, noting that while the introduction of fees is necessary to ensure long-term sustainability, any decisions will be taken in close collaboration with industry players…

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A continent at a crossroads Africa’s migration debate has reached a fever pitch, and understandably so. From the streets of Johannesburg to the corridors of Addis Ababa, the question of who belongs where, and under what conditions, is reshaping politics, straining resources, and testing the limits of regional solidarity. But the loudest voices in this conversation are not always the most honest ones. To have a serious debate about migration on this continent, we must be willing to hold more than one truth at a time. The scale of what we are dealing with The number of internally displaced persons…

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Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has backed a proposal to extend South Africa’s real estate investment trust (Reit) regime to digital infrastructure – a reform the sector has long argued could unlock billions of rand in capital for fibre networks, mobile towers and data centres. “While we work on stabilising the fundamentals, we are also continuing to seek innovative ways to stimulate investment in the sector,” Malatsi said during his budget vote speech this week. “Allowing companies that own digital infrastructure to participate in the Reit regime could unlock long-term capital, attract foreign direct investment…

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