Kenyan company turns glass waste into artisanal products

Kenyan company turns glass waste into artisanal products

A Kenyan company is using the age-old art of glass blowing to recycle waste into sculptures, goblets, beads and more. Juma Majanga reports from Kajiado, Kenya. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. … Read more

How Cubana Chief Priest abandoned me, our son for two years– Kenyan

How Cubana Chief Priest abandoned me, our son for two years– Kenyan

Hellen Mutimu, the alleged baby mama of nightlife mogul Cubana Chief Priest, has opened up on a shortlived and tumultuous affair that allegedly led to the birth of their son. The 43-year-old Cubana Chief Priest is married to Angel Okechukwu, and they have two sons. Ms Mutimu’s ‘expose’, which came to the fore on Sunday … Read more

Luxury safaris adapt as travelers push for meaningful experiences

Luxury safaris adapt as travelers push for meaningful experiences

Luxury safari-goers were once all about spotting lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes and rhinos — albeit while staying in nicer tents and dining on gourmet food. But that’s changing. “Safaris are not just about the ‘Big Five’ anymore,” said Lori Cohen, a writer who covers luxury safaris. “People have got limited time off in their lives, … Read more

TETFund suspends foreign scholarship for Nigerian academics, gives reasons

TETFund suspends foreign scholarship for Nigerian academics, gives reasons

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETTFund) said it would from January 2025 halt its foreign scholarship funding for Nigerian academics under the TETFund Scholarship for Academic Staff (TSAS) scheme. The Fund disclosed the decision on Thursday in a statement by its spokesperson, Abdulmumin Oniyangi. Mr Oniyangi noted that the suspension is in response to the … Read more

Kenyan clinics provide health care to truck drivers, sex workers

Kenyan clinics provide health care to truck drivers, sex workers

A clinic initiative in Kenya aims to provide health care to vulnerable mobile populations such as truck drivers and commercial sex workers. The goal is to combat the spread of disease across borders in Africa. Juma Majanga reports from the transit town of Mlolongo in Kenya. Camera: Amos Wangwa Read original article here Denial of … Read more

In Nairobi’s CBD, street photographers and social media content creators thrive

In Nairobi’s CBD, street photographers and social media content creators thrive

Alex Okwomi trains his lens on his latest clients: two young women whose identical crimson dresses will make a striking photo as they pose and pout against the photogenic skyline of Nairobi’s central business district. “You must have that good language to convince them,” the 27-year-old street photographer says, explaining how he approaches stylish people … Read more

Never entered into pact to operate airport in Kenya: Adani

Never entered into pact to operate airport in Kenya: Adani

New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group on Saturday clarified on reports of Kenya cancelling more than USD 2.5 billion in deals after US indictment on bribery charges, saying it had not entered into any binding agreement to operate Kenya’s main airport. On the pact it had signed last month to build and operate key electricity … Read more

National Geographic names ‘Pictures of the Year’ — Take a look inside

National Geographic names ‘Pictures of the Year’ — Take a look inside

National Geographic released its annual “Pictures of the Year” issue this week, showcasing 20 photographs — out of some 2.3 million in contention — that depict striking scenes of nature, wildlife and human connection to the world. Here are CNBC’s picks of the best of the best. A leap of faith A young emperor penguin … Read more

Kenya cuts ties with Adani, cancels deals over US indictement

Kenya cuts ties with Adani, cancels deals over US indictement

Kenyan President William Ruto, on Thursday, November 21, announced that he had ordered the cancellation of multiple deals with the Adani Group, following Gautam Adani’s indictment in the US. The President said that a procurement process that was expected to hand over the control of the African nation’s main airport to the Indian conglomerate Adani … Read more

From Africa to Sweden and now Pakistan, how mpox is spreading across the globe – Firstpost

From Africa to Sweden and now Pakistan, how mpox is spreading across the globe – Firstpost

Mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, has been declared a global health emergency for the second time in two years. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday issued its highest level of alert for the viral disease, noting that more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa this year have already … Read more