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58+ min ago (179+ words) December 19, 2025 2:09 AM EST | Source: Media OutReach The tablets will be loaded with programming courses from the 'Youth Coding Initiative,' a UNESCO and CODEMAO collaboration aimed at promoting the inclusive and safe use of technology and equitable education in Africa and Asia. Advancing Digital Inclusion in Asia and Africa through Tablet Donations The donation to Thailand marks the culmination of OPPO's commitment, announced in September 2024, to provide 1,000 tablets to schools in Thailand, Congo Brazzaville, Kenya, Namibia, and C'te d'Ivoire. The collaboration with UNESCO reflects OPPO's commitment to youth empowerment and digital inclusion. OPPO has consistently aimed to making a positive impact on society and will continue to leverage empathetic technology to fulfill its long-term commitments to corporate social responsibility. 2025-12-19 2:11 AM EST OPPO Collaborates with UNESCO, Leveraging Tablets to Empower Educational Equity and Digital Inclusion in Asia and Africa 2025-12-19 2:09 AM EST New…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (247+ words) BlackBerry Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Results Caledonia says the revised measures are not yet law but are expected to be enacted before year end and should leave the company's financial outlook unchanged provided the gold price remains below $5,000/oz. Management welcomed the revisions as supportive of mining and future projects. CMCL fell 2.28% with mixed peer moves: GAU -0.41%, IAUX -3.25% versus ODV +1.91% and DC +1.79%, indicating stock-specific factors rather than a broad gold-sector move. Recent news-driven moves have mostly aligned with the tone of announcements, with a sharp selloff on adverse Zimbabwe fiscal proposals and modest gains on positive Bilboes developments. Caledonia notes that, on December 17, 2025, the Zimbabwe Minister of Finance announced certain changes to these proposals in the second reading of the 2026 National Budget to the Zimbabwe parliament, specifically; The revised proposals, which have not yet been ratified by parliament, but…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (415+ words) Home " News " Africa News " BMA reinforces SA'Zim border with armoured vehicles The BMA has deployed additional guards and armoured, all-terrain vehicles along the Limpopo River to curb ongoing smuggling. The Border Management Authority (BMA) has reinforced security along the Limpopo River on the South Africa'Zimbabwe border by deploying additional personnel and armoured vehicles. The move comes as authorities continue to battle persistent cross-border smuggling in the area. As reported by SABC News, BMA Assistant Commissioner Balene Mkhabela said the authority is working closely with private sector partners who donated three specialised vehicles designed to operate in challenging border conditions. He explained that the vehicles can navigate rough terrain along the borderline, with one capable of driving through water. "it can even drive" in the water, so at the river there we manage to catch this people because they use the…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (356+ words) Home " News " Long distance taxi drivers in Johannesburg sign road safety pledge Long-distance taxi drivers have signed a road safety pledge to obey traffic laws and prioritise passenger safety during the festive period. Taxi associations and long-distance taxi drivers signed a road safety pledge at the Noord Taxi Rank in Johannesburg, committing to obey traffic laws and prioritise passenger safety during the busy festive travel period. The campaign, led by the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO), comes amid growing concern over the rising number of fatal road crashes involving taxis during peak holiday travel. Gauteng SANTACO spokesperson Sabata Mbobo said the industry was taking decisive steps to curb reckless behaviour, stressing that alcohol use would not be tolerated in taxis " by either drivers or passengers. "Our passengers are sometimes uncontrollable, but we are trying to manage the situation," Mbobo…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (466+ words) Nairobi " African countries have renewed calls for equitable, affordable, and timely access to long-acting HIV prevention and treatment innovations, warning that scientific breakthroughs alone will not end the epidemic without deliberate action to close access and affordability gaps. The call was made during a high-level UNAIDS meeting in Brazil, where Kenya's National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCOP) Head, Dr Andrew Mulwa, delivered the Africa Regional Statement under Agenda Item 10 on behalf of African Member States. Addressing delegates, the Ministry of Health disclosed that Dr Mulwa stressed the transformative potential of long-acting antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) in addressing persistent challenges in HIV prevention and treatment, particularly among populations that struggle with daily oral regimens due to social, economic, or structural barriers. The official lauded the AIDS agency and orgnizers of the meeting which he said could not have a come at…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago (546+ words) Nairobi " The United States has warned that it will not tolerate the harassment or public exposure of personal details of its officials abroad, condemning what it described as unacceptable actions by the South African government following a recent law enforcement operation in Johannesburg. In a statement issued Thursday, the U.S. State Department said it "condemns in the strongest terms" the detention of U.S. officials who were carrying out duties related to humanitarian support to Afrikaners whom president trump has accused the South African government of "horrific Human Rights Abuses" against them. Washington has criticized the public release of their passport information by South Africa calling it an attempt to intimidate American personnel. "The public release of personal identifying information puts the official in harm's way," the statement said, adding that such actions constitute harassment. "The United States will not tolerate such behavior…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (466+ words) The Zimbabwean Government will today (Friday) begin the voluntary repatriation of 1 724 Mozambican nationals who have been under international protection " marking the first such exercise since 1994, when more than 50 000 Mozambicans were sent home. The repatriation process, involving refugees who have been under international protection since December 2016, will see them being transported from Tongogara Refugee Settlement to Mozambique via Mt Selinda Border Post, using hired buses. When The Manica Post visited Tongogara on Wednesday, many Mozambicans were finalising their paperwork, expressing eagerness to return home after years in Zimbabwe. The last major repatriation exercise took place in 1994, following the successful implementation of the 1992 Rome Agreement " a peace accord between Frelimo and Renamo. At that time, refugees were repatriated from five camps: Tongogara, Chambuta, Nyangombe, Mazowe Riverbridge, and Nyamatiki. Officials say the current exercise is expected to bring closure to Mozambicans who have…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (584+ words) A billionaire-backed company with big plans to hitch a ride on the Guinea iron ore train is ready to start construction on another Pilbara rival after clinching rail and development approvals. Ivanhoe Atlantic's plans to list on the Australian Securities Exchange via an initial public offer have been in the works since the start of the year, but had to be pushed back while it waited for the Liberian government to ratify access to rail and port infrastructure in the West African nation. The new deal revealed on Friday allows Ivanhoe " whose biggest shareholder is led by billionaire mining tycoon Robert Friedland " to shift an initial 5 million tonnes of iron ore from its Kon Kweni deposit in Guinea through Liberia to port on existing rail. Ivanhoe said its environmental impact assessments in Guinea and Liberia were currently under review and…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago (773+ words) Each December, long-distance buses, minibus taxis and private cars stream northwards from South Africa as Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second biggest city, prepares for its annual ritual: the seasonal homecoming of "injiva" " migrants returning for Christmas. These are historically rooted signs of achievement and success earned abroad. They are a refashioned form of the festive season of colonial-era injivas: men from the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe who worked in South African mines and farms, returning home typically once a year with gifts. Yet, it is common knowledge that this performance is often hard-earned, and injivas " both women and men " struggle to meet these expectations. The real-life migration experiences include economic and legal uncertainties and discrimination in the labour market, low wages and difficulty in sending remittances home. This homecoming, which I studied for my PhD in anthropology and have described in a…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago (457+ words) India and South Africa will play the 5th T20I in Ahmedabad. India are all set to take on South Africa in the final T20I of the five-match series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match is set to begin at 7 PM IST, and it is a must-win match for Team India, especially after the 4th T20I in Lucknow was called off due to excessive fog. India are currently leading the T20I series by a margin of 2-1. They began the series with a massive 101-run win in Cuttack. This was followed by a heavy defeat by 51 runs at Mullanpur. In the third T20I in Dharamsala, India once again sealed a win by 25 runs. With the fourth match abandoned, the series remains 2-1 in favour of India. Hence, India need to win this match in order to win this series 3-1. Even if they lose the 5th T20I, India will not…...