What is Uberisation?
Definition Uberisation is the utilisation of computing platforms, such as mobile applications, in order to facilitate peer-to-peer transactions between clients and providers of a service,...
What is Digital transformation?
Digital transformation is the adoption and integration of technology into all areas of a business to transform the way services/products are delivered to clients. It...
Boeing ‘inappropriately coached’ pilots in 737 MAX testing – US Senate
The Senate report said the Southwest flights "put millions of passengers at potential risk." First responders look inside the Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-86J plane, after...
Police officers under investigation for potential coverup of high-speed chase that ended in fatal crash of two lovers
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has announced it will be investigating two police officers for their roles in a potential coverup of a 2018...
Turkey-backed fighters clash with Kurdish forces in north Syria town
A rebel source with the Turkey-backed National Army said the faction seized some farmland after mounting an attack at the edge of the town. KURDISH...
US issues Venezuela-related sanctions over alleged fraudulent elections
Maduro, who has accused the US of trying to overthrow him to gain control over Venezuela's oil, lashed out at Pompeo in response to the...
Bomb kills 15 children in Afghanistan
An explosion has killed 15 children and injured another 20 people in the east Afghan province of Ghazni, officials and police sources say. A security...
Who betrayed Iranian journalist Ruhollah Zam?
BEHIND THE LINES: Mystery surrounds capture of Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam is seen during his trial in Tehran on June 2. (photo credit: MIZAN...
US FDA says 5 people in US had allergic reactions after Pfizer shot
Marks said that a chemical called polyethylene glycol (PEG) "could be the culprit" causing the adverse reactions. Syringes are seen in front of displayed Biontech...
Top UN inspector: Biden’s plan to rejoin the Iran deal will not be easy
Iran is now enriching and stockpiling uranium at levels well beyond the deal’s parameters, but nowhere near the levels it was at before the 2015...
Satellite images show building at Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility -report
Activity at Fordow and Natanz are seen as early brinkmanship with the incoming Biden administration. A handout satellite image shows a general view of the...
US approves Moderna as second Covid-19 vaccine
Moderna has been approved by the US government as the country's second Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the way for millions of doses to be released. The...
US Congress passes stopgap funding bill to avoid government shutdown
Assuming Trump approves the stopgap measure, lawmakers will try to beat a Sunday midnight deadline. U.S. house Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announces the House of...
Two palace guards, 3 police escorts, others killed as gunmen ambush Zamfara Emir’s convoy
The Emir of Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad Asha, escaped death on Thursday night when gunmen ambushed his convoy, killing two palace...
Parts of Sydney put into strict lockdown after 13 new cases
Around a quarter of a million people in Sydney's northern beaches were ordered on Saturday to stay at home until Wednesday midnight, after a cluster...
Nigeria records highest daily new COVID-19 cases ever
Nigeria Thursday night posted 1,145 COVID-19 cases, its highest daily record till date, according to data published by the NCDC. Two states, Lagos and Kaduna...
Erdogan’s comparison of Islamophobia, antisemitism doesn’t work – opinion
Erdogan doesn’t frequently make references to the Jewish world, especially not by describing Jews as victims. TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks to media following...
Road works on hold over holiday season
There's good news for people driving to holiday destinations this festive season - non-essential road works will be paused. Photo: 123RF File photo Waka Kotahi...
Cutting off Saudi Arabia would only embolden its objectionable activities
If Biden ceases all dialogue with Riyadh, it would see no reason to limit its brutal war tactics in Yemen. GIRLS STAND next to a...
Hamilton Zoo welcomes baby chimp
Hamilton Zoo is celebrating a new addition to its chimpanzee troop - but the public can't inspect the new arrival yet. Sanda and her baby....
Cyclone Yasa aftermath: ‘There is a sense of care’
Tropical cyclone Yasa has dropped to a category 1, but four people are confirmed dead, and an aid worker says it has left some islands...
US wants WTO DG race reopened — fresh setback for Okonjo-Iweala
The United States (US) has suggested that the process to find a new director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) needs to be reopened, BBC...
North Korea publicly executes a fishing captain in front of 100 fishermen for listening to foreign radio while at sea’
A North Korean fishing boat captain was executed in public for listening to a banned foreign radio station, it is claimed. The US government-funded Radio...
Burundi’s Ex-President, Pierre Buyoya dies of Coronavirus
Pierre Buyoya, the former President of Burundi has died of Coronavirus in Paris, weeks after he resigned as the African Union's special envoy to Mali and...
Footballer Wayne Rooney’s eldest son Kai, 11, joins Manchester United
Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney's eldest son Kai, 11, officially signed to join the Red Devils' youth academy. Rooney who is Manchester United and England's...
Man who brutally killed wife and daughter over suspected affair is jailed for life
A man who fatally stabbed his wife and daughter after suspecting them of having an affair with his colleague has been jailed for life. ...
Governor Tambuwal goes into self-isolation after contact with persons that tested positive for COVID-19
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has gone into self isolation after having close contact with persons that have tested positive for COVID-19. According to a...
Alaska Obi, the doctor accused of rape by singer Queency Benna tells his side of the story (video)
Alaska Obi, the doctor accused of rape by singer Queency Benna has told his side of the story during an Instagram chat with Ubi Franklin....