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Scott Barrett has been named as the new All Blacks captain, with a 32-man squad including five uncapped players announced today ahead of the 2024 Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series.The team selected by All Blacks coach Scott Robertson and his four assistant coaches Scott Hansen, Jason Holland, Leon MacDonald and Jason Ryan will play two Tests against England in Dunedin and Auckland and one against Fiji in San Diego. Scott Barrett, 30, will become the 81st man to captain the All Blacks in a Test if he adds to the 69 Test caps he has won since his debut against…

A video of famous “glutton” Afua Nash from Ghana talking about the reasons for her gluttony has surfaced online. In an interview with Zionfelix, Afua clarified that she has a stomach ulcer, hence her frequent eating Netizens who saw the video were heartbroken and took to the comments section to express their viewsMrs. Afua Nash from Ghana, who became famous by consuming GH¢25 worth of gari, beans and plantains, popularly known as gɔbɛ, in a sitting, has opened up about why she eats so much.Speaking in an interview, she revealed that she has a health condition that requires her to…

SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Sketch makers in Africa have become pivotal figures in the highly diversified entertainment industry, deftly combining humor and social commentary to captivate audiences across the continent and beyond. These creative individuals harness the power of digital platforms to create short, relevant and often hilarious snippets that reflect the daily lives and idiosyncrasies of African society, contributing significantly to the rapidly growing creative economy. The rise of sketch-making in Africa underscores the depth of the continent’s digital revolution. With over 526 million internet users in 2021, Africa has seen an increase in content creators taking…

The government has acknowledged that connectivity is problematic in rural areas. Photo: Zinyange Auntony / AFPSource: AFPAs the sun sets over Zimbabwe’s Matobo Hills, boys throw stones to chase away baboons. Their goal is not to enjoy the sunset view but to search for a cell phone network without interference from wild animals.Silozwe, a village less than 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the southern city of Bulawayo, southern Africa’s second largest country, is in a connectivity black hole.To an outsider, the daily stream of villagers climbing the hill might look like a pilgrimage to a rain ceremony, but it’s a…

Former President John Dramani Mahama has hinted that his National Democratic Congress (NDC) will invest $3 billion in creating digital jobs for youth as part of its “One Million Coders Programme”. “The One Million Programmers Plan will invest $3 billion in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) with the aim of creating digital jobs for youth,” he told the audience at a public lecture at the Christian Service College in Kumasi. He was speaking as a guest speaker at a lecture held by Christian Service University as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The former President said sound and prudent economic…

Nigerian celebrity couple Davido and Chioma have kept fans anticipating their wedding with new photosThe DMW boss rocked the internet after posting a series of pre-wedding photos on his Instagram pageIn no time, the couple’s celebrity colleagues and fans took to his comments section to drool over the photosNigerian singer David Adeleke Davido and his wife Chioma have finally revealed their pre-wedding photos.On the evening of June 23, 2024, Davido took to his official Instagram page to share professional photos of him and Chioma as a couple ahead of their big day.Fans are going gaga as Davido and Chioma finally…

A 2024 ranking by Mercer, an American consulting firm, named Abuja the cheapest African city for expats to live. According to the report, Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is ranked the second cheapest city on the continent, noting that it is among the cities that saw significant declines in the cost of living rankings for expats between 2023 and 2024. It said Lagos dropped significantly by 178 places to 225th from 47th in 2023. The Mercer report identified currency devaluations as the major factor that increased the affordability of Lagos for foreign professionals. The local currency depreciated from 464/$ on June…

Online deliveries will see a “massive” boost from artificial intelligence, says Picnic chief Michiel Muller. Photo: Nick Gammon/AFPSource: AFPAdvances in artificial intelligence are poised to lead to a “massive” boom in online grocery deliveries, according to the head of Picnic, a Dutch app-only supermarket that is rapidly expanding into Germany and France.Picnic has disrupted the Dutch supermarket landscape with its offer of free delivery within 20 minutes — made possible by squeezing efficiency out of massive amounts of data.The company already uses artificial intelligence for a wide range of operations, CEO Michiel Muller, 59, explained at the company’s 43,000 square…

The Ministry of Interior has extended the night-time curfew hours for Alabanyo and Nkonya counties and surrounding areas in Ghana’s Volta and Oti regions. Starting Sunday 23 June 2024, a night-time curfew will restrict movement within designated areas between 6pm and 6am every day. Alabanyo and Nkonya have long been embroiled in a border dispute dating back to 1923, exacerbated by the region’s abundant resources of timber, bamboo and kola nuts that have fuelled ongoing violence for many years. The conflict reached a crisis point in May 2022 when a fatal shooting left one woman dead and another injured. The…

Financial analyst, Joe Jackson, on November 28, 2021, described Ghana as a broken country.He therefore asked Ghanaians to brace themselves for tough economic times.”For anyone who thinks life is going to be easy, it’s going to be a tough time. Ghana is so broken, the government needs to curb the luxury lifestyle because it’s not sending the right messages and right now, the right perception needs to be created from the government’s actions,” he warned.Read the full story originally published on November 28, 2021, by 3news A financial analyst, Joe Jackson, said the government must show commitment to fight corruption and…