Journalist Ufrieda Ho passed away from cancer in the early hours of Monday 9 March 2026. She was 52 years old. In a career spanning three decades, she wrote for The Star, Daily Maverick, Spotlight and many other publications. Her memoir Paper Sons and Daughters was published in 2011. Below is a collection of tributes from some of her many friends and colleagues.
One of racing’s most successful trainers has threatened not to bring horses to Cheltenham Festival in future over concerns about the quality of the ground.
Gunmen opened fire at a concert hall near Moscow in 2024, killing 145 and injuring more than 500, the deadliest mass shooting in Russia in two decades.
Much of the Van Allen Probe was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, though Nasa said there was a “low” risk of people being struck by surviving components.
England’s kicking has become a bugbear of supporters, but it is actually one of the few areas of their game that is functioning well in the Six Nations.
A storm is brewing for Saturday night in Dublin when James ‘Jazza’ Dickens puts his WBA super-featherweight world title on the line against Anthony Cacace in the city’s 3 Arena.
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU) has organised a specialised Forensic Audit Training Programme for the MSc Forensic Accounting students to strengthen their practical skills in detecting and investigating financial crimes in this digital era.
[This Day] Rotary Club of Abuja Sapphire has inaugurated community projects built and donated to public schools in Damangaza, a community in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
[This Day] The Ondo government has commended the alumni of Manuwa Memorial Grammar School, Iju Odo, for collaborating with the government to develop education in the state through its renewed infrastructural interventions and the provision of teaching and learning aids.
[Daily Trust] Maltina has launched a nationwide Nourishment Tour–a bold initiative to nourish one million young minds across the country. The first phase of the Tour kicked off on 9th February, 2026, with schools in Lagos, and will subsequently extend nationally. The Maltina Nourishment Tour was created to highlight the crucial role proper nutrition plays in helping children stay confident,...
Google Maps is rolling out its biggest update in more than a decade, introducing a Gemini-powered chatbot and a new “Immersive Navigation” interface. “Ask Maps” lets users plan trips, ask questions, and refine travel suggestions conversationally within the app. “The new chatbot will be accessible via a button up near the search bar,” notes Ars Technica. “You can ask it anything you’re likely to...
Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran’s use of “hacktivism” as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Atlassian plans to cut 1,600 jobs or a 10th of its global workforce, joining rivals in slashing staffing to cope with the advent of AI and a broader post-Covid industry slowdown. Australian billionaire founder Mike Cannon-Brookes explained the reductions in a staff memo, while also announcing his chief technology officer was leaving the...
The CEO of one of South Africa’s largest supermarket groups said that the company is training its delivery riders address their behaviour out on the roads.