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Matthew McConaughey Gives Emotional Plea for “Gun Responsibility” from White House Briefing Room

Matthew McConaughey appeared at the White House Press Briefing Room on Tuesday, where he delivered an impassioned plea for Congressional leaders to pass new bipartisan gun legislation in response to the recent wave of mass shootings in the US, including in the actor’s own hometown of Uvalde, Texas. McConaughey began his remarks by sharing personal anecdotes about the nineteen students and two teachers killed at Robb Elementary School on May 24th. He and his wife, Camila Aves, traveled to Uvalde the day after the shooting and met with the families of the victims. In one particularly striking moment, Camila held a pair of green Converse shoes belonging to one of the victims, Maite Rodriguez. The nine-year-old girl had drawn a heart on the shoes because it “represented her love of nature,” Mc...

Africa Data Centres Sets Up Shop in Accra, Ghana

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Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Now Available on Microsoft Azure

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South Africa’s Payfast Launches New Initiative to Upskill Aspiring Business Owners

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7 Android Go Apps to Maximise Performance on your Smartphone

Sourced from Getty Images. Google’s Android Go is a lighter, lightning-speed operating system (OS) designed for smartphones with less than 2 GB of RAM. To go along with this OS, Google has created a range of Android Go apps that run faster and take less storage space than the regular Google apps. These apps are fully compatible with regular Android. They’re a great option if you feel your phone is getting old or bloated and is starting to run slow. A word of caution: while they’re lighter and quicker, they might not have all the features of the regular versions. Alcatel looks at some Android Go apps that will save space on your phone and offer you a faster, more responsive experience. Google Go Google Go is a lighter, faster way to search, with search results optimised to save up to 40% of...

6 Ways Online Retailers Can Include Insurance in their Customer Journey

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Former MTN CEO Secures Funding for New Fintech Venture

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DRC: Islamists kill 18 in east; fighting resumes with M23 rebels

Suspected Islamists have killed at least 18 people in a village raid in eastern Congo on Sunday night, while fighting resumed with the M23 rebel group in a neighbouring province. Fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed residents and burned down houses in the village of Otomabere, in Irumu territory, Ituri province, said a witness, a local chief and a local human rights group. Congolese army spokesman Jules Ngongo confirmed the ADF attack without giving a death toll, and said Congolese forces were in pursuit of the assailants. The ADF is a Ugandan militia that moved to eastern Congo in the 1990s. The group carries out frequent attacks and killed more than 1,300 people between January 2021 and January 2022, according to a United Nations report. “We were chattin...

Dave Chappelle to Donate Buffalo Show Proceeds to Shooting Victims

Dave Chappelle is donating the proceeds from a recent standup show in Buffalo, New York to the families of those killed in the May 14th mass shooting in the city. Chappelle performed Sunday, June 5th, at Buffalo’s Shea’s Performing Arts Center after surprise announcing the show last week. According to TMZ, all of the ticket sales from the sold-out, 3,000-capacity venue will be donated to the local community. An 18-year-old opened fire at a Buffalo Tops Friendly Market on May 14th, driving hours across New York state to target a predominantly Black neighborhood. The gunman, who posted a white supremacist manifesto online, live streamed the attack. He pleaded not guilty to the 25-count indictment against him. Advertisement Related Video Chappelle was recently attacked on stage during a stand...

MTN Rwanda Partners with Ericsson

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Sendy Partners with Google to Empower Small Businesses in Nigeria

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