ScotlandIS chief executive Polly Purvis to retire
ScotlandIS Polly Purvis has run ScotlandIS for the past six years The head of digital technology industry body ScotlandIS has announced that she will retire later this year. Polly Purvis has been chief executive of the organisation for six years, having joined at its inception in 2000. ScotlandIS said Ms Purvis would remain in post […]
Basketball Africa League: 2022 season to tip off with women’s landmark
Champions Zamalek and AS Sale are among five teams returning to the BAL, with seven clubs making their debut this year across the two conferences. Clubs from Angola, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal, Rwanda and Morocco all booked their tickets as national champions, while the six others emerged through qualifiers. Among the debutants are Cape Town Tigers, […]
Trump could intervene in case of Huawei executive
Reuters Meng Wanzhou has said she will contest allegations of fraud Donald Trump says he could intervene in the case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou if it helps to avoid a further decline in US relations with China. “Whatever’s good for this country, I would do,” the US president said. Ms Meng, the chief financial […]
Why hiring takes so long
Getty Images Many hiring managers make candidates wait for weeks when they apply for jobs. Can’t they speed things up? There’s an urgency to hiring, for both parties involved. Once they apply, workers want to get into new jobs quickly, to start earning their salaries and snap into the rhythm of a novel position. Speedy […]
Indian cafe’s facial recognition use sparks anger
Getty Images India does not have laws governing the collection of biometric data Indians have expressed concern after it emerged that a popular cafe chain – Chaayos – is using facial recognition software to bill customers. Nikhil Pahwa, the editor of media watchdog MediaNama, posted a video on Twitter after he said staff took his […]
How Shirley Temple saved a Hollywood studio from bankruptcy
In December 1933, five-year-old Shirley Temple signed with a nearly-bankrupt Fox Studios. In History looks back at how she revived the studio’s fortunes – and became a superstar. “The lesson was ‘time is money’, and ‘it’s work not play’. And I learned that before I became a star.” When Shirley Temple was interviewed on the […]
Agnes Tirop: Family await justice a year on from Kenyan runner’s murder
Tirop’s murder instantly raised wider issues in Kenya, specifically surrounding domestic abuse and gender-based violence, and how to tackle them. It also highlighted the pressures faced by the country’s female athletes, and women in society as a whole. “People started recognising there is a problem,” says Lagat. “There was this misconception that people who get […]
Paddington won’t be ‘Americanised’ says owner of film franchise
Paddington will not be Americanised for US audiences, the boss of the firm behind the film franchise has pledged. “This is the most British bear… it has appealed to a lot of people because it is authentic,” said Canal+ chief executive Maxime Saada. The news comes as the the French streaming company, which owns the […]
Irish pubs and restaurants resume indoor service
Happy customers have been enjoying drinks or meals as indoor service has resumed Irish pubs and restaurants have resumed indoor service after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions. Many pubs, especially those that do not serve food, have been closed since March 2020. As the industry reopens, customers have been reminded of the new guidelines. Customers, […]
Tokyo 2020: The referee making Olympic history
Through it all, Sara says her religion kept her grounded. “I believe that if I do my best with everything, the best will come back to me. You have to work with all that you have. And then say, ‘I did my best’, and leave it to God so He guides your journey.” That is […]