Xponential taps Zuko Mdwaba for CEO role

Xponential taps Zuko Mdwaba for CEO role

Zuko Mdwaba joins Xponential as group CEO. Zuko Mdwaba has been named group CEO of Xponential, a growth platform firm that operates across Africa and the Middle East. Mdwaba is best known for building Salesforce and Workday’s African businesses from the ground up, scaling both from relative unknowns on the continent, to household names generating…

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Trump’s claims about Nato troops in Afghanistan are disappointing, minister says

Trump’s claims about Nato troops in Afghanistan are disappointing, minister says

Watch: Labour and Conservative MPs criticise Trump Afghanistan remarks Donald Trump’s claim that Nato troops stayed “a little off the front lines” during the war in Afghanistan is “disappointing”, a minister has said. Health and Social Care Minister Stephen Kinnock said the UK and other allies had “always stood shoulder to shoulder with the United…

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Africa: The Somaliland Paradox – Why the World Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Africa’s Most Successful State

Africa: The Somaliland Paradox – Why the World Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Africa’s Most Successful State

Addis Abeba — For more than three decades, Somaliland has occupied a peculiar and increasingly indefensible position in international politics. It fulfills every empirical and legal criterion of statehood: clearly defined borders rooted in colonial demarcations, a permanent and civically engaged population, functioning government institutions, and a demonstrable capacity to conduct foreign relations. Yet for…

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Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa kicks off 2026 with high-impact vendor networking evening

Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa kicks off 2026 with high-impact vendor networking evening

David Grant, Group CEO of Westcon-Comstor. Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa officially kicked off 2026 with an exclusive vendor appreciation and leadership engagement event on 21 January, hosted at the scenic Riboville Hotel in Waterfall, Sandton. The gathering brought together strategic technology partners and the Westcon-Comstor EMEA Executive Committee to celebrate partnership success and align on opportunities…

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Africa: The Somaliland Paradox – Why the World Can No Longer Afford to Ignore Africa’s Most Successful State

Africa: News – Ethiopia Ratifies Prisoner Transfer and Extradition Agreements With China, Brazil, and South Africa

Addis Abeba — The Ethiopian House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR) has ratified proclamations approving prisoner transfer agreements with the People’s Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Brazil, as well as a criminal extradition agreement with the Republic of South Africa. In a statement issued following the House’s ninth session on 22 January 2026,…

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Australian, Palestinian lawyers seek police probe of Israeli president | Crimes Against Humanity News

Australian, Palestinian lawyers seek police probe of Israeli president | Crimes Against Humanity News

Legal groups says Australia obliged to investigate Israeli President Herzog over his role in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Three Australian and Palestinian legal groups have formally called on the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to investigate Israeli President Isaac Herzog for his role in alleged war crimes amid reports he will visit Australia early next…

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