Top ICT tenders: DHA targets PMO for digital transformation
The Department of Home Affairs wants to establish a dedicated ICT portfolio management office to oversee its digital transformation. (Image source: iStock) Last week’s Local Government Elections saw advertisement volumes on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal take a direct hit as ordinary public sector workers enjoyed the additional day off, while senior leaders focused on political…
African Development Bank Group At COP31
What: African Development Bank Group participation in UNFCCC COP31, featuring high-level events, partnership announcements, bilateral engagements, and strategic discussions on climate finance, adaptation, resilience, energy transition, nature, and sustainable development. Who: The African Development Bank Group, led by Senior Vice President Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, the UNFCCC, and partners. When: 9 – 20 November 2026 Where: Antalya,…
Be part of Africa’s entrepreneurial celebration
Partner Content: Africa’s Business Heroes The 8th ABH Summit & Grand Finale is just around the corner, and we’d love to have you join us in Kigali on 1–2 December 2026! Over the two days, Kigali will once again bring together some of Africa’s most ambitious entrepreneurs, business leaders, innovators and ecosystem partners from across…
Poppi Founder Allison Ellsworth Launches Jetty, a New Hydration Beverage
Poppi co-founder Allison Ellsworth knows what you’re thinking: Why would she start another beverage brand after a wildly successful $1.95 billion exit last year? She jokes that she could have retired, but she saw a need her expertise could fill, and she wanted to disrupt the hydration market the same way Poppi redefined how people…
Africa’s Fashion Makers Seek Value Beyond The Runway
Africa exports up to 98% of its raw cotton, yet its designers and manufacturers struggle to source materials and expand production. At CANEX in Lagos, Nigeria, industry voices and the newly launched Africa Made It campaign highlighted what it would take to keep more manufacturing, jobs and income on the continent. Africa’s fashion industry has…
Sita rebuilds its executive team after damning governance report
The State IT Agency (Sita) has appointed a chief digital officer and a head of strategy, completing a rebuild of its executive team after years of leadership churn that a government investigation blamed for many of its failures. Portia Matsena joins as chief digital officer and Itumeleng Draaijer as executive for strategy and corporate services,…
Africa: COP31’s focus on delivery will fail Africa if climate finance and technology continue to be designed externally
Across Africa, farmers are changing planting calendars, selecting hardier seeds, restoring degraded land and combining inherited knowledge with new science. Communities are mapping flood risks, protecting wetlands and building local energy systems. Entrepreneurs are developing responses to unreliable electricity, food insecurity and environmental degradation. Yet Africa too often enters global climate conversations primarily as a…
Krakow shooting suspect has died in hospital, police say
A gunman suspected of killing six people in central Krakow and his parents and sister at their home has died in hospital, Polish police say. The 24-year-old was injured after opening fire in central Krakow, the second largest city in Poland, on Saturday, and died early on Monday morning, police said. Armed officers raced to…
African Development Bank Approves $200 Million Regional Trade Finance Line of Credit Facility for Tdb to Support Trade Across Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million Trade Finance Line of Credit facility between the African Development Bank and Trade and Development Bank (TDB). The facility is expected to boost intra-Africa trade, promote regional integration, and contribute to the reduction of the trade finance gap in Africa,…
The Mid-Career Reset: Why 40-Somethings Are Returning To Study
For generations, the trajectory was predictable: study, graduate, land an entry-level job, climb the corporate ladder, and eventually retire. Today, rapid technological shifts, artificial intelligence, and shifting workplace dynamics have rendered that traditional model obsolete. In short, the linear career path is dead. The expertise that built a successful career 10 or 15 years ago…