Innovator Trust’s WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action
Returning as a key moderator, inimitable CEO of Conversation Strategists, Nozipho Tshabalala will weave together on-stage perspectives, draw out the ideas behind them, and keep the focus on what can move women in technology and their businesses forward. Technology advances when women can shape the conversation, build the solution and bring it to the people…
Africa: CAF Awards 2026 to Take Place On Wednesday Night, 2 December 2026 in Lagos
The new date, 2 December 2026, brings forward one of the most prestigious events on the African sporting calendar, as the continent’s finest players, coaches and teams gather in Lagos for a glittering celebration of the achievements that have defined another remarkable year for African football. The ceremony will begin at 19h00 local time (20h00…
The Vikings may have acquired the only missing piece for their Super Bowl run
What’s old is new again for the Minnesota Vikings. After another week of uninspiring quarterback play, the Vikings acquired Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday, reuniting Cousins with the team he played for from 2018 through 2023. Minnesota is 6-2 this season, with a defense that’s playing at a championship level. But…
Africa: Entebbe Airport Opens As Africa’s Largest Aviation Facility
Entebbe International Airport was officially opened on November 10, 1951, marking a significant milestone in Uganda’s aviation history and establishing the facility as the largest airport on the African continent at the time. The airport was developed during British colonial rule after authorities identified Entebbe’s strategic location on the shores of Lake Victoria as an…
Sparxity Closes Series A, Bringing Total Funding to $90M
The Sparxity Multi-Rack System Sparxity, a leader in sparse-native computing, today announced the close of its Series A, bringing cumulative funding secured by its team to $90M. The round was led by ICM HPQC Fund and joined by investors such as Lockheed Martin Ventures, GlobalFoundries, GS Futures, Cloudberry Ventures, TGFS and the EIC Fund. The…
Africa: Who Gets to Choose the Next Francophonie Secretary-General?
The Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) prepares to elect its next Secretary-General on November 16, not all its members will have a say in choosing who leads the organisation. Although the OIF brings together 90 member states and governments, only 53 full members are entitled to vote in the election. The remaining members, comprising…
Ukraine: Meet the Peaky Blinders, a Ukrainian drone unit
The BBC’s Jonathan Beale reported from inside Slovyansk, one of four cities that make up Ukraine’s “fortress belt” – a system of heavily reinforced defence lines in the parts of eastern region of Donetsk still under its control. The town has become almost uninhabitable and has been under heavy bombardment from Russian drones, missiles and…
Africa Seeks Terms For Backing COP31’s Global Electrification Push
The COP31 presidency wants electricity to make up 35% of global energy use by 2035, but African countries question how it will be financed and whether it can support industrial growth. A proposal to accelerate global electrification has emerged as one of the major energy initiatives at COP31, placing Africa’s electricity needs and the cost…
The hidden risks of fragmented IT and unenforced SLAs
As a leading managed IT services and cybersecurity provider in Durban, ITC Systems delivers proactive infrastructure management, backed by service-level agreements (SLAs) and engineered for continuous uptime across South Africa. Modern IT support is no longer about fixing hardware after it breaks; the new benchmark for growing businesses is proactive, security-led operations engineered for operational…
Africa: The One Three Six Is Giving African Fashion a Luxurious New Home
The world is not only looking at African luxury fashion but also taking form it. From independent designers and homegrown labels to contemporary African craftsmanship, a new destination on Riverside Drive is making ownership feel very clear. With a compelling experience for shopping, celebrating and investing in the creativity happening right here at home. There…
