Africa: Merck Foundation, Tata Centre Train Health Workers in Oncology
Twenty-seven African countries, including Ghana, have benefited from specialised oncology training under a partnership between the Merck Foundation and the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). The initiative, which is aimed at strengthening cancer care and addressing the shortage of oncology specialists across the continent, has so far awarded 141 scholarships to doctors, nurses and other healthcare…
Six-year-old Ebola patient taken from DR Congo hospital found and 'doing well'
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
The iPhone Air 2 to launch in 2027 with a second camera
Apple may be doubling down on its razor-thin smartphone experiment. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, plans are already in motion for a second-generation iPhone Air, targeting a launch in early 2027. Read: Meta rolls out WhatsApp plus in South Africa for R29 p/m When the original ultralight iPhone Air debuted last fall, tech analysts largely…
Veteran banker, Alfred Mang’ula, declares bid for Kakamega Senate seat in 2027
Veteran banker and governance expert, Mr Alfred Anekeya Mang’ula. PHOTO/UGC. By OUR CORRESPONDENT Veteran banker and governance expert, Mr Alfred Anekeya Mang’ula, has formally declared his interest in contesting for the Kakamega Senate seat in the forthcoming 2027 General Election, setting the stage for what is expected to be a closely watched political race in…
Africa: What Al-Shabaab Understands About Somali Authority
In south-central Somalia, a trader knows what to expect at an al-Shabaab checkpoint. The rate is fixed, set out in a published schedule. The receipt allows passage through the next checkpoint without paying again. If the assessment seems unfair, there is a court the trader can appeal to. This is how a Mogadishu-based NGO director…
Israel and Hezbollah agree to Lebanon truce, officials say, as fighting delays U.S.-Iran talks
12m ago Iran says ships transiting Strait of Hormuz will need insurance approved by Tehran Iran says ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz will need insurance approved by Tehran, according to a document from the regime’s new Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) seen by CBS News on Friday. The undated document says “all vessels…
AI debt collector rakes in R10m per month
Nutun South Africa CEO Robert Amoils. (Image supplied) Global business process outsourcing (BPO) and credit-lifecycle management company Nutun launched its new AI Lab in Johannesburg last night. The team introduced Zoey, an agentic AI debt collector that is already recovering close to R10 million a month. “Zoey is live. Zoey is working. Zoey is operating…
Africa and Eurasia Are Working in Partnership – the World Just Hasn’t Noticed
In 2022, Egypt joined as a partner to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a political, economic, and security organisation of Eurasian states. As Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, prepares to host the 25th anniversary summit, the evidence shows something quiet but important has already been built not in declarations, but in intelligence centres, counterterrorism agreements, and billion-dollar deals….
Africa: Why Franck Zanu Is Wrong About Africa
“Well, the effort is useless because no black country would ever develop… Black countries meaning the 54 that is on the continent, the 13 black countries in the Caribbean, the Black communities in the United States… you are never ever going to develop.” The quote above encapsulates the central argument of Franck Zanu, a Benin-born…
Search continues for kidnapped Mexican journalist Roxana Guzman | Crime
Mexican journalist Roxana Guzman’s disappearance for more than two weeks has renewed concerns over escalating violence against journalists in Mexico, where attacks on the press continue with near-total impunity. Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo