Month: July 2025
Dalai Lama says he’ll have a successor, after all — meaning he’d be reincarnated
Dharamshala, India — The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated he might be the last person to hold the role. His having a successor would mean he would be reincarnated. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual head of…
Data management the foundation of enterprise AI
InfoVerge presents its Digital Frontier series of webinars. Organisations need clear data policies and standards, solid data governance and robust security protocols in place before attempting to scale AI within the business. This is according to technical experts from InfoVerge, who were speaking during a webinar in InfoVerge’s Digital Frontier series of webinars. They outlined…
Africa: General Assembly Approves $5.4 Billion UN Peacekeeping Budget for 2025-2026
The General Assembly on Monday approved a $5.38 billion budget for UN peacekeeping operations for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, down slightly from the previous year, as delegates wrapped up weeks of negotiations amid warnings about persistent funding challenges. Acting on the recommendation of its Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary), the Assembly endorsed the budgets for…
Africa: Children’s Lives ‘Turned Upside Down’ By Wars Across Middle East, North Africa, Warns Unicef
Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa in the last two years reportedly killed, maimed, or displaced over 12 million children across the region, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Alarmingly, 110 million children in the region live in countries affected by war, with homes, schools and health facilities damaged or destroyed in…
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ passes Senate: What’s in it, who voted how? | Donald Trump News
The United States Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill on Tuesday, following intense negotiations and a marathon voting session on amendments. The bill, which still faces a challenging path to final approval in the House of Representatives, would impose deep cuts to popular health and nutrition programmes, among other measures,…
Jumia draws takeover interest from Axian Telecom
African e-commerce company Jumia Technologies has drawn takeover interest from telecommunications company Axian Telecom, people familiar with the matter said. Axian, which is based in Mauritius and primarily offers telecommunications services in Africa, raised US$600-million this week to refinance its debt and help fund a possible takeover of Jumia, the people said, asking not to…
Africa: The Juggling of Aid – How WFP Is Delivering More With Less
United Nations — Serious-to-severe food insecurity has been widely felt among those living through the worst, protracted humanitarian crises. For organizations like the World Food Programme (WFP), they must work under the “relentless demand” for humanitarian aid, including food. In their 2024 annual review, Staying and delivering amid multiple crises, the WFP noted that there…
Lower U.S. interest rates? The could-have-beens hurt
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks on, on the day he testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood…
DBE’s maths strategy under microscope
The Department of Basic Education is taking steps to improve the number of students taking and passing mathematics. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has pushed back against criticism that learners are being discouraged from studying mathematics in high school. Former statistician-general of South Africa Dr Pali Lehohla has described the lack of mathematics at…