Shipping container loads dock at Tokyo Bay. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Japan’s exports in October massively beat expectations, government data on Friday showed, as shipments to Europe and Asia saw robust growth. Exports grew 3.6% year on year compared with expectations of a 1.1% growth by economists polled by Reuters. However, growth…
If you’ve played with ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot for more than five minutes, you’ve probably had the same uneasy thought: I’m pouring my life into someone else’s black box. Every query, draft contract, medical worry, marital gripe, trade secret and half-baked business idea goes up to data centres run by a handful of US (and…
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has emphasised the importance of collective action to strengthen Africa’s resilience and capacity to produce life-saving vaccines and medicines. The Minister was speaking at the Strategic Dialogue on Local Production of Vaccines on Wednesday, an event attended by dignitaries from around the world at Melrose Arch,…
On a road in Kenya’s Makueni County, a woman loads sacks of pigeon pea onto a motorbike. Her landscape is rehabilitated, soils restored, seeds climate-resilient, markets ready, and a weather alert on her phone shows when it will rain. Each element exists because financing, science, extension servicesand markets worked together. It shows what COP30 can…
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ITWeb welcomed Ursula Pearson-Williams, Head of Fraud Intelligence at PayInc, to the studio to talk about online fraud, regulations and what every Black November buyer should know. #payinc #freaudawarenessweek #itwebtvbiz Digital payment solutions are becoming increasingly agile and capable, and in line with the instant expectations of South African consumers. Unfortunately, so is fraud. In…
The African Union (AU) Solidarity Mission on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) successfully concluded its two-day high-level gathering in Juba, reinforcing African solidarity and defining actionable steps for the implementation of the WPS Agenda. The mission was held under the theme, “Celebrating 25 years of 1325: Homegrown Solutions, Women-Led Peace for South Sudan: Keeping Hope…
President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, former President of Ghana, John Kufuor and Congolese opposition leader, Martin Fayulu, have called for the creation of a continental mechanism to protect Africa’s sovereignty. The leaders are speaking at the International Conference of Progressive Pan-African Forces themed: ‘From Historical Memory to Economic and Political Justice,’ in Accra, Ghana….
The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil. BBC journalists including Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt saw flames and smoke in the pavilion area before they were rushed outside. The UN said the fire was extinguished after six minutes and 13 people were treated…
Outgoing Reunert CEO Alan Dickson Alan Dickson, CEO of JSE-listed electrical, electronics and technology group Reunert, will step down from his position at the end of February 2026. Reunert announced Dickson’s departure – and the appointment of his successor – on Thursday following the release of Reunert’s results for the year ended 30 September. “After…
