The e-hailing firm has introduced its Uber Go Electric fleet in SA. E-hailing firm Uber has introduced Uber Go Electric, its first fully electric product in SA. Operated through fleet partner Valternative, Uber says introducing electric-powered mobility is a step toward a product offering that is “cleaner, more sustainable and more cost-effective”. Founded in 2022,…
The 12th graduation convocation of William V. S. Tubman University (TU) was elevated by a stirring call for Pan-African unity and transformative leadership from Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Delivering the keynote address on the university’s Harper campus, the South African educator urged graduates to use their education as…
Nouakchott — Achieving Mauritania’s ambition of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2050 will require accelerated economic diversification, according to the World Bank Group’s Growth and Jobs Report released today. According to Ibou Diouf, World Bank Country Manager for Mauritania, “this report suggests an analytical framework to support the Government’s efforts to create the conditions for…
The cofounder of Palestine Action is set to begin a legal challenge against the group’s controversial proscription as a “terrorist” group. Huda Ammori will bring the case before London’s High Court on Wednesday, after the Court of Appeal last month found reasonable grounds to argue that the proscription order interferes with the rights to freedom…
Netcare CEO Dr Richard Friedland JSE-listed private healthcare group Netcare has partnered with Dutch medical technology company Corsano Health to bring full-time diagnostics through wearable devices to its hospitals and clinics in South Africa. Netcare CEO Dr Richard Friedland said the partnership will allow for continuous patient monitoring and offer “numerous benefits” to Netcare’s staff…
The Global Fund Eighth Replenishment Summit aimed to raise $18 billion for the next three years to save up to 23 million lives during that period. By the end of proceedings on Friday, however, pledges totalled just $11.34 billion — falling far short of the target. The United States pledged $4.6 billion, down from the…
Pretoria — The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa today launched the first-ever Africa Prototype Competency-Based Curricula for ten selected health professions, marking a major turning point in how the region trains, equips and prepares its health workforce for the future. The launch, held in Pretoria with satellite events across multiple countries, will…
A Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicle on Nov. 20, 2024, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Yan Dobronosov | Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images European defense stocks fell on Monday, extending declines as Ukraine and the U.S. made progress on peace proposals over the weekend. The Stoxx Europe Aerospace and Defense index preliminarily closed the session 2.2% lower,…
Mimecast emphasises the importance of user awareness training amid the recent detection of an HR bonus-themed phishing attack. South African businesses are being targeted by an active credential harvesting campaign. The campaign uses compromised e-mail accounts to distribute HR-themed phishing messages that impersonate DocuSign and company-specific HR departments. This is according to Mimecast’s Threat Research…
Nairobi, Kenya — At a time of growing backlash against women’s rights, the civic space in which African women live, organise, and advocate is steadily shrinking. Across the continent, women’s rights defenders are facing heightened violence, online and offline harassment, restrictive laws, and deep funding cuts that undermine their ability to mobilise and protect hard-won…
