Published On 27 Oct 202527 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, who has led the country since 1982, has won re-election, according to official results. The Constitutional Council said on Monday the 92-year-old incumbent had secured 53.66 percent of the vote in the October 12 election….
Justice and constitutional development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi. South Africa has become part of 65 United Nations (UN) member states that signed a global treaty aimed at strengthening nations’ collective defences against cyber crime. The signing, which took place in Vietnam at the weekend, makes way for the United Nations Convention Against Cyber Crime, which that…
ILLEGAL sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western countries are an impediment to the country’s socio-economic development, hence they must be removed immediately and unconditionally, the African Union has said. Zimbabwe has been reeling under the yoke of the punitive unilateral coercive measures for over two decades and this has had a detrimental effect on…
Airtel Africa Foundation has teamed up with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), and Cisco to expand digital skills training and Internet access across Rwanda. The partnership was announced during the three-day Mobile World Congress in Kigali, held from October 21 to 23, 2025, and forms part of the Digital…
A view of the logo of HSBC bank on a wall outside a branch in Mexico City, Mexico, on June 14, 2024. Henry Romero | Reuters HSBC said on Monday that it will recognize a provision of $1.1 billion in its third quarter results following a court ruling in Luxembourg related to the Bernard Madoff…
As cryptocurrency becomes part of daily life across Africa, the debate over security and trust is no longer optional — it’s urgent. Digital assets are reshaping how people move money, invest and build businesses. But with that transformation comes sharper risks: money laundering, fraud and cybercrime. For crypto to thrive across the continent, we need…
New York – Sweeping aid cuts are dismantling the very organizations that are critical to ending violence against women and girls. The new UN Women report, At Risk and Underfunded, based on a global survey of 428 women’s rights and civil society organizations, finds that on the back of cuts by governments, more women are at risk of…
United Nations — The African continent has long been monopolized by European colonial rulers, with France having the largest number of colonies, ruling over 35 territories followed by Britain with 32. A bygone era of colonial rule on the continent, “once carved up and ruled by European powers hungry for imperial glory,” has virtually ended-…
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Dimitri Denissiouk, Managing Director, IBA Group South Africa. (Image: IBA South Africa) Hybrid work was a temporary solution until it wasn’t. Until it became an expectation. According to PwC, companies with rigid working frameworks experience higher attrition across key demographics that include women, skilled workers and senior employees.[1] It’s an attrition companies can ill afford,…
