Tertius Zitzke, group CEO of 4Sight Holdings. JSE-listed technology company 4Sight Holdings highlights the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IOT) as a central driver of its profitability. This emerged when the company today announced its interim financial results for the six months ended 31 August. According to 4Sight, the sustained…
World Athletics (WA) has announced that the selection of Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial hub, as the host city for its inaugural Africa Road Running Conference was influenced by its extensive commercial connections across the African continent and beyond. Mr Alessio Punzi Cisternino, WA’s head of road running, revealed this information during a press conference held…
Nairobi — Cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity have emerged as Africa’s top technology priorities, signaling a shift from digital experimentation to full-scale strategic execution, according to the CIO100 Megatrends 2025 Report by CIO Africa (by dx⁵). The report, based on insights from organisations across Sub-Saharan Africa, shows cloud computing leads adoption at 61…
Trump calls the Caribbean strikes a “war on drugs” – but with no drug proof, critics question the real motive. The Trump administration says its lethal strikes on boats in the Caribbean are part of a “war on drugs.” But with no public proof of narcotics cargo, it’s led to questions about whether that evidence…
Global mobile telecommunications industry body the GSMA has partnered with six of Africa’s largest mobile operators – Airtel, Axian Telecom, Ethio Telecom, Orange, and South Africa’s Vodacom and MTN – to develop a set of minimum requirements for an affordable, entry-level smartphone. The announcement was made at a Mobile World Congress event in Kigali, Rwanda…
Washington, DC — Donald Trump is bad news for Africa. He was tough on Africa in his first term, and after nine months, his second term is shaping up to be much worse. Trump’s “America First” policies of high tariffs and economic protectionism, restrictive immigration procedures, open hostility to international organizations and assault on development assistance agencies are at variance…
A wave of real estate development in the cities and urban centres of Africa’s most populous nation, where the government requires $6.25 billion in yearly investment to narrow a housing shortfall, is fuelling demand for building materials, particularly cement. Nigeria’s building boom, propelled by rapid urbanisation and infrastructure development, laid the groundwork for the 245.9…
More than 30 people, including NBA head coach Chauncey Billups and player Terry Rozier, have been arrested as part of federal investigations into gambling and “sports rigging” operations linked to multiple major crime families, law enforcement leaders said Thursday. “We are here in New York to announce a historic arrest across a wide, sweeping criminal…
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that allows users to translate messages directly within the app, making cross-language communication easier for its more than three billion global users. Now, if you receive a message in a language you don’t understand, you can simply long-press on it and select “Translate.” The app will then display…
Every year, rabies silently kills children across East Africa, even though it is one of the few infectious diseases that is 100% preventable. Globally, rabies causes approximately 59,000 deaths a year, mainly in Africa and Asia. In Kenya, 99% of human cases are attributed to dog bites/ scratches. In our region, children are the most…
