MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN South Africa has launched a portfolio of integrated home and mobile connectivity plans as it moves to beyond its previous “Ambition 2025” strategy towards a focus on the connected home. The move aligns with a shift in strategy announced by MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita at a media event…
President Museveni has called on European countries to take advantage of their proximity to Africa and increase investments on the continent for mutual economic growth and prosperity. Speaking during a meeting with a high-level Austrian delegation on the sidelines of the 19th Ministerial Meeting of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at Speke…
A severe funding shortfall is threatening to cripple UN peacekeeping operations worldwide, with the Organization warning that it will have to scale back patrols, close field offices and repatriate thousands of ‘blue helmets’ due to delayed payments from Member States. The crisis, which UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix described as “more daunting than ever,” follows…
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Apple has unveiled its latest and highest-end tablet, the iPad Pro, now powered by the all-new M5 chip. This launch continues Apple’s recent pattern of debuting its most powerful new silicon inside the flagship tablet, cementing its role as the company’s premier hardware testbed. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: EV breaks Bugatti’s…
The United States is cutting billions in foreign aid. In Nigeria, pregnant women and others now face higher risks from HIV Kyuntu John, a mother of three, is running out of her antiretroviral drugs needed to fight AIDS. In a matter of days, her supply will end. But in the wake of the Trump administration’s…
Gustavo Ocando AlexReporting from Maracaibo, Venezuela for BBC News Mundo Gustavo Ocando Alex Wilder Fernández is a young fisherman in the west of Venezuela who is concerned by the US military presence in the Caribbean Wilder Fernández has caught four good-sized fish in the murky waters of a small bay north of Lake Maracaibo. The…
Krisp, the leader in real-time voice AI technology, today announced the launch of Accent Conversion for Africa, enabling clearer and more natural conversations across the country’s customer experience (CX) sector. As one of the world’s fastest-emerging outsourcing hubs, Africa has a highly skilled, English-speaking workforce with strong cultural alignment to Western markets, positioning it as…
Nearly 14 million people could face severe hunger by the end of the year, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday, as slashed humanitarian funding threatens six of its most critical operations. Programmes in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan are already facing major disruptions, which…
The Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN’s effectiveness and improve coordination across its three core pillars: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights. Addressing the General Assembly, António Guterres briefed Member States on the structural reforms and programme realignments that are needed across the UN System to make…
