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M-Net pioneer Cobus Stofberg steps down from Naspers, Prosus boards
Cobus Stofberg in an undated file photograph, likely taken in the 1990s, on the roof of MultiChoice’s broadcast centre in Randburg, Johannesburg. Image: MultiChoice Group Cobus Stofberg, a veteran of television broadcasting and media in South Africa – and a member of the founding team of M-Net and MultiChoice Group – is stepping down from…
Africa: Too Poor to Go Green?
How lived poverty blocks climate action in Africa No. 13 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. It aims to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters across all countries. Additionally, it calls upon governments to integrate climate-change measures…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,274 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events on day 1,274 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Thursday, August 21: Fighting Three people were killed and four others injured in a Russian attack on the city of Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk, the regional prosecutor’s office said in a post on Facebook. Russian shelling…
South Africa’s venture capital ecosystem lacks financial muscle
Local start-ups continue to encounter hindrances in accessing equity investment. Funding limitations within South Africa’s venture capital (VC) ecosystem have once again been thrust into the spotlight, with an executive openly stating it is undercapitalised. Patrick Krappie, executive: innovation enabling at the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), made the comments at a recent roundtable engagement it…
Africa: Security Council Hears About Rising Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Amid Falling Resources
Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, briefed the Security Council’s open debate on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) on Tuesday, presenting the Secretary-General’s annual report and stressing the need to support survivors in conflict zones where services are increasingly inaccessible. The crisis of CRSV is deepening, reflecting the widening scope of warfare globally….
Africa: Hype and Western Values Are Shaping AI Reporting in Africa – What Needs to Change
News media shape public understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and influence how society interacts with these technologies. For many people, especially those who have not sought more knowledge about AI elsewhere, media platforms are a primary source of information. This is particularly significant in Africa, where historical and socioeconomic contexts like colonial legacies and uneven…
People are drinking less — which is changing how they travel
Peter Shankman, an American, said he looked forward to free drinks when he flew business class for work. The entrepreneur would have a drink, then a few more, sleep, then land. All was well, he said. Until it wasn’t. “Eventually, I realized that I wasn’t fine,” he said. “I was tired, cranky … [it] wasn’t…
Checkers rolls out smart trolleys to kill the checkout queue
There’s no escaping the advance of technology, which is now coming to supermarket trolleys in South Africa through Shoprite Group-owned retail chain Checkers. The Checkers Xpress Trolley lets shoppers scan as they shop and skip the checkout queue by paying directly on the cart, Shoprite said in a statement on Wednesday. The trolleys are being…
Africa: ‘Improper Resource Use, Corruption Threaten Africa’s Development’
Arusha — The Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adolf Mkenda has warned that poor resource management, corruption and the mismanagement of public projects could continue to undermine Africa’s fight against poverty and hinder development. Speaking over the weekend in Arusha at the National Accountability Forum (YAIF), organised by the Wajibu Institute, Prof Mkenda…