Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday following a subdued Wall Street session. Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 fell 0.17%. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.36%, while the Topix declined 1.12%. Yields on the Japanese 10-year government bond rose to 1.94%, the highest since July 2007, data from LSEG…
The latest analytical report released by McKinsey & Company has showed that the African continent’s data centre market could unlock between $20 billion and $30 billion in annual revenue by 2030, driven by the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud adoption, and Data-intensive consumer services. The report however said capturing the $30 billion opportunity…
South Africa’s shift towards online retail accelerated over the Black Friday weekend, with consumers directing a greater share of their spending to e-commerce platforms than ever before. Standard Bank said online sales by its customers rose 75% year on year, contributing 23% to total retail sales over Black Friday weekend, including Cyber Monday, with value…
Geneva, Switzerland — The Boards of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi) and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) convened to further strengthen collaboration and accelerate progress toward shared goals: reaching zero-dose and under-immunized children with critical vaccines and achieving polio eradication.Dr. Omar Abdi (Vice Chair, Gavi Board) and Dr. Chris Elias (Chair, Polio Oversight Board…
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Omega Shelembe, deputy director general: SOE oversight and ICT enterprise, at the DCDT. Despite communications minister Solly Malatsi vehemently expressing intent to resolve governance and the leadership vacuum within the department’s entities, these challenges persist for the ICT-focused ministry. Most notable among these is that leaders at some entities have been provisionally suspended, the entities…
Washington, December 3, 2025 — The United States government has temporarily suspended all visa applications from 19 countries, according to a statement released Wednesday. The move comes a week after an attack in Washington that killed two National Guard soldiers. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) had already halted all asylum procedures last Friday….
Rwanda Men’s and Women’s 3×3 Basketball teams departed Kigali International Airport on Wednesday night for Antananarivo, Madagascar, ahead of the 2025 FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup scheduled for December 5-7. The men’s team is participating with support from the Team Support Grant 2025-2028 Programme, provided by the Rwanda National Olympic & Sports Committee (RNOSC) through Olympic…
President Vladimir Putin has said either Ukrainian troops will withdraw from the country’s eastern Donbas region or Russia will seize it – rejecting any compromise over a major obstacle to ending the Ukraine war. “Either we take back these territories by force, or eventually Ukrainian troops withdraw,” Putin told India Today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group has moved to cement its position in East Africa with a R36-billion transaction that will see it take majority control of Safaricom, one of the continent’s most valuable telecommunications operators and fintech players. The Johannesburg-headquartered group said on Thursday it has reached an agreement with the government of…
