MTN is the only South African mobile operator to receive recognition in Opensignal’s latest Mobile Network Experience Global Awards. The awards are Opensignal’s annual assessment of real-world experience across national mobile networks worldwide. The data used to determine the ratings is based on billions of measurements taken directly from user devices during the latter half…
The confusion about who’s hosting the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is another example of how women’s soccer is mishandled and often treated with disdain. Africa’s premier women footballers should be excited about representing their respective countries on the second-biggest stage they can play on in their careers – the Women’s Africa Cup of…
Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney’s intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance’s update.
ADDIS ABABA: The African Union (AU) has officially appointed President Samia Suluhu Hassan as the AU Champion for reproductive, maternal and child health, a prestigious continental role that recognises Tanzania’s aggressive reforms in the health sector. A statement released by the Director of Presidential Communication at State House, Bakari Machumu, said her appointment was endorsed…
With hyper-connectivity at peak levels, digital minimalism is gaining momentum internationally. (Image created via ChatGPT) As hyper-connectivity reaches saturation point, a global counter-trend of digital minimalism is rising in 2026, driven by a socio-cultural shift toward analogue living and privacy. This is one of the key findings of the Flux Trends report, “The state we’re…
The success of South Africa’s G20 Presidency has been hailed as both a national triumph and a powerful testament to Africa’s capacity for global leadership. This according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who briefed the African Union’s 39th Ordinary Session of the African National Assembly of Heads of State and Government on the outcomes of the…
Beijing — An explosion and fire at a fireworks shop in eastern China has killed eight people and left two others with minor burns ahead of the Chinese New Year, authorities said. Donhai County, in extreme eastern China about halfway up the coast Google Maps The Sunday afternoon blast in a village in Jiangsu province…
WHO Calls Guinea-Bissau Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial ‘Unethical’ A now-halted plan to test different hepatitis B vaccine schedules on newborns in Guinea-Bissau drew strong criticism from the World Health Organization, which called the study “unethical”. The US health department, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had funded a trial involving 14,000 babies, giving one…
Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong Telkom Group’s mobile business has passed 25 million subscribers for the first time, powered by strong data growth that saw mobile data subscribers surge 29.3% to 19.3 million in the third quarter ended 31 December 2025. The milestone, disclosed in the group’s Q3 trading update on Monday, underlines the continued…
Confederation of African Football Federation (Caf) President Patrice Motsepe has firmly dismissed speculation that the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), to be co-hosted by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, will be postponed. Motsepe made the remarks on Friday during a press conference held after the Caf Executive Committee meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, amid…
