Africa’s growing global visibility in fashion, music, film and other creative fields must be matched with long-term investment in talent development, industry experts have said. ALSO READ: New platform to trace Rwandan artistes’ revenues in ‘hidden’ royalties Although African creatives are gaining international attention through social media, festivals and streaming platforms, many still struggle to…
The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa has settled its outstanding electricity bills following the disconnection of power to its premises by municipal authorities. The Mayor of City of Tshwane, Nasiphi Moya, had earlier announced that electricity supply to the Nigerian High Commission was cut as part of the city’s debt recovery drive. Moya said…
Musk says solar powered and space-based data centres are the only way to meet AI’s burgeoning energy demands. Published On 3 Feb 20263 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his AI company xAI as part of an ambitious scheme to build space-based data centres to…
NIL Africa receives dual Cisco awards, announces global expansion of Project 525. NIL Africa has been recognised with two awards at the Cisco Partner Summit 2025, underscoring its role as a Cisco Platinum Learning Partner delivering high-impact certification training and mentorship across Africa and international markets. Learning Partner of the Year 2025 – MEA, TRC…
One kilogram and a five hundred gram gold bars next to one kilogram silver bars at The Vaults Group gold dealers arranged in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gold and silver prices rebounded on Tuesday after suffering a historic sell-off, with analysts suggesting that the recent corrections…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella … trillions of dollars of investor wealth have been created on his watch For more than a decade, Satya Nadella’s tenure at Microsoft has been held up as one of the great corporate turnarounds of the modern technology era. He rescued the company from the strategic drift and cultural sclerosis of…
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Angel Ureña, a spokesperson for Bill Clinton, responded in a post Monday to a letter from House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., saying the Clintons had “negotiated in good faith”…
SA’s unified digital government citizen services platform will initially be enabled for targeted test groups. Public access to government services platform MyMzansi is set to kick-start in March, focusing on high-impact service use cases. This is based on the quarterly progress report on Operation Vulindlela phase two, released by National Treasury on Friday, zeroing on…
The trial of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit son is due to start in Tuesday in Oslo. Marius Borg Høiby is accused of 38 charges, including the rape of four women, assaulting and threatening a girlfriend and damaging her flat, as well as drugs charges and driving offences. If found guilty, he could face more than…
China’s Haier Group, which claims it is the world’s leading appliance and electronics brand by sales volumes, has officially launched in South Africa. Speaking at a launch event in Johannesburg on Monday, Song Yujun, president of Haier’s smart home division for international markets (outside China), said the company will focus on matching the quality and…
