GoMetro’s Justin Coetzee GoMetro, the company behind South Africa’s first electric minibus taxi, plans to begin operating its eKamva vehicles on routes serving Century City in Cape Town from October this year. Speaking to Cape Talk’s Lester Kiewit on Monday, GoMetro founder and CEO Justin Coetzee said the company has spent the past two years…
Access Bank Plc and King’s Trust International have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at expanding opportunities, entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihoods for young people across Africa. The agreement was signed in London by the managing director/chief executive officer of Access Bank, Roosevelt Ogbonna, and the chief executive officer of King’s Trust International, Will Straw. The bank…
China’s decision to open its market to 53 African countries with zero tariffs starting in May 2026 is not just another trade announcement. It is a statement of intent. At a time when global trade is increasingly shaped by rivalry, protectionism and shifting alliances, Beijing is signalling that Africa remains central to its economic diplomacy….
A Chicago man accused of gunning down a Loyola University student while she was out with friends near her school was in the country illegally, officials said Sunday. Sheridan Gorman, 18, was killed shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday near Tobey Prinz Beach Park, less than a mile from campus, Chicago police said. Jose Medina, 25,…
There was a time when having an IT department, or at least a trusted technician on call, signalled that a business had found its footing. Servers sat in back rooms. Software lived on individual machines. Updates were disruptive. Security was reactive. That model no longer holds For many South African small and medium enterprises, that…
An enormous danger and already a human and economic reality for over three weeks! The war launched against Iran is further exacerbating the turmoil and anxieties in a world already reeling and powerless in the face of the conflict unfolding in Ukraine and the open massacres in Gaza. Not to mention the civil wars in…
Once again on this day, 23 March 2026, we celebrate the Southern Africa Liberation Day – one of the most significant milestones in our shared journey toward freedom and independence as a regional community. We honour, with deep respect and gratitude, the brave men and women who stood at the forefront of the struggle to…
The plane, arriving from Montreal, collided with a firefighting vehicle responding to a separate incident.
Bitcoin is now worth $68 705, still off its high of $126 220. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Freepik, Pexels & US Govt.) As the war in the Middle East rages on and oil continues its surge, having hit $119 a barrel last week, Bitcoin is up 6.5% month-on-month, and some analysts and researchers say it…
The 1973 treaty empowers communities as the owners of the process and traditional elders as the guarantors of peace. In 1973, elders of the Matheniko community in Uganda and Kenya’s Turkana County met under a tree in the dusty border town of Lokiriama to discuss peace. Two weeks later, the Lokiriama Peace Accord was concluded,…
