Africa: Epidemic of Ebola Disease Caused By Bundibugyo Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Determined a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Africa: Epidemic of Ebola Disease Caused By Bundibugyo Virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Determined a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 – Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), after having consulted the States Parties where the event is known to be currently occurring, is hereby determining that…

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Sentech launches Afree TV, a free streaming platform for Africans

Sentech launches Afree TV, a free streaming platform for Africans

South African audiences and global viewers have gained access to a new free-to-view streaming platform, Afree TV, dedicated to showcasing African entertainment at scale. Powered by signal distributor Sentech’s Freevision Play over-the-top (OTT) architecture, the service aims to unify regional broadcasters and content owners into a single continental collaboration designed to take African stories to…

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HOSTAFRICA acquires zanode.co.za, bringing the AI deployment toolset to SA developers

HOSTAFRICA acquires zanode.co.za, bringing the AI deployment toolset to SA developers

AI-assisted development is reshaping how software gets built. HOSTAFRICA today announced the acquisition of zanode.co.za, a South African application hosting platform built around GitHub-based deployments, managed PostgreSQL and ZAR-denominated pricing. The acquisition extends HOSTAFRICA’s hosting offering beyond traditional shared, reseller and VPS products into a developer-first app platform aimed at agencies, software development companies and…

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Google is bringing Gemini in Chrome to Android devices

Google is bringing Gemini in Chrome to Android devices

Google is expanding its desktop ecosystem by bringing Gemini in Chrome directly to Android devices. Announcing the rollout during The Android Show: I/O Edition livestream, the tech giant confirmed that the chatbot integration will launch next month, embedding a dedicated AI interface directly into the mobile browser. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday:…

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