Airtel Africa has switched on what it says is Africa’s first commercial direct-to-phone satellite service, going live in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 14 August in partnership with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Branded Starlink Mobile, it lets Airtel DRC customers with a compatible LTE Android smartphone connect straight to Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellites, which act…
Crude oil prices rose Monday after Iran and the U.S. ruled out an extension of the memorandum of understanding that they signed in June to end the conflict. A senior Iranian official told Reuters, meawhile, that Tehran would shift to offense rather than relying on defense if diplomacy with the U.S. fails. U.S. crude oil…
The Department of Public Service and Administration wants to establish a training programme for information security officers across the public sector. National Treasury’s eTenders Portal offers a mixed bag this week, with a broad range of public sector requirements spanning software, hardware and services. It is a tender from the Department of Public Service and…
Across the world, healthcare has suffered more than 10,000 attacks in the past eight years, including during the brutal conflict in Ukraine and efforts to contain the current Ebola outbreak spreading rapidly in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). That information comes from the World Health Organization (WHO) which on Friday reiterated that…
The Canadian government is racing to negotiate a deal with the Trump administration in order to avoid a fresh wave of U.S. tariffs set to hit many of its exports to the United States starting on Wednesday. However, after weeks of meetings, the prospects for a deal remained uncertain Monday, and Canadian broadcaster CBC reported…
INFOGRAPHIC/EYEWITNESS MEDIA. By PATRICK MAYOYO The tragic events in Homa Bay, which left two people dead, including a police officer, and injured 54 others, have once again exposed the persistent challenge of goonism, criminal gangs and political violence in Kenya. Beyond the immediate loss of life and destruction, the incident raises uncomfortable but necessary questions…
Sars has published a long-awaited consultation paper on VAT modernisation, setting out a five-corner e-invoicing model intended to pre-fill VAT returns and, in time, automate VAT assessment. The detail that will surprise many businesses is the timeline: on the road map Sars has published, no vendor is required to do anything until the 2030s. The…
CAMBRIDGE, MA, USA / KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 17 2026 (IPS) – As AGRA turns 20, a new report exposes its worsening failure to double productivity and incomes and halve undernourishment in participating African nations as promised. Timothy A. Wise AGRA still failing Africa’s farmers The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, now known…
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman – a US ally – if it “gets in the way” of his administration’s own talks with Iran, Fox News reports. A reporter for the network said the US president made the comment during a phone call on Monday, during which he also said the US had…
The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan living in the United States, as part of a wider rollback of the humanitarian immigration programme. The move means eligible nationals from the four African countries who relied on TPS to remain and work legally in the…
