Icasa wants you to know it has tightened up the rules for South Africa’s pivotal municipal elections, set for 4 November 2026. The communications regulator recently published the Municipal Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Amendment Regulations 2026. Unfortunately, the regulations are irrelevant to the only fight that matters. That’s because the regulations apply to…
President William Ruto of Kenya and President Emmanuel Macron of France will be joint hosts as about 4,000 African and French delegates converge in Nairobi for the Africa Forward Summit 2026 scheduled to take place from 10 to 12 May 2026. The Africa Forward Summit will bring together Heads of State, senior government officials, business…
Addis Ababa — Airbus’s Airline Marketing Director for Africa, Joep Ellers, has described Ethiopian Airlines as Africa’s true aviation success story. Ellers highlighted the group’s long-standing contribution to connectivity and economic development across the continent. Speaking to ENA on the airline’s role in Africa’s aviation sector, Ellers said the airline–operating for more than 80 years,…
Offshore vessel ‘Zakher Duty’ at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday, as concerns grew over renewed hostilities between Iran and the U.S. amid a fragile ceasefire….
The South African media landscape is witnessing a seismic shift as MultiChoice, the long-standing titan of satellite television, struggles to maintain its footing. Following its acquisition by Canal+ at the end of 2025, the group’s latest financial updates reveal a challenging reality: revenue is plummeting as South Africans continue to “cut the cord,” favouring global…
Africa’s rising digital voices are gathering in Addis Ababa for the first-ever African Social Media Influencer Summit bringing together content creators comedians and online personalities from across the continent. Kicked off in Addis Ababa, the summit welcomed influencers from countries including Sierra Leone, Eswatini, and several other African nations, many of whom were visiting Ethiopia…
Rwanda is set to co-chair a high-level roundtable on artificial intelligence (AI) at the upcoming Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, highlighting its growing influence in digital innovation on the continent. The summit organisers describe AI as a fast-growing sector in which Rwanda is “one of the leading actors” in Africa. The summit co-organised by France…
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Lincoln Mali, CEO of Lesaka Southern Africa. (Photograph by: Lesley Moyo) Fintech group Lesaka’s consumer division, which caters for South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) grant beneficiaries, is continuing to make gains. This emerged when the JSE- and Nasdaq-listed company today published its third quarter results for 2026. At segment level, the consumer division delivered…
Africa is set to deliver some of the world’s strongest growth in 2026, even as war in the Middle East, oil volatility and weaker risk appetite weigh on global markets. IMF projections show 5 African economies growing at 7% or more this year, led by Ethiopia, Guinea, Uganda, Rwanda and Benin. Ethiopia tops the list…
