Africa: All of Africa Today – May 28, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – May 28, 2026

  WHO Warns of ‘Catastrophic Collision’ of Ebola and Conflict in DR Congo The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflict” as a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak outpaces containment efforts in a region already battered by armed violence, mass displacement and acute…

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Africa: Digital Entrepreneurship Will Re-Write Africa’s Path to Gender Economic Parity – Report

Africa: Digital Entrepreneurship Will Re-Write Africa’s Path to Gender Economic Parity – Report

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in its new report, themed: ‘Financing Women’s Digital Entrepreneurship: A Pathway to Closing Africa’s Economic Gender Gap’ has revealed that women’s economic participation in Africa has fallen 0.6 percentage points below 2022 levels, extending the region’s timeline to reach economic parity from 120 years to approximately 170 years. The report…

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4Sight earnings leap, led by back-office IT sales

4Sight earnings leap, led by back-office IT sales

Tertius Zitzke 4Sight Holdings has reported a sharp lift in earnings for the year to 28 February 2026 – but the JSE-listed group’s segmental data complicates the AI-led growth story it is pushing. Revenue rose 16.3% to R1.16-billion, operating profit climbed 45.8% to R71.7-million and headline earnings per share grew 46.1% to 10.732c. Basic EPS…

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AI-powered phishing a growing threat, warns Cisco’s Talos

AI-powered phishing a growing threat, warns Cisco’s Talos

AI phishing a growing threat, warns Cisco’s Talos. AI-powered phishing was the biggest threat observed in the first quarter of this year, according to a statement from Cisco’s Talos intelligence research group. “Almost nine out of 10 organisations across South Africa experienced an AI-related security incident and lack visibility into how threat actors are using…

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