Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the northern Free State Eskom Green has begun construction on a 75MW solar power plant at its Lethabo power station in the Free State – the first utility-scale renewable plant to be built on the footprint of an existing Eskom coal-fired station, and the start of a much larger pipeline…
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South Africa’s digital divide continues to threaten economic development. But this divide is not just about connectivity – it is about whether access translates into meaningful opportunities for young people: learning, employment, and participation in an economy that is already digital by default. This challenge was at the heart of a panel discussion on digital…
Senegal Parliament Speaker Steps Down as Leadership Rift Deepens The Speaker of Senegal’s parliament, El Malick Ndiaye, has resigned from his post days after the country’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sacked his mentor-turned-deputy, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and dissolved the government. Ndiaye said his resignation followed “deep reflection” on “the sense of statehood”. Some now speculate there…
The latest outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has also spread beyond the DRC, with neighbouring Uganda recording two additional confirmed cases among healthcare workers, bringing its total to seven confirmed cases and one death. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised fresh concerns over the worsening Ebola outbreak in the…
The military says areas south of the Zahrani River are now “combat zones” as it threatens Hezbollah with fresh strikes.
Experts say stronger government incentives and clearer policy frameworks are needed to accelerate EV charging. (Image created via Gemini) Regulatory uncertainty and lack of government funding are major obstacles to scaling South Africa’s charging network, says the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure sector. While SA has made meaningful progress in building public charging infrastructure over…
Uganda is mobilizing its hard-earned Ebola expertise as eastern DRC’s outbreak threatens to overwhelm borders, and strain economies Uganda is once again finding itself standing at the centre of Africa’s battle against Ebola as a fast-moving outbreak spreading through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is crossing borders, infecting healthcare workers, disrupting movement corridors and forcing…
Tunis — An official ceremony marking Africa Day was held on Monday evening in the capital under the theme “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to achieve Agenda 2063.” The event was organised by the Group of African Ambassadors accredited in Tunisia and attended by Mohamed Ali Nafti, Dean of the African Diplomatic…
The Mexican governor of Chihuahua said Wednesday she was “being persecuted” by the country’s ruling party over the case of two U.S. officials who died in April during an unauthorized drug raid in her state. Maria Eugenia Campos, from the opposition National Action Party, appeared for questioning at the Mexican General Prosecutors office in Mexico…
