Gianni Infantino’s bid to remain the head of world football’s governing body Fifa gathered strength on Friday after backing from African executives and reports that a potential rival was pulling out of the race for the job as the game’s most powerful administrator. The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, hailed…
Starlink satellites being blasted into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in a file photograph SpaceX struck a deal on Thursday to acquire a nationwide portfolio of low-band spectrum, moving Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company closer to mounting a direct challenge from orbit to America’s established mobile operators. SpaceX will pay about US$8-billion…
A man sustained serious injuries Saturday after entering the tiger enclosure at a wildlife park in northern England, police said. The incident occurred at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near the city of Doncaster at about 1:35 p.m., South Yorkshire Police said in a statement. The tigers remained inside the enclosure and there was no danger…
Guinean textile entrepreneur Mariama Camara is moving from promoting African textiles globally to building the institutions behind the industry. Through the Institute of African Textiles, she is pushing for greater ownership, protection and commercial value for the knowledge held by African makers. African textile designer Mariama Camara believes the next phase of Africa’s textile industry…
ABC faces a boardroom battle as its former CEO challenges regulatory sanctions. (Source: ABC 2026 annual report) Shareholders holding 76% of Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC), including its former CEO, are demanding new board appointments following regulatory sanctions that saw three executives debarred for 20 years and fined a combined R9 million. This follows the resignation,…
The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Washington’s sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) came hours after one of its former judges, Navi Pillay, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The ICC was founded in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. It has…
Gehard Moolman LDV South Africa isn’t courting buyers whose fathers and grandfathers drove the same bakkie brand. CEO Gerhard Moolman wants the fleet owner replacing five vehicles who will try one LDV. Moolman, who took over in March after 23 years with Land Rover dealer groups, told Watts & Wheels‘ William Kelly that the brand’s…
J.P. Morgan Asset Management is making a bullish call on an underinvested market group: high-quality fixed income. Priya Misra, a portfolio manager at the firm, sees a once in a generation opportunity for investors. “You can actually take credit risk in the highest quality companies and still get [a] 6.5% [yield], Misra told CNBC’s “ETF…
Emmanuel Raptopoulos, global president of customer success for Europe, APAC, the Middle East and Africa at SAP. Organisations need to combine intelligence with business context to make their operations predictive rather than reactive, according to SAP. The company says this is also important for adopting agentic AI and achieving a return on investment. Emmanuel Raptopoulos,…
If you held off on buying AirPods during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, your patience just paid off. Walmart has Apple AirPods 4 on sale for $79 right now, which is even lower than the price they dropped to during Amazon’s sale. Deals like this on Apple’s earbuds tend to go fast, so it’s worth…
