Ghana yesterday joined the rest of the continent to commemorate the 63rd African Union (AU) Day with a colourful flag-raising ceremony at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra. The ceremony, marked by military honours and patriotic renditions by the combined security services band, witnessed the raising of the flags of the 55 member…
The minibus, carrying nine people, drove through closed crossing barriers during the morning rush hour near the town of Buggenhout. Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026 At least four people have been killed, including two children, after a train travelling at high speed hit a minibus carrying special needs children crossing a railway in…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has appointed Dr. Vuyo Nyembezi as group executive: Technology, effective 15 May 2026, as the public broadcaster accelerates its digital transformation and modernisation strategy. Dr. Nyembezi’s has been appointed as group executive: technology at SABC. Source: SABC. Nyembezi brings more than two decades of experience in the broadcasting sector, including…
South African e-health startup Mia Healthcare Technologies raised ZAR15 million, or about $920,000, to expand access to affordable dental and orthodontic care. The funding came from the Vumela Fund, which is managed by Edge Growth. Mia Healthcare said the investment will support its next phase of growth, including a wider national footprint, stronger manufacturing capacity…
Orange is backing a new 20,000-kilometer subsea cable that will connect Nigeria and almost 20 other countries across Africa and Europe, as demand for data and cloud services rises across the continent. The project, called Via Africa, is being developed by a consortium led by Orange. It will run across the Atlantic corridor and is…
Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, June 11, 2025. Massimo Valicchia | Nurphoto | Getty Images Pope Leo warned over the weekend that a “social calamity” could come from mass unemployment due to the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. Prediction market traders appear to think that…
The department’s review process aims to present the updated AI policy to Cabinet by November and for public comment by January 2027. The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) is still targeting this financial year (2026/2027) to finalise South Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) the policy. This, in an effort to minimise a prolonged period…
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development (HHS), has launched the African Humanitarian Coordination Platform, marking a landmark advancement in Africa’s humanitarian governance architecture. Among the key historic outcomes of the continental engagement held in Mahé, Seychelles from 18 to19 May 2026. Participants endorsed the Terms of…
Kicking off the 61st #AfDBAM2026 in Brazzaville, H.E. Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, AUC Deputy Chairperson, representing H.E. Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, reaffirmed the AU’s commitment to building an integrated, prosperous, and financially sovereign Africa. As H.E DCP stated: “We gather at a defining moment.” This year’s theme – Mobilizing Africa’s Development Financing at Scale in…
It seems that the South isn’t in the clear after a damp Memorial Day weekend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Around 15 million people are under flood alerts from Louisiana to Georgia on Tuesday as the region braces for more heavy rains and thunderstorms that…
