South Africa’s digital infrastructure spend is forecast to reach $71 billion between 2025 and 2050. (Image created via Gemini) South Africa’s digital infrastructure spend is forecast to reach $71 billion (R1.2 trillion) between 2025 and 2050, as investment in artificial intelligence (AI), data centres and connected infrastructure systems accelerates globally. This is one of the…
When former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addressed African auditors in Monrovia this week, her central point cut through years of recycled development language. Liberia’s postwar recovery, she said, was never mainly about money or infrastructure. It was about governance. That statement deserves more attention than the conference applause it received. For decades, African countries have…
EDITORIAL | Kenya’s G-to-G oil deal smells increasingly like a sovereign transfer of wealth to private firms The Kenyan public was promised stability. What it may have received instead is one of the most opaque and politically loaded commercial arrangements in recent memory. When Nairobi unveiled its Government-to-Government (G-to-G) oil import deal with Saudi Arabia…
NewsFeed Heavy flooding has swept away cars, destroyed a bridge, and inundated streets in southern China. The torrential rain has killed at least 25 people, forcing evacuations across multiple regions. Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Ten years after its introduction, the embedded Sim (eSim) has been most transformative when used when travelling, according to a new global industry survey – a finding that carries awkward implications for South Africa’s Sim-registration regime. The Mobile World Live eSim Survey Report 2026, produced in partnership with 1Global, Amdocs and Kigen, found that 55%…
President Museveni has hosted former South African President Jacob Zuma at State Lodge Nakasero, where the two leaders held discussions aimed at strengthening business and investment cooperation between Uganda and South Africa. The meeting brought together government officials and investors to explore opportunities for collaboration in strategic sectors of Uganda’s economy, including energy generation, power…
A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is “a powerful affirmation” of international law, climate justice and science, according to UN chief António Guterres. The Secretary-General said it makes clear Member States’ responsibility to protect their own people from what is an “escalating climate crisis”. The resolution drawn up by Vanuatu – a Pacific…
Didier Marti | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains, on rising optimism over a Middle East peace deal. U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington was in the “final stages” of negotiations with Iran, according to a pool report, helping lift investor optimism. Oil prices have seen a sharp rise as…
The Tharisa Mine is an open-pit platinum group metals and chrome mining operation in the North West province. (Image: Datacentrix) Tharisa Minerals, an integrated resource group critical to the energy transition and decarbonisation of economies, has successfully transformed its South African open-pit mining operation into a highly connected, data-driven environment. This is the result of…
Nigeria Arrests Convicted Former Minister Mamman After He Flees The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Nigerian Power Minister Saleh Mamman after he had gone into hiding following being sentenced to 75 years in jail on corruption charges. Mamman was convicted on 12 counts linked to the diversion of funds meant for two…
