A direct-to-player payment system with $1.67 million paid across eight markets, more than 47,000 instant disbursements, and equal pay for the women’s game by design. betPawa today published a full year of verified payout data from its Locker Room Bonusprogramme, and the numbers describe something few private-sector sports initiatives in Africa have managed to build:…
Higher education & training minister Buti Manamela Higher education & training minister Buti Manamela has referred governance and leadership concerns at the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT Seta) to the National Skills Authority for assessment. The referral follows recent developments relating to the Seta’s accounting authority and executive management,…
Eight months after crossing the finish line, Soweto Marathon winners may finally receive some of their long-overdue prize money. Athletes still waiting for prize money from the 2025 Soweto Marathon may finally receive what they are owed. Well, at least part of it. On 17 July, Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) issued a statement outlining efforts…
A 30-year-old U.S. soldier was killed over the weekend in Iraq during what the U.S. military said was a controlled explosion to destroy an attack drone. Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was “killed in action during a controlled detonation” of the drone at Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said…
Swakopmund — Botswana vice president Ndaba Gaolathe has challenged Africans to reclaim ownership of their narrative, saying the continent’s greatest communication challenge is not a lack of achievement but a failure to tell its own stories. Gaolathe was speaking during the official opening of the second Effective Communicators Conference in Swakopmund, hosted by the Namibia…
Cyber security leaders have to tackle AI-driven skills shortages and explore practical solutions to bridge talent gaps, empower youth, and strengthen South Africa’s digital future. Cyber security industry leaders share concern over the availability of relevant, in-demand skills – an issue that’s becoming increasingly pertinent due to the impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Filmed at…
Global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, demonstrating that progress is possible. However, the improvements remain fragile, unevenly distributed and insufficient to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026 (SOFI 2026) report, released on Tuesday by five United Nations…
The number of hungry people around the world is falling. According to the latest United Nations State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, an estimated 645 million people faced hunger in 2025, 14 million fewer than in 2024 and 43 million fewer than 2022. Yet hundreds of millions continue to face acute…
From drugs to arms to poaching, unmarked boats sustain a criminal economy threatening coastal livelihoods and security. In October 2025, a major maritime operation in the high seas revealed the evolving sophistication of organised crime along East Africa’s Swahili Coast. Acting on a tip-off, the Kenyan Navy intercepted the MV Mashallah, an unregistered ‘fishing’ dhow,…
Debby Lawson, founder and COO of Fastizers, speaking during launch of the company’s Nibit brand. One Saturday in 2010, Gbola Lawson was knocking on the doors of small brick-and-mortar stores in Lagos – Nigeria’s megacity of roughly seventeen million people – trying to persuade shopkeepers to place cookies on their shelves. Although he held a…
