Warren Wheatley Warren Wheatley has resigned as CEO and as an employee of Africa Bitcoin Corporation with effect from 21 September, severing his last remaining ties to the JSE-listed company he founded. The company said in an investor statement on Tuesday morning that the board had accepted the resignation. Wheatley had been on precautionary leave…
Disillusioned young voters in Morocco were courted with viral football slogans, promises of one million jobs and anti-Israel rallying calls ahead of Wednesday’s parliamentary elections. Yet, for many young Moroccans, politics remains deeply disconnected from reality. “I have no hope for this election. I’m ashamed of our political scene. It’s a complete circus,” Siham Azeroual,…
Euro Beinat, chief AI officer at Prosus. (Image supplied) Naspers unit Prosus has revamped its senior technology leadership, appointing a chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer, chief technology officer (CTO) and chief product officer, as the technology investor steps up its focus on AI and product development. In a statement today, the company says Euro Beinat…
Washington — President Trump defended his handling of conflicts around the world in a speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, saying he could “annihilate” Iran while predicting that its leaders would make a deal to end the war after the U.S. midterm elections. He framed his approach to foreign policy over his…
Outgoing Nedbank COO Mfundo Nkuhlu South Africa will not shake its dependence on cash until it fixes identity, outgoing Nedbank chief operating officer Mfundo Nkuhlu said on Tuesday, arguing that a working national digital ID is the precondition for pulling the country’s unbanked into the formal payments system. “The key requirement will be the advent…
Jordan’s King Abdullah II decried Israeli settler incursions in the occupied West Bank as a strategy of ‘forced displacement’ that should be considered a war crime. Published On 22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026 Share ‘War crime’: Jordan’s king slams Israeli West Bank expansion on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
New York — South Africa is pushing for greater African representation on the United Nations Security Council, with the country using ongoing intergovernmental negotiations on UN reform to advance the African Union’s position for permanent representation. This is according to South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Ambassador Mxolisi Sizo Nkosi, who…
Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes. (Image supplied) Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes has bought nearly R20.8 million worth of shares in the company in two on-market transactions. A JSE disclosure shows Mendes acquired 52 187 ordinary shares at R23 each on 17 September, for a total of R1.2 million. Four days later, on 21 September,…
New York — GABI’s Unstoppable Africa 2026 brings global leaders together on Africa’s push to capture more value from its resources, accelerate investment and strengthen its influence in global trade and decision-making. Africa is pushing for a bigger role in shaping the global economy, as business leaders, heads of state, investors, policymakers, and global partners…
A person walks past a Peloton store in New York, Jan. 25, 2022. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Peloton is betting that revamped treadmills, AI and new distribution channels can bring it back to sustained growth. The connected fitness company on Tuesday unveiled three new treadmills and new features for its Peloton IQ artificial intelligence platform…
