Yesh Surjoodeen, MD of HP Southern Africa. [Photo: Lesley Moyo] Improving the employee experience – rather than simply deploying more technology – should be at the centre of companies’ future-of-work strategies, according to HP South Africa. Speaking at HP’s Future of Work Experience event in Johannesburg last week, Yesh Surjoodeen, MD of HP Southern Africa,…
Published On 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026 Houthi leaders in Yemen have declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, effective immediately. The announcement on Monday came days after the group, officially known as Ansar Allah, threatened a “siege” on the kingdom in retaliation for an attack on Sanaa International Airport last week. Recommended Stories list…
Scientists have long thought humans have a uniquely difficult birth compared to other primates. And it’s true that from an evolutionary perspective, we face an obstetrical dilemma. As we evolved to walk on two feet, our pelvis changed shape and size and our birth canal became smaller and oddly twisted. Meanwhile, the evolution of our…
Your signal dies on a Tuesday night. There’s no message from your provider, no cause, no estimate of when it will come back. You restart the router, check the app, nothing. In the morning you call the contact centre, wait, and come away with a reference number and a callback that never arrives. Two days…
“No nation, no company, and no institution can unlock the full value of its energy, resources in isolation.” Few lines have captured Africa’s central energy challenge as precisely as this one above, delivered by Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). He made the remark in…
The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched its 2027 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a special call out to engineers and innovators in South Africa, the home to two shortlisted candidates this year. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, which is part funded by the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, is the…
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told CNBC on Monday that the plane maker will need “a couple more years” to repair its finances before launching a new commercial jet, signaling that the company is focused more on stabilizing its existing business rather than rushing to develop a successor to its bestselling 737 MAX. Boeing must clear…
EXPLAINER: International migrants, jobs and crime in South Africa: What do the numbers show? Amid rising hostility towards international migrants, anti-migrant protests have spread across South Africa in 2026. Some have involved intimidation, the denial of access to public services and fatal violence. False information has flourished in this climate, and Africa Check has been…
Learners from across South Africa will showcase innovative research projects at the Eskom Expo regional science fairs. More than 6 000 school science projects will go on display across SA from late July as the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists 2026 holds its annual regional science fairs. The 38 regional events follow 287 district expos held earlier…
Domitexka’s mill in Kaolack has the markets, the know-how and the partnerships to compete globally. What it still needs — like nearly every manufacturer on the continent — is patient capital. The thread comes off the spool white, clean and taut. Inside the Domitexka workshop in Kaolack, the machines are running: raw Senegalese cotton goes…
