Microsoft said its new laptop containing an Nvidia AI chip will start at $2,599, as the software maker tries to bring more artificial intelligence capabilities to its consumer devices. The Surface Laptop Ultra is now available on preorder and will begin shipping on Oct. 16, Pavan Davuluri, Microsoft’s executive vice president of Windows and devices,…
Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, has called for a fundamental shift in Africa’s development model, urging the continent to move away from dependence on foreign aid toward trade, investment, entrepreneurship and private sector-led growth. Elumelu made the call during a fireside chat held on the sidelines of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…
Former Dimension Data executive chairman Jeremy Ord Four former Dimension Data executives fingered by Jason Goodall in his admission of wrongdoing over the 2019 Campus sale have hit back. They say he was not authorised to speak for them, that his statement contradicts what he said under oath and that its wording was dictated by…
Nairobi — Ten clean energy projects across eight African countries are set to receive more than £2 million to expand renewable energy solutions in healthcare, telecommunications, agriculture, fishing and small businesses. The projects, supported by the UK Government’s Ayrton Fund through the Transforming Energy Access platform, are aimed at replacing fossil-fuel generators with cleaner and…
Take Ozempic. For the average patient in the U.S. paying out of pocket, the blockbuster diabetes drug can cost $349 to more than $1,000 a month. It’s $349 through TrumpRx. Yet in several other wealthy countries, the next-highest price is $190 a month, according to KFF, a nonpartisan research group. Enbrel is an even starker…
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), decent work means dignity, equality, fair remuneration and safe working conditions. However, all too often these conditions are not met in the media sector. Journalists and media workers often sacrifice their right to decent working conditions in the name of their vocation as a journalist, i.e. to serve…
There’s something strange about seeing the products we use every day being made. Walking into Hisense’s Atlantis factory, you’re met with the machinery, production lines and equipment you would expect, but it’s the people, the hands and the minds behind those products that give you a different perspective on what eventually ends up in our…
Nairobi — World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged parliamentarians to use their legislative and budgetary powers to strengthen health systems, reduce dependence on foreign aid and prepare for future pandemics. Speaking to parliamentarians from around the world at the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Tedros said governments must make universal health…
Zelensky renewed a call for allies to provide air defence support packages to Ukraine, saying its military only managed to shoot down “some” of the missiles launched by Russia overnight. According to Zelensky, one of the “key targets” of the attack was the country’s energy infrastructure, which Moscow earlier said it would intensify strikes on…
Khartoum — Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ambassador Mohi-Eddin Salem announced arrangements for an expected visit by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) to Sudan to discuss Sudan’s membership in the African Union, affirming that joint meetings will be held in this regard. In an interview with the Sudan News Agency…
