Africa’s rural communities face the largest disparities, with mobile internet gender gaps significantly wider outside urban centres. (Image created using ChatGPT) More than 810 million women across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remain offline, with Sub-Saharan Africa recording one of the world’s widest mobile internet gender gaps. According to the GSM Association’s (GSMA’s) Mobile Gender…
Two Mexican sports journalists who were arrested in Gauteng, allegedly because they flew a drone over a Jewish college, have pleaded guilty, paid a fine, and returned home. They say they were considered terrorists and kept behind bars for a week. A Mexican sports journalist hopes that Mexico will humiliate South Africa (SA) by scoring…
The last 18 months have seen a historic decline in development aid budgets from various donor countries, in a period where many of them are earmarking more funds for rearmament. The biggest waves have been made by the abrupt and massive reduction in American aid. Less than a week after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in…
The Pope is appealing for a humane approach and respectful welcome for migrants seeking a better life.
Charles Molapisi MTN Group is targeting R30-billion in “value creation” from AI over the next three to five years, with roughly half expected to come from using AI to run the business more cheaply and the balance split between consumer and business applications. Setting out the plan at the group’s capital markets day on Wednesday,…
Nairobi — Co-operative Bank Holdings and the Co-operative Alliance of Kenya (CAK) Chair McLoud Malonza has been elected as the Chairperson of the International Cooperative Alliance – Africa (ICA-Africa). ICA-Africa is a regional arm of the International Cooperative Alliance, founded in 1968, bringing together more than 50 cooperative organizations across 21 African countries. Malonza secured…
The African Union on Thursday threw its support behind the 10 African nations competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while Somalia protested a US decision to deny entry to one of the continent’s most prominent football referees. In a statement marking the start of the competition, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the…
Tickets to the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup may be scarce and very expensive, but there are several ways soccer fans can watch all 104 matches scheduled across the United States, Mexico and Canada, starting Thursday, June 11. “Imagine, with this World Cup, a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks,” U.S. team captain…
When South Africa’s government suddenly withdrew its newly gazetted national AI policy framework, the document itself was flagged with fictitious sources. Ironically, these sources were likely hallucinated by the very technology the policy sought to govern. This was a very uncomfortable AI moment for us, but also a teaching one. This isn’t just a case…
Africa has secured a historic place on marathon running’s biggest stage, with the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon officially confirmed as the first Abbott World Marathon Major to be hosted on the continent. Following the successful staging of the 2026 race on 24 May, the event passed the second and final phase of the Abbott World…
