Brazzaville – Following rigorous technical assessments, five African countries have successfully stopped the spread of polio, marking an important milestone in efforts to protect children from this virus and advance towards eradication. Teams from the Independent Outbreak Response Assessment (OBRA) conducted separate assessments between January and June 2026, reviewing disease surveillance, laboratory and epidemiological data….
Johnson Idesoh, group chief information and technology officer, Absa Group. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Absa Group says its agentic artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot handles over 100 000 queries per month from approximately 1.6 million users. This, as the banking group continues to modernise its core platforms, positioning technology as a strategic lever for growth across…
WHO explained that the transmission was interrupted through targeted vaccination campaigns, epidemiological investigations and expanded environmental surveillance. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the closure of poliovirus type 2 outbreaks in five African countries following assessments that found transmission had been interrupted. The countries are Burundi, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of Congo and Uganda,…
The foreign minister says in an interview that Turkish military officials had visited the airbase as part of training. Published On 20 Aug 202620 Aug 2026 Syria has no plans to establish a Turkish military presence at the Abu al-Duhur airbase attacked by Israel earlier this week, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani has said. Al-Shaibani said…
Mombasa, Kenya — Over the past year, South Africa has witnessed several incidents in which migrants, asylum seekers and undocumented people have reportedly faced barriers to essential healthcare, including maternal and child health services. For many migrant and refugee women, vulnerability does not end when they reach South Africa. But those who have been forced…
Comsol CEO Iain Stevenson Comsol is building its new consumer national 5G network without a 4G anchor, on a single unfragmented block of spectrum, and will sell every megabit of it through other companies’ brands. The company has around 450 sites live, covering roughly a million Gauteng households. The first ISP goes live on the…
Whether or not the Strait of Hormuz reopens for shipping at pre-war levels following a ceasefire that has repeatedly frayed since June, the damage is already done for millions of African farmers. The blockade, which cut off around a third of the world’s fertilizer exports, set off a severe ripple effect across the continent. Fertilizer,…
Bonnie Chan, chief executive officer of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. (HKEX), during the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. The forum runs through today. Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong’s IPO pipeline is supported by companies beyond the ‘fashionable’…
What if the infrastructure needed to fight climate change could also help repair the land beneath it? At a UN desertification conference this week in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, experts at a side-event examined how renewable energy expansion can co-exist with land protection and restoration, spotlighting examples from around the world. To name a few, degraded mining…
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has announced the appointment of new independent expert members to its Board’s Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) and Information Technology Governance Committee (ITGC), strengthening institutional governance, accountability, and digital innovation. According to the NHLS, the newly appointed members bring extensive expertise in digital transformation, governance, finance, risk management, and…
