African governments must avoid replacing one dependency with another while building more accountable, fit-for-purpose security systems. Given slow economic growth, a large youth bulge and destabilising external engagement such as from Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Africa is set to become more unstable in the next few years. Both the Armed Conflict Location…
Signage at the Broadcom Inc. headquarters in San Jose, California, June 2, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images European stocks moved higher on Friday despite investors monitoring a global sell-off in chipmaking tech names. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index opened in negative territory before paring losses, and was last seen trading up…
Siya Madyibi, executive director for Microsoft’s corporate, external and legal affairs in South Africa. As a lawyer for Microsoft, Siya Madyibi, executive director for Microsoft’s corporate, external and legal affairs in South Africa, has a keen interest in geopolitics. One of the situations he is watching closely is the deterioration in relations between South Africa…
Artificial intelligence is no longer an experimental technology operating on the margins of business. Across industries, AI systems are rapidly becoming part of daily operations, transforming productivity, automating workflows, and reshaping how companies approach growth, labor, and decision-making. For executives and investors, the debate has largely shifted from whether AI matters to how quickly it…
June 5, 1981, is widely recognised as the day the world first became aware of what would later be known as HIV/Aids. On that date, the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a brief report describing five previously healthy young men in Los Angeles who had developed a rare form of…
A Treasury fund could allow the Trump administration to pay Jan. 6 rioters. A Florida surgeon’s previous errors come to light after he accidentally removed a patient’s liver. And a new report is expected to show job growth in May. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content….
Still Good co-founders Lorenzo Parisi and Nabeel Gool A South African start-up is selling near-expiry groceries at up to 65% off through a web app built specifically around the realities of the local device market. Still Good launched in May 2025 after co-founders Steffen Burrows, Lorenzo Parisi and Nabeel Gool saw the success of Danish…
MICRO and nano plastics penetrated seafoods are escalating health and ecological risks to Africa’s oceans with the continent’s exposure potentially double the global rate, a UNESCO-linked NGO, Youth Orientation for Development (YOD) has warned. At the launch of the National Ocean Microplastics Monitoring Initiative (NOMMI) Emmanuel Ejiogu, President YOD, said Africa’s marine ecosystems face mounting…
ABUJA – The Federal Government has presented the Africa Quality Mark (AQM) certification to 131 companies for 220 made-in-Nigeria products, reiterating its commitment to supporting industrial expansion and export growth. This forms part of efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of Nigerian goods in regional and continental markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
Ukraine’s president tells the Russian leader that only “direct engagement” between the two countries could end the war, with the US focused on Iran.
