The Nairobi Summit may have signalled the beginning of a more equal Africa-Europe relationship, argues SENATOR IROEGBU Something shifted in Nairobi. It was not the numbers, though the numbers were striking. It was not the speeches, though some were worth hearing. What shifted was the room’s geography — and the logic behind the conversation. For…
The Israeli and Lebanese governments have agreed to renew a ceasefire, both sides said Wednesday, after weeks of deadly fighting between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon had imperiled broader negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to end their conflict. The U.S.-brokered deal is contingent on Hezbollah cutting off attacks and evacuating…
South Africa’s banking MVNOs were conceived as a defensive weapon. Banks watched mobile operators build payments platforms, accumulate transaction data and push into financial services from the connectivity side. The mobile virtual network operator was the answer: own the mobile relationship, generate behavioural data between transactions and build switching costs that make the customer harder…
Lagos city is among African cities in the 50@50 initiative. PHOTO/UGC. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT More than 50 cities across the world have joined UNEP’s new 50@50 activation to confront one of the world’s fastest-growing and deadliest climate risks: extreme heat. Launched on Heat Action Day, ahead of tomorrow’s World Environment Day, 50@50 brings together cities to…
Led by Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks steal a road win against San Antonio Spurs in game one of the NBA Finals. Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026 Jalen Brunson scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit to post a…
Kevin Naicker, executive head of cloud solutions, DVT. Organisations can keep layering AI tools onto their cloud environments, or they can confront the reality of how those environments operate. Those are the real options on the table right now. Most large enterprises in South Africa have already crossed the cloud adoption threshold. The workloads are…
Unsafe food causes an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year worldwide, highlighting the often-overlooked toll of contaminated food on health, development and fragile economies, according to new data from the UN health agency. The new insights released on Wednesday ahead of next week’s World Food Safety Day, show that children under…
Dodoma — TANZANIA has urged East African countries to strengthen regional cooperation and emergency preparedness in response to the ongoing ebola outbreak in parts of East and Central Africa, warning that infectious diseases continue to pose a cross-border threat that requires collective action. The call was made on in Dodoma by the Deputy Minister for…
CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of SoftBank fell 10% following an overnight sell-off in the U.S. market on the back of wider profit…
