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EV adoption in Africa could accelerate before 2040, but high financing costs remain the main barrier to uptake. Electric vehicles (EVs) could become economically competitive across large parts of Africa well before 2040, driven by falling technology costs and the rise of solar-powered, off-grid charging infrastructure. This is according to new research led by research…
The launching ceremony of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges was held on January 8 at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, read out a congratulatory letter from…
Sport fans will be able to sign up from Wednesday for a chance to attend the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games – with tickets starting at $28 (£20.80). Registration opens at 07:00 local time (15:00 GMT) for fans to enter a random ticket draw covering all events that will take place at the Games. The…
The decline in the number of South African learners taking and passing pure mathematics – as opposed to the more rudimentary maths literacy – at high school level is going to have profound negative consequences for the economy, experts have warned. This is because digital skills and computational thinking are increasingly becoming crucial components of…
Last year, I finished off with 5 things to be grateful for in 2025. Now, I want to share my take on 6 areas to focus on in 2026 within the business or company you are a part of, with the aim of starting, navigating and finishing the year strong. 1.Reprioritise Your Health “Your diet…
To many, it came as no surprise when President Donald Trump of the United States of America ordered the invasion of the sovereign State of Venezuela, and forcefully abducted its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who appeared in a U.S. Court with a black eye, raising questions of possible violation of her…
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other White House officials are meeting Wednesday with Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers amid the Trump administration’s ongoing threats to take over Greenland. The Danish foreign minister confirmed Tuesday that Vance would be hosting the meeting, and that it would be at the White House….
Dr Boloka, founder and CEO of OS Lab. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Former Film and Publication Board (FPB) CEO Dr Mashilo Boloka has ventured into fighting digital and online threats by establishing Online Safety Lab (OS Lab) – a trust safety start-up. The start-up, which started operating in 2025, seeks to help organisations across Africa…
The World Bank has cautioned that the expiration of the United States’ African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in late 2025 poses a serious threat to African exports, warning that the loss of preferential access to the U.S. market could undermine economic growth in several Sub-Saharan African countries at a time when the region’s recovery…
