The room at the Swiss Inn Nexus Hotel in Bole was silent but tense as Sunita Narain, one of the world’s most influential environmental voices, fixed her gaze on rows of African journalists, scientists, and policymakers. Her tone was gentle, but the words cut deep. “Us, we are–I call us the ants of the world,…
A customer holds up the new orange-colored iPhone 17 Pro Max smartphone inside an Apple retail store in Chongqing, China, on September 19, 2025. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images The iPhone 17 hit store shelves worldwide on Friday, drawing lines from Beijing to London. But beyond the launch buzz, Apple is…
Google will integrate Gemini into its Chrome web browser for users in the US starting on Thursday, just weeks after a federal judge spared the company from a forced breakup in an antitrust case. The company won’t have to sell the browser, a judge in Washington said earlier this month, handing a rare win to…
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has said that Africa does not seek charity but authentic collaboration founded on mutual respect, fairness, and shared values. Lawal, who was the keynote speaker at the Canada-Africa Trade and Investment Expo 2025, stated this on Wednesday at the Toronto Marriott City Hotel, Canada. A statement by his spokesperson, Sulaiman…
South African Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, and the Brazilian Vice Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Luiz De Alcantara Rua, have signed a landmark Memorandum of Intent (MoI), marking a new era for closer cooperation in the agricultural sector. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the Ministerial Meeting of the G20 Agriculture…
When seven expectant mothers in Palm Beach County had their babies delivered by midwives at Florida Woman Care, one of the largest female health care operations in the state, the cost should have been at least 20% less than what physicians charge. Instead, Florida Woman Care documents show, the women were all billed at the…
Dorio Bowes, Comstor Director at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa. (Image: Supplied) For all the bold predictions made about digital transformation, cloud computing and hybrid IT models, the reality for many businesses is still deeply complex. Cloud adoption has often been enthusiastic but fragmented, resulting in overlapping services, underused platforms and vulnerable systems. The gears in this…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new report titled “Saving lives, spending less”, revealing that an additional investment of just US$3 per person annually in tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could yield economic benefits of up to US$1 trillion by 2030. Alongside the report, WHO shared new analysis of country-level progress in reducing NCD…
Animal welfare activists in India are mourning the death of a much-loved elephant they long sought to rehabilitate. Shankar, the lone African elephant at Delhi’s zoo who spent much of his life in isolation, refused food on Wednesday and collapsed by evening. Despite veterinary efforts, the 29-year-old male died within 40 minutes, officials said. For…
