Google is rolling out a major feature expansion to “Ask Maps,” the conversational assistant embedded within Google Maps. The update introduces agentic capabilities that allow users to order food, book accommodations, and monitor public transit directly through natural language prompts, alongside deep personalization options driven by connected Google services. Read: SpaceX shares plunge after first…
For years, African finance ministers have made the same case at investor conferences and multilateral summits: the continent is not short of bankable projects, it is short of affordable capital. This week, that case took a tangible step forward. Legal & General Asset Management, one of Britain’s largest institutional investors, launched the L&G LSF African…
For years, the crypto industry’s biggest challenge has been finding users beyond traders. Now, some of its largest companies think they’ve found them in AI agents. Although speculation still underpins much of crypto’s business, companies are trying to build a second growth engine by turning agents into users of crypto wallets, stablecoins and payment networks….
Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, however, vaccine development was still a long and idiosyncratic process. Traditionally, researchers had to tailor manufacturing processes and facilities for each vaccine candidate, and the scientific knowledge gained from one vaccine was often not directly transferable to another….
Sipho Maseko has joined the Motus board of directors. Former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko has been appointed deputy chairman of Motus after joining the automotive group’s board as an independent non-executive director, effective 1 September. The JSE-listed automotive group announced yesterday that Maseko will also serve on its nomination and remuneration committees. Maseko is widely…
South Africa’s pursuit of sporting excellence is about more than winning medals, lifting trophies or achieving victories on the global stage. It is about building a nation that believes in its potential, invests in its people and creates opportunities for every South African to excel. As we mark Mandela Month, we are reminded of Nelson…
In the wake of cyberattacks on American water systems and cutbacks to federal assistance programs, some water companies are turning to volunteers, smaller cybersecurity companies and an AI program from Vanderbilt University for help. A new initiative announced Friday would create a first-of-its-kind hub for water facilities to share information on cyberthreats and build specialized…
The CAF Executive Committee (“EXCO”) unanimously endorses the “Joint Update” by the FIFA President and Secretary General on the FIFA Forward Enterprise and will continue to focus on making African Football amongst the best in the world and adhering to governance and transparency global best practices. The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) today unanimously endorsed…
MultiChoice will close four DStv channels next month, three of them carrying local content, while adding four SuperSport channels. The move comes despite local content commitments Canal+ made to get its takeover of the pay-TV operator approved. M-Net Movies 1, KykNet Lekker, Mzansi Bioskop and Mzansi Music stop broadcasting on 16 September, MultiChoice said in…
Key climate finance decisions have again been deferred, leaving African countries without the tools to deliver on ambitious goals. Geopolitical fractures were on full display at the mid-year United Nations (UN) climate talks in Bonn. Negotiations ended with many agenda items deferred to November’s UN COP31 conference in Antalya, Türkiye, and little consensus on how…
