With the margins tightening and two defining fixtures ahead, Broos’ men know their World Cup destiny hinges on Bloemfontein South Africa coach Hugo Broos has named his 23-man squad for next month’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria, fixtures that could define Bafana Bafana’s path to the global stage. The group…
Inspire Africa Group (IAG) has announced a new partnership with Ugandan fashion house ARAPAPA by Santa Anzo to stage a cultural showcase at the 37th Annual Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) Convention in New Orleans, USA. The event will run from August 29 to September 1, 2025 under the theme “Brewed in Uganda, Styled for…
Witness History looks back at the 2003 discovery of the Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores.
Addressing youth unemployment requires more than job creation; it demands building real capability. Source: Supplied. Melissa Wessels, director of Professional Services at MRI Software in Cape Town. MRI Software’s Lead SA internship programme, launched in 2025, is tackling this by equipping 17–21-year-olds with no prior work experience with technical, professional, and industry-specific skills. Through 12…
Africa’s continental free trade area offers long-term promise, but expecting it to quickly compensate for US trade losses may be unrealistic. There’s a lot of hype right now about how intra-African trade through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could replace the considerable loss of African exports to the United States (US) precipitated by…
The Minister for Interior has expressed his firm conviction that the future of Africa lies in the continent’s ability to foster strong partnerships among nations, render selfless support to each other and build strong institutions. Abdoulie Sanyany was speaking recently during the handing-over of military equipment to the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) by the Islamic…
A 102-year-old man has become the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji, according to Guinness World Records. Kokichi Akuzawa climbed his country’s tallest peak, reaching the summit at 12,388 feet, on Aug. 5. In doing so he surpassed the previous record, which he set himself when he summited Mount Fuji at the age of 96….
Panellists discuss building Africa’s digital infrastructure backbone at the Nedbank CIB ICT Conference. (Photograph by E-Image) The provision of reliable energy is the top barrier encountered by data centre operators in their operations in South Africa and the rest of Africa. This was highlighted yesterday during a panel discussion at the 2025 Nedbank CIB ICT…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | August 29, 2025 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a six-month 1.0 continental preparedness and response plan against cholera under the leadership of H.E. President Hakainde Hichilema, the African Union Cholera Champion, in Lusaka, Zambia, on 26 August. President…
Nairobi, Scidev.Net — Despite Africa’s growing digital footprint, the continent’s science and technology remains underrepresented on Wikipedia, one of the world’s most visited sources of information. While Africa accounts for around 10 per cent of Wikipedia articles, less than one per cent cover science and technology, Anusha Alikhan, chief communications officer at the Wikimedia Foundation,…
