TechCentral is proud to present the first episode of Watts & Wheels with Wills, our new interview show about electric vehicles and the fast-changing world of e-mobility in South Africa. In the debut episode, host William Kelly speaks to John Ford, sales manager at Aeversa, a fleet-focused electrification specialist helping some of South Africa’s biggest…
While Messi himself remains as beloved as any athlete on the planet, the team he captains has become the most distrusted side at the 2026 FIFA World Cup While Lionel Messi himself remains as beloved as any athlete on the planet, the team he captains has become the most distrusted side at the 2026 FIFA…
Authorities detain ferry crew members after drug tests reveal violations in Guyana’s worst marine disaster in decades. Published On 21 Jul 202621 Jul 2026 Authorities in Guyana say they have recovered 27 bodies from a ferry that capsized off the country’s coast with 179 people on board. The MV Barima issued a distress call on…
Sunday promises to be far more than a football match, as it is a clash between Europe’s most organised side and South America’s most ruthless champions. After 103 matches across three nations, countless unforgettable moments, and the first-ever 48-team FIFA World Cup, only two teams remain. On Sunday at the iconic New York-New Jersey Stadium,…
Vodacom Group and Wits join forces for the 2026 Emerging Leaders Programme. Vodacom Group and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have partnered to run the 2026 Emerging Leaders Programme (ELP), a three-month leadership and skills initiative for current students. The programme, offered through Wits’ Development and Leadership Unit, gives participants access to industry mentors,…
Abuja — Nigeria and Ghana have condemned the ongoing anti-immigrant violence in South Africa and want the issue of “Afrophobia” discussed at the next African Union summit. South Africa has been swept by weeks of protests and unrest targeting undocumented immigrants, causing tens of thousands to flee the country. Nearly 150,000 people have left in…
Belgian electronic music festival Tomorrowland came to Shanghai for the first time in July 2025. Hero Esports Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I’m seeing and hearing from local businesses. The rise of artificial intelligence could be creating…
Deputy Speaker of Parliament and President of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Parliamentary Assembly, Thomas Tayebwa, has held bilateral talks with Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly Chairperson Hilde Vautmans at the European Parliament in Brussels. The meeting focused on issues of mutual interest between Uganda and the European Union, including strengthening bilateral cooperation,…
AI-generated image/Africa2Moon A set of South African-designed spheres is headed for the moon, where they will form what their creators say will be the world’s first radio telescope array on the lunar surface – with Stellenbosch University engineers and students building the electronics that make them work. The Africa2Moon mission, the first all-African space exploration…
The latest phase builds on previous rounds of implementation in 2023 and 2025, which trained plant health officials from 20 African countries African governments are scaling up efforts to modernise plant health systems, expanding a digital surveillance programme to 38 countries in a bid to contain crop pests, strengthen food security and improve access to…
