Hosts Madagascar claimed trophies in both men’s and women’s FIBA 3×3 Africa Cup 2025 that concluded in Antananarivo on Sunday, December 7. It was a repeated scenario of last season with Madagascar sweeping yet again on home turf. The hosts took on Egypt in both finals and their teams delivered spectacularly at the expense of…
Vienna, Austria — Africa enters 2025 at a pivotal moment in its development. The ambition to transform the continent’s economies through sustainable industrialization, regional integration, and innovation is clearer than ever, and is picking up pace. The foundations are being laid. Industrial strategies are expanding, regional integration is progressing, infrastructure projects are advancing, and a…
NewsFeed The Palestinian Civil Defence exhumed the bodies of more than 150 people who were quickly buried in the courtyards of al-Shifa Hospital during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Some of the victims remain unidentified. Civil defense teams are moving them to cemeteries to give them a proper final resting place. Published On 8 Dec…
Roque Lozano, SVP of network infrastructure for MEA at Nokia. Artificial intelligence (AI) is expanding the boundaries of what’s possible in business, but behind this is a complex, unseen layer of infrastructure that must rise to meet AI’s demands – starting with the network. This is according to Roque Lozano, SVP of network infrastructure for…
The UN and partners are seeking $23 billion to provide lifesaving support next year to 87 million people worldwide affected by war, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and crop failures. This is the immediate priority of the $33 billion Global Humanitarian Overview 2026, launched on Monday, which aims to reach 135 million people overall in 50…
South Africa faces serious water, energy and food problems. Drought, overuse and ageing infrastructure strain water supplies. Coal-fired electricity is not sustainable in the long term and causes high greenhouse gas emissions. Tens of millions of people can’t afford enough food because of rising prices. These crises are interconnected: water is needed to grow food…
Corn and soybean farmer Don Swanson prepares to harvest his corn crop as he and other Iowa farmers struggle with the effects of weather and ongoing tariffs resulting from the trade war between the U.S. and China that continue to affect agricultural business, in Eldon, Iowa, on Oct. 4, 2019. Kia Johnson | Reuters President…
Capitec’s head office in Stellenbosch. Image: Capitec Capitec is moving deeper into South Africa’s fast-growing payments ecosystem with a R400-million acquisition of fintech player Walletdoc, a move that signals the Stellenbosch-based bank’s intention to broaden its reach in digital commerce and lower the cost of transacting. The bank said on Monday that it has signed…
Hardly a month goes by without news of another unconstitutional change of government on the African continent. These can take one of three forms. The first is a military coup d’état or violent change of (democratically) elected government. The second is the refusal of an incumbent government to relinquish power after losing an election. And…
In the ongoing quest to understand South Africa’s political and economic stagnation, it may be helpful to look at other postcolonial states that have travelled further along the path of independence. This may help clarify the stagnation question that citizens, politicians and economists are grappling with. Much of the analysis of postcolonial Africa and Asia…
