Murray Campbell, MD, Cloud and Security at NTT Data MEA. NTT Data has announced a multi-year, strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The pact will bring NTT Data’s expertise in cloud transformation, cloud-native modernisation and agentic AI with the scale and capabilities of AWS’ services. Under the agreement, NTT Data and AWS will focus…
Long regarded as the continent’s living archive of history, identity and collective memory, African music is now at the centre of an urgent conversation about reforming and strengthening music education. In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, Music scholars warn that while global interest in African sounds is rising, weak structures at home threaten the transmission…
The study examined 20 healthy young adults who either took a nap or stayed awake on two afternoons. PHOTO/UNSPLASH. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Even a short afternoon nap can help the brain recover and improve its ability to learn. In a study published recently, in the journal NeuroImage, researchers at the Medical Center – University of…
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 20th, 2026. CNBC Amazon is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, CNBC confirmed on Thursday, in a significant vote of confidence from the e-commerce giant after it invested in one of the startup’s…
Groupe Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada on Thursday acknowledged that Showmax, the streaming platform owned by MultiChoice Group, has failed to achieve commercial success and has been a significant drag on the group’s financial performance. Speaking during an investor call following Canal+’s acquisition last year of control of MultiChoice, Saada said Showmax has “been losing a…
Nairobi — The United States and the African Union (AU) have launched a Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) aimed at accelerating US-Africa economic partnerships. The pact seeks to create jobs, boost prosperity, and strengthen economic security on both sides of the Atlantic. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and African Union Commission…
The Office of the Vice President will co-host the 2026 Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) High-Level Policy Engagement, as stakeholders converge to deepen policy reforms and mobilise partnerships to accelerate inclusive growth and national development. Co-hosting with the Sterling One Foundation, the engagement is positioned as a national platform for translating continental development commitments into…
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During Tesla’s 2025 fiscal year earnings call, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company will “basically stop production” of its flagship Model S and Model X vehicles next quarter. Characterizing the move as an “honourable discharge,” Musk explained that Tesla is pivoting away from traditional premium EVs to prioritize an autonomous and robotic future. While…
FUTURIST inner and outer worlds, reflections of black masculinity and visions of Aawambo culture are the thematic sparks that ignite photographer Namafu Amutse’s current showing at Offenes Kulturhaus (OK) Linz in Austria. Exhibiting alongside Senegalese artist Mbaye Diop and Ugandan artist Olivia Mary Nantongo in ‘Wandala – drama. dream. decolonised!’, Amutse makes use of Namibia’s…
