The CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier Botswana 2026 will be played in Gaborone from August 20-29. There are eight teams competing this year as they all seek the single place reserved for the winners at the CAF Women’s Champions League continental finals. Here are profiles of two of the teams: debutantes Silver Strikers…
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks to members of the media following the company’s “Japan AI Ecosystem” reception in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images The first three-plus years of the artificial intelligence buildout has been paid for through record amounts of equity and…
The U.S.-Africa Trade Commission has appointed Dr. Fakunle John Aremu as its Country Director for Nigeria, according to an appointment letter dated July 10, 2026. Aremu is an international trade, investment and economic development executive with over 15 years of experience across Africa. In the letter signed by Titus Olowokere, the commission’s Executive Director/CEO, Aremu…
Former ZADNA CEO Molehe Wesi. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) The board of the .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) has confirmed that Michael Molehe Wesi no longer serves as the organisation’s chief executive officer, effective 8 June. This, after Wesi was suspended in October 2025, amid allegations of misconduct and governance failures. The CEO was placed on…
In an interview for the RootsToFoods Capital Series podcast, Jeff Hoffman, Priceline co-founder and Chairman of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, says the talent to build world-class companies already exists across Africa. What unlocks it at scale, he says, is coaching, connectivity and capital that shows up ready to listen. Speaking on the RootsToFoods Capital Series…
The captain of an allegedly unlicensed boat that capsized in New York Harbor near Liberty Island over the weekend, killing a young woman and her baby, has been charged in their deaths. Manuel Hernandez, 46, was charged Monday with two counts of misconduct and neglect of a ship officer resulting in death, according to a…
In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview, Frannie Léautier argues that Africa ’ s financing constraint is not simply a shortage of money, but a shortage of investable pipelines, risk-sharing instruments and market infrastructure. Speaking on the RootsToFoods Capital Series podcast, Frannie Léautier pointed to Africa Finance Corporation ’ s 2025 estimate that the continent held…
AI could add as much as two percentage points to South Africa’s annual economic growth rate, on top of whatever the economy would otherwise manage, according to Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt – an estimate that towers over what either the World Bank or PwC have put on the table. “AI can easily add…
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years. The death toll is likely to rise, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings. The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 (12:34 GMT) at a depth of 103km (64…
Bottomline IT is a Sage Accounting Firm. South African SMEs operate in an increasingly competitive environment where financial visibility, compliance and operational efficiency are critical to long-term success. Yet many businesses continue to rely on disconnected systems, manual processes and time-consuming administrative tasks that can slow growth and increase compliance risks. In response to these…
