Dolphin Telecoms South Africa launches 90-Day Unlimited WhatsApp Bundle for R99. For millions of Africans living and working away from home, staying connected means far more than calls or browsing. It means speaking to family daily, supporting children studying abroad and staying reachable for work wherever life takes them. Dolphin Telecoms South Africa is building…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced plans to review FIFA’s proposal to open the commercial operations of the FIFA World Cup and other major tournaments to private investment. In a statement issued on Wednesday, CAF said its president, Patrice Motsepe, will meet with the Confederation’s Executive Committee next week to examine the proposal…
Kyiv, Ukraine — A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight into Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including children, and wounded dozens of others, officials said. The blitz expanded Russia’s almost daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities as Moscow apparently looked to exploit Kyiv’s critical shortage of Western-supplied anti-ballistic missile defenses. NATO member…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — “What is the plan before we get back to a stage where we are burying people?” When Belinda Tewela, a South African healthcare worker, took the microphone at the International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, she did not speak about billion-dollar funding gaps or international policy. She spoke about…
We rarely think of identity as infrastructure. It sits in the compliance budget, gets reviewed at audit time and seldom makes the growth agenda. But identity underpins every digital interaction, customer relationship and product decision. In most enterprises, that foundation was never designed. “Most boards look at identity spend and see a compliance line item….
A scheme tested in Uzbekistan could let African cotton farmers earn twice over, once for the fibre and once for the carbon stored in the soil beneath their fields. Cotton has always paid farmers for what they harvest. Its next payout may come from what stays in the soil, as carbon held on African farms…
Saudi Arabia has hosted the last two Asian Champions League Elite finals and has now been confirmed for the next three. Published On 30 Jul 202630 Jul 2026 Saudi Arabia will organise the next three editions of the Asian Champions League Elite finals after the Asian Football Confederation’s executive committee confirmed the country’s provisional hosting…
South Africa foiled Ghana’s bid at the AU to put xenophobic attacks in South Africa on the October mid-year agenda, pushing instead for a continent-wide migration summit. South Africa has thwarted a bid by Ghana to place xenophobic violence in the country on the agenda for the African Union’s Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in October. Ghana…
Zakhe Khuzwayo, CFO, InnoVent. South Africa’s education crisis is no longer simply about access to universities or bursaries. Thousands of young people receive financial support every year, yet many still fall through the cracks before graduation or struggle to enter the job market afterwards. The real challenge is not only funding education; it’s about creating…
Africa can significantly increase its share of the estimated $85 billion global seed market by investing in agricultural research, strengthening seed systems, embracing innovation and creating a predictable business environment that attracts private investment, experts have said. Despite its vast agricultural resources, rich biodiversity and growing pool of scientists, Africa accounts for only about 2.2…
