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…
US President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. forces completed a “heavy wave” of strikes against Iran on Wednesday stateside, in retaliation against its missile attacks on American forces in…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — The greatest barrier to ending AIDS among transgender people in Africa is not a lack of medicine, but laws, stigma and exclusion. Across sub-Saharan Africa, laws that criminalise homosexuality continue to collide with public health goals, leaving gay and bisexual men, and transgender people more broadly, dangerously underserved in the…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Carlos Barria/Reuters Meta Platforms reported a 91% plunge in second-quarter free cash flow on Wednesday, underscoring the financial strain of the social media giant’s costly AI buildout amid an uncertain payoff. The Facebook and Instagram parent company reported free cash flow of US$784-million in the second quarter ended 30 June, down…
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In2IT Network Partner of the Year. In2IT Technologies, which positions itself as a global leader in IT services and consulting, has been recognised as Huawei’s Network Partner of the Year at Huawei South Africa Connect 2026, held in Johannesburg on 23 July 2026. Huawei South Africa Connect 2026 convened business executives, technology leaders and public…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration is considering asserting more power over artificial intelligence (AI) tools after recent cybersecurity incidents. Asked about OpenAI’s tools being responsible for improperly breaching the private technology of other companies, Trump said: “We’re looking at AI, we’re looking at controls, we’re also making sure that we…
Every shortcut a tech company takes is a loan. That’s the whole idea behind “technical debt”, a phrase programmer Ward Cunningham coined more than 30 years ago and the smartest bit of financial language software ever borrowed. In my last column, I argued that we sell products before we build them. This is what happens…
As the onslaught against the International Criminal Court continues, champions of justice must back global accountability through action. On 17 July 1998 in Rome, the world made its support for international justice clear by adopting the statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). Since 2010, 17 July has been commemorated as International Justice Day. The…
Oil prices jumped again Wednesday, while the U.S. stock markets fell ahead of a Federal Reserve decision on what to do with interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 614 points, or 1.2%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% lower. The action…
