Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber South Africa’s green ID book will cease to be a valid form of identification on 31 March 2028, home affairs minister Leon Schreiber said on Thursday, with the department set to stop producing the booklet a year earlier. Production will end on 31 March 2027, when “the machines that produce…
Addis Ababa — Multilingualism is essential to strengthening Africa’s international cooperation as language plays a central role in diplomacy, trade, education, science, culture and development, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said. ECA Deputy Executive Secretary Mama Keita made the remarks today at an event marking International Translation Day, observed annually on September 30 under this…
The family of a woman who was killed by an immigration agent in Minneapolis in January has announced two lawsuits against the US government and members of the Trump administration. Renee Good, a US citizen, was shot to death by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a major immigration sweep. Millions watched the…
— Training, Intelligence Sharing, Technical Cooperation Included Liberia and the Arab Republic of Egypt have signed a military cooperation protocol aimed at establishing a structured, long-term defense and security partnership between the two countries. The agreement, signed Sunday, September 27, provides a framework for cooperation in military training and education, intelligence and security, logistics, technical…
Dell Technologies Forum 2026 is coming to Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Johannesburg on 3 November 2026. The event will convene business and technology leaders to discuss how organisations can scale AI, modernise infrastructure and build more resilient digital environments. Attendees will hear from Dell Technologies executives and specialists, experience live demonstrations and connect with peers….
Despite access to finance consistently ranking among the most significant barriers to business growth, FinMark Trust estimates that only 20% to 30% of SMMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa manage to access formal credit. For many business owners whose companies are trading, winning customers and meeting their financial obligations, a funding rejection can be difficult to understand. However,…
Bolivia’s attorney general arrested for alleged money laundering and drug trafficking U.S.-sanctioned Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, with police finding bundles of cash smuggled out of his house, the government said Thursday. Mariaca was arrested on Wednesday night in the eastern city of Santa…
Nairobi — Global leaders convened at the United Nations headquarters in New York for a private sector forum, where business leader from Nairobi, Kenya Chris Diaz argued that the course of the world’s future hinges on how countries and industries tackle today’s most pressing issues. “Our future will be shaped by how we address the…
The United States federal government has officially launched America.gov, an artificial intelligence-powered conversational interface designed to serve as a centralized portal for public access to federal agency information and services. Established under a new executive order, the platform currently provides natural language responses sourced exclusively from official government channels and is slated to integrate with…
“The people who really didn’t want Aliko to succeed in cement production is a French company called Lafarge, and they put every obstacle on Aliko’s way, just as they are still doing to us today,” Mr Obasanjo said. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how cement company Lafarge allegedly put obstacles in the way…
