Cisco’s Networking Academy reaches 600 000 student milestone. (Image source: 123RF) The Cisco Networking Academy has facilitated IT skills and career building training for 600 000 students in South Africa, to date. This, as the US-based networking giant moves to finalise a partnership with the Northern Cape Department of Education, to set up academy courses…
Wars regularly make headlines. Preventing them rarely does. Yet for the past 20 years, the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) has quietly been helping countries to avoid violence, recover from conflict and build more peaceful futures for their citizens. Today, it’s the UN’s main vehicle for investing in peace before crises spiral out of control. As…
[African Arguments] The first time my father was taken to prison, I was a toddler and did not know what prison was. When I asked where he had gone, my mother told me he had to go rest in a resort for a while. I was allowed to visit him on weekends.
SpaceX on Monday announced a senior unsecured notes offering and disclosed about $100.8 billion in cash. Shares of SpaceX fell 11% and headed for a third consecutive losing session. The space and artificial intelligence company plans to use the proceeds to pay off bridge financing and other general purpose needs. The filing didn’t disclose how…
Namibia’s communications regulator said on Monday it dismissed an appeal by Starlink against the rejection of its licence applications, reaffirming that Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider failed to meet local ownership requirements. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran) rejected Starlink’s applications for a telecommunications service licence and radio spectrum access licence in March, citing…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe said the future of development cooperation lies in countries of the Global South working as equal partners to design, implement and scale solutions together, rather than relying on one-way knowledge transfer models, He was speaking at the inaugural Convention on South-South and Triangular Cooperation held…
Investor discusses the operating environment and some of the region’s untapped business opportunities.
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, today received briefing on the political situation in Sudan & ongoing mediation efforts from Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, his Special Representative and Head of the AU Liaison Office to the Republic of #Sudan . The Chairperson & Amb. Belaiche also discussed the reopening of…
Argentina star Lionel Messi has set a new record for career goals scored at the men’s World Cup, recording his 17th World Cup goal against Austria on Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Messi scored the record goal in the 38th minute, burying a left-footed…
Police warnings around unauthorised drone activity during the 2026 Comrades Marathon have renewed attention on South Africa’s drone regulations and growing concerns around compliance. South Africa’s approach to drone regulation came into focus ahead of the 2026 Comrades Marathon after the South African Police Service (SAPS) warned that the entire 86km route would operate as…
