Datatec CEO Jens Montanana Datatec is bringing in General Atlantic – a major global growth equity firm – as a minority investor and lender in Westcon-Comstor, its networking and cybersecurity distribution arm. The deal values Westcon at US$950-million (roughly R15.5-billion) and generates about $434-million (R7.1-billion) in cash for Datatec, which it intends to pay out…
A new project titled: Towards Collaborative Artificial Intelligence and Cyber security Governance in Africa aimed at strengthening artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security governance across Africa was launched in Accra on Wednesday. It is being implemented by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with…
Twenty-seven African countries, including Ghana, have benefited from specialised oncology training under a partnership between the Merck Foundation and the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC). The initiative, which is aimed at strengthening cancer care and addressing the shortage of oncology specialists across the continent, has so far awarded 141 scholarships to doctors, nurses and other healthcare…
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
Apple may be doubling down on its razor-thin smartphone experiment. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, plans are already in motion for a second-generation iPhone Air, targeting a launch in early 2027. Read: Meta rolls out WhatsApp plus in South Africa for R29 p/m When the original ultralight iPhone Air debuted last fall, tech analysts largely…
Veteran banker and governance expert, Mr Alfred Anekeya Mang’ula. PHOTO/UGC. By OUR CORRESPONDENT Veteran banker and governance expert, Mr Alfred Anekeya Mang’ula, has formally declared his interest in contesting for the Kakamega Senate seat in the forthcoming 2027 General Election, setting the stage for what is expected to be a closely watched political race in…
In south-central Somalia, a trader knows what to expect at an al-Shabaab checkpoint. The rate is fixed, set out in a published schedule. The receipt allows passage through the next checkpoint without paying again. If the assessment seems unfair, there is a court the trader can appeal to. This is how a Mogadishu-based NGO director…
12m ago Iran says ships transiting Strait of Hormuz will need insurance approved by Tehran Iran says ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz will need insurance approved by Tehran, according to a document from the regime’s new Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) seen by CBS News on Friday. The undated document says “all vessels…
Nutun South Africa CEO Robert Amoils. (Image supplied) Global business process outsourcing (BPO) and credit-lifecycle management company Nutun launched its new AI Lab in Johannesburg last night. The team introduced Zoey, an agentic AI debt collector that is already recovering close to R10 million a month. “Zoey is live. Zoey is working. Zoey is operating…
In 2022, Egypt joined as a partner to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a political, economic, and security organisation of Eurasian states. As Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, prepares to host the 25th anniversary summit, the evidence shows something quiet but important has already been built not in declarations, but in intelligence centres, counterterrorism agreements, and billion-dollar deals….
