Motsepe’s ARC brings US-based Spinnaker to SA

Motsepe’s ARC brings US-based Spinnaker to SA

Spinnaker South Africa MD Teko Mojaki. Spinnaker Support, a US-based provider of third-party software support services, has entered the South African market, launching a Johannesburg-based operation backed by African Rainbow Capital (ARC). It will offer independent third-party software support for Oracle, SAP and VMware environments, positioning itself as an alternative to traditional lock-in vendor maintenance…

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Africa: Ethiopia’s Smaller Wars – Destitution, Conflict Escalation, and Military Abuses in Lower Omo

Africa: Ethiopia’s Smaller Wars – Destitution, Conflict Escalation, and Military Abuses in Lower Omo

With war looming in the north of the country, Ethiopia threatens to make headlines again, as it has in recent years due to the wars, insurgencies and intercommunal violence that have raged across its highland core – in the regions of Tigray, Oromia and Amhara. Amid such large-scale violence, conflicts affecting minority groups in peripheral…

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MTN mmWave trials show promise for extending 5G broadband reach

MTN mmWave trials show promise for extending 5G broadband reach

MTN South Africa’s Zoltan Miklos MTN South Africa and US-based Pivotal Commware have completed joint field trials showing how 5G millimetre-wave (mmWave) repeater technology can significantly expand broadband reach for fixed-wireless access customers. The trials, initiated in 2024, tested Pivotal’s “Pivot” 5G repeaters at three locations in Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng and Seshego in Limpopo. The…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – March 4, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – March 4, 2026

  South African Struggle Icon and COPE Founder Mosiuoa Lekota Dies Former Congress of the People (COPE) leader and liberation struggle veteran Mosiuoa Lekota has died. He was 77. Lekota, who stepped away from politics in 2025, had been struggling with his health. In a statement, Cope leader Teboho Loate confirmed his passing “after a period of illness”. The Lekota…

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Apple launches new iPad Air with M4 chip

Apple launches new iPad Air with M4 chip

Apple has officially opened a multi-day streak of product announcements, starting with a refreshed iPad Air. While the physical chassis remains identical to the version released last year, the internals receive a significant performance boost via the M4 chip. This marks an unusually rapid update cycle for Apple’s mid-range tablet, especially considering that the previous…

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Africa: Ethiopia’s Smaller Wars – Destitution, Conflict Escalation, and Military Abuses in Lower Omo

Africa: Govt Told to Prepare Youth for Africa’s Green Economy

Nairobi — Nobel Peace Prize laureates visiting Kenya to commemorate Wangari Maathai Day and Africa Environment Day have challenged African governments to urgently reform education systems and policy frameworks to meaningfully integrate youth into the continent’s emerging green economy. Speaking during events honouring the legacy of Wangari Maathai, 2011 Nobel laureate, Leymah Gbowee said Africa…

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