Altron, South Africa’s leading multi-platform and IT services company, today announced the appointment of Collin Govender as managing director of Altron HealthTech, effective 1 September 2026. Govender succeeds Leslie Moodley, who has announced his early retirement earlier this month. Govender is currently group chief operating officer at Altron, where he oversees strategy execution, human capital,…
High-scoring attacking displays have long been a hallmark of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, and the Morocco 2026 edition has so far been no exception. With recent emphatic victories for Morocco; a 4-0 win over Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire, who triumphed 4-1 against neighbours Burkina Faso, excitement is at an all-time high….
Published On 29 Jul 202629 Jul 2026 FIFA’s bombshell proposal to sell stakes in a $20bn commercial subsidiary has drawn strong criticism from football’s regional confederations, which said they were blindsided by the world governing body’s plan to bring private investors into the game. The Confederations of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) and…
Onafriq, Africa’s largest payments network, has partnered with leading stablecoin infrastructure provider, Privy, to strengthen its digital asset infrastructure and drive the development of stablecoin-enabled payment services for businesses across its network. The partnership will enable Onafriq to create and manage embedded digital asset solutions for its partners and, in time, institutional clients where regulation…
The AI boom is transforming national energy planning, as hyperscalers prioritise power-rich locations for future data centre campuses. Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing the global data centre industry, with access to electricity replacing fibre connectivity as the most important factor determining where the next generation of data centres will be built. This is according…
Kampala — For more than two decades, scientific innovation and international financing have worked together to transform HIV from a deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition for millions of people. But today, the two pillars that have sustained the global HIV response appear to be moving in different directions. Researchers are reporting some of…
The world’s most valuable chip stocks have seen more than $1 trillion wiped from their market caps this week as investor jitters swept through the sector. The selloff was led by Nvidia, which saw a $238 billion rout since market close on Friday. SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics and Micron — all key players in the…
Rwanda has signed the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, becoming the ninth African Union (AU) member state to join the landmark treaty. ALSO READ: Nduhungirehe attends AU executive council session on Agenda 2063 priorities The convention was signed on Tuesday, July 28, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International…
Pavel Durov. Albert Gea/Reuters Russia’s has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international warrant for his arrest. The country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that the charges related to Telegram’s failure to remove material “used by Ukrainian special services and by terrorist and extremist organisations to prepare…
After Day Five, Nigeria occupies fifth position with 12 medals–six gold, four silver and two bronze. Despite a challenging fifth day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Team Nigeria remains the highest-ranked African nation on the medals table. After Day Five, Nigeria occupies fifth position with 12 medals–six gold, four silver and two bronze….
