Professor Blade Nzimande, science, technology and innovation minister. With the latest datasets showing signs of regression in some areas of South Africa’s science, technology and innovation (STI) system, minister professor Blade Nzimande has unveiled 41 new research chairs. Established through the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI), research chairs are intended to contribute and support…
Egypt captain Mohamed Salah scored for Liverpool and Guinea-Bissau striker Beto for Everton in the Merseyside derby which the Reds won 2-1 at the weekend. Salah, who will leave Anfield at the end of the season, claimed his seventh Premier League goal this season. Beto has netted nine times in all competitions. Victory strengthened Liverpool’s…
USM Alger booked their place in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final after a hard-fought 1-1 draw away to Olympique Safi, progressing on away goals following an interesting semi-final tie on Sunday night. The Algerian side will now face Egypt’s Zamalek in the final, after edging past their Moroccan opponents thanks to Ahmed Khaldi’s crucial…
At the 1972 Miss World contest, Cynthia Shange was one of two contestants from South Africa – one black and one white.
NTT Data said on Monday it has become the first network operator in Africa to activate 400Gbit/s peering at the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (Jinx). It described the move as a milestone for South Africa’s internet infrastructure. The Japanese-headquartered technology services group, which operates the NTT Data Broadband Network in South Africa, said the upgrade improves…
With COP30 delivering mixed results on a fossil fuel phaseout, attention is turning to new spaces for building climate action. The Santa Marta conference, hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, could push governments to deliver concrete plans through a just transition and tax reform COP30 ended with mixed results, but one signal was clear: the…
Washington, D.C — We, the Members of the Global Leaders Network for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (GLN) and participating Ministers of Health and Finance, in partnership with the Women’s Health and Economic Empowerment Network (WHEN) and the Partnerships for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, convened on the margins of the World Bank–IMF Spring Meetings…
More than 60 nations sent representatives to Brussels Monday for talks with Palestinian representatives on stability, security and long-term peace in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, as global attention largely remains focused in the Middle East on the ongoing crises in Iran and Lebanon. There’s renewed momentum in the 27-nation European Union to put…
IT hardware, software, support and maintenance services are required for the Road Traffic Management Corporation and Natis. National Treasury’s eTenders Portal delivers a particularly dry week for the ICT sector, making way for smaller municipalities to score an entry in this edition. The slower week does allow us to pay closer attention to the Road…
As the conflict’s spillover leads to spiking prices in parts of Asia and Africa, WFP says keeping humanitarian supply chains open is essential to prevent millions more from tipping into food insecurity. At a bustling food market in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Mummy Christiana breaks down in tears as she describes how a conflict thousands of…
