Measles vaccinations have saved nearly 20 million lives in Africa since the year 2000 and more than 500 million children were protected through routine immunisation, but the continent remains offtrack in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases. The findings come in the first-ever detailed analysis of immunisation targets in Africa, published on Wednesday by the World…
Chinese National Sentenced for Smuggling Rare Ants Out of Kenya A Chinese national, Zhang Kequn, has been sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to smuggle thousands of live queen garden ants out of Kenya. He was charged with illegally dealing in wildlife species after being arrested at Nairobi’s main airport while attempting…
Millennium Wheel And Skyline At Sunset. London, England. Design Pics Editorial | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The U.K. economy grew by 0.5% in February, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics published Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters expected U.K. gross domestic product (GDP) to have expanded by 0.1% month-on-month. Services…
Stafford Masie. Tadek Szutowicz/TechCentral Prominent technology investor Stafford Masie has launched a stinging public critique of South Africa’s draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy, warning that the document risks “regulating away” the conditions needed for the country to participate in the global AI economy. In an open letter to communications minister Solly Malatsi, published exclusively by…
On 8 April, the GPU held an emergency meeting with stakeholders from the media industry and civil society organisations to discuss the new regulations. Those present agreed that introducing a controlled registration and accreditation system would grant the government and the regulatory authority unlawful and arbitrary powers to decide who can and cannot practise journalism….
Ms Edwin said that African heads of state and government recognised Kaseya for the achievement and leadership in advancing health security across Africa. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says it has achieved 95 per cent budget utilisation and expanded its grant portfolio to $463 million under its Director-General, Jean Kaseya….
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Nominations are now open for the inaugural ICITP/ Chartered CIO IT Industry Recognition Awards. The Institute of Chartered IT Professionals (ICITP) and Chartered CIO Council have opened their 2026 IT Industry Recognition Awards and call on the ICT community to nominate candidates for consideration. The awards have been created to celebrate excellence in building digitally-competent…
Daniel Duggan was arrested in 2022 over claims he illegally trained the Chinese military in South Africa.
South Africa’s draft AI policy document – gazetted last week by the department of communications & digital technologies – contains a candid acknowledgement that the country’s reliance on US and Chinese hardware poses a strategic vulnerability that the intensifying rivalry between the two powers makes increasingly difficult to manage. “Reliance on foreign infrastructure compromises the…
