Africa CDC Reports 95% Budget Use, Grants 3m

Africa CDC Reports 95% Budget Use, Grants $463m

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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Recognising IT excellence: New award nominations open

Recognising IT excellence: New award nominations open

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…

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South Africa ‘too dependent’ on US, China

South Africa ‘too dependent’ on US, China

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…

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Cape Town’s AI Diagnostics secures R85 million to scale AI TB screening

Cape Town’s AI Diagnostics secures R85 million to scale AI TB screening

AI Diagnostics, a Cape Town-based medtech startup, has successfully raised R85-million in a pre-Series-A funding round. The investment is earmarked for the regional and international expansion of its flagship innovation: an AI-integrated digital stethoscope designed to detect tuberculosis (TB) at the point of care through lung-sound analysis. Read: SportyTV secures exclusive rights for FIFA World…

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Brazil’s police open a probe into presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro | Courts News

Brazil’s police open a probe into presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro | Courts News

Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered a probe into whether right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro issued defamatory statements about his election rival, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. On Wednesday, a decision from Justice Alexandre de Moraes was published, allowing the Federal Police to proceed with an investigation into posts Bolsonaro published in January. Recommended Stories…

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InfoReg calms payroll fears after Sage 360 switch

InfoReg calms payroll fears after Sage 360 switch

The Information Regulator migrated its payroll system from Persal to Sage 360 with effect from 1 April. (Image source: 123RF) The Information Regulator has reassured employees that salaries due on 15 April have been paid on time, following a payroll system migration from Persal to Sage 360 that triggered concern from organised labour. The clarification…

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Africa CDC Reports 95% Budget Use, Grants 3m

Africa: Quintet Joint Statement On the Third International Sudan Conference

The Quintet (African Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, League of Arab States, European Union, and the United Nations), remains committed to facilitating an inclusive Sudanese-owned inter-Sudanese political dialogue aimed at ending the war and laying the foundations for a peaceful political transition. In advance of the Third International Sudan Conference in Berlin on 15 April…

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