The City of Johannesburg’s call centre was only down ‘temporarily’. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Freepic, Pexels & Wikimedia Commons.) Action SA has lambasted the City of Johannesburg after its call centre went offline, saying this is “deeply concerning and wholly unacceptable” while criticising the city’s financial management and investment in critical infrastructure. The city, in…
Global hunger declined for the third consecutive year in 2025, but Africa has emerged as the epicentre of the world’s food crisis, with the continent now accounting for the highest number of hungry people globally, a new United Nations report has revealed. The 2026 edition of “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the…
Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin will face Arizona’s Democratic secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, in November’s general election, NBC News projects, after he won the GOP primary. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Kolodin won the Republican nomination over former state GOP chair Gina Swoboda. Kolodin,…
Why are critical minerals suddenly at the centre of global politics? The story in 60 seconds Every electric vehicle, wind turbine, solar panel, smart phone; they all depend on minerals extracted from the earth. As countries accelerate the transition to clean (non-fossil fuel) energy, demand for minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and graphite…
The cloud industry has measured success using the wrong metric. For a decade, adoption was the metric that mattered. How many workloads migrated, how many organisations crossed the threshold from on-premises to cloud. These are real achievements. The effort that went into them is not in question. But adoption was never a measure of value….
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the country’s army commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi. It comes just days after the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov – a move that triggered street protests across the country. Initial rumours that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between him and Syrskyi were soon confirmed….
Manufacturing remains the biggest adopter of humanoid robots as businesses automate repetitive, hazardous and precision-based tasks.(Image created via ChatGPT) The global humanoid robot market is on course for rapid expansion over the next decade, as advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation fuel demand across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and retail. According to a report…
Kyiv — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Tuesday that he will replace his top general, Oleksandr Syrskyi. The latest shakeup follows six days of protests against last week’s ouster of Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov. Zelenskyy removed Fedorov from his post last Wednesday, citing an irresolvable feud between the defense minister and Syryski, the commander-in-chief of…
When people talk about entrepreneurship in Africa, the conversation usually starts with everything that’s missing. Limited funding. Weak infrastructure. Poor internet connectivity. Unreliable electricity. Bureaucracy. Corruption. The implicit message is that African entrepreneurs succeed despite these disadvantages. These challenges are real. But they are only one part of the story. Follow us on WhatsApp |…
How we made it in Africa II: Real stories of entrepreneurs turning opportunity into profit, the latest book by Jaco Maritz, has been recognised at the 2026 BCA African Business Book of the Year Award, taking the second runner-up prize at a ceremony held at the Institute of Directors in London on Friday, 3 July…
