World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with global K-pop powerhouse ENHYPEN in Seoul on 22 October to celebrate the success of their collaboration for World Blood Donor Day 2026 and recognize the group’s role in inspiring young people around the world to donate blood and save lives. The collaboration between WHO…
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto says it will be difficult for Saudi Arabia to host next year’s tournament as scheduled. Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026 The ongoing security situation in Saudi Arabia makes it difficult for the country to host football’s 2027 Asian Cup as scheduled, Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto has warned. Several major…
Hosts and reigning champions Senegal play host to the TotalEnergies CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Senegal 2026 aiming to extend their dominance of the continental game. With five consecutive titles to their name, the Lions of Teranga will be determined to maintain their remarkable record on home soil. Senegal Team Profile: Appearances: 7th…
Direct-to-device satellite technology could extend mobile coverage into remote areas across Africa. (Image created via Gemini) Starlink’s current inability to enter the South African market highlights the regulatory hurdles facing satellite connectivity providers, as licensing requirements remain a key consideration for companies seeking to expand their presence across Africa. This was one of several discussion…
The battle for survival in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2026/27 reaches a decisive stage this weekend, with some of Africa’s most decorated clubs facing the prospect of early elimination as ambitious challengers seek to complete major upsets and secure places in the Group Stage. Four-time African champions Espérance, Algeria’s MC Alger and Angola’s Petro…
Volvo Cars said Friday it plans to cut 2,500 jobs after a sharp decline in its Chinese market weighed on third-quarter earnings. The Swedish automaker reported an operating loss of 5.6 billion Swedish kronor ($563.7 million) in the third quarter, down from an operating profit of 6.4 billion Swedish kronor in the previous period. The…
Copenhagen/Geneva/New York — An agreement announced today will cut the price of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine by approximately 40 per cent. The deal, executed by UNICEF and financially backed by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is expected to generate around US$50 million in savings between 2027 and 2029. As demand for malaria vaccines grows, this could…
Réan van Niekerk Metacom has spent 25 years designing its own routers and running private networks for some of Africa’s biggest retailers, without a cent of venture capital. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, founder Réan van Niekerk tells Fanie van Rooyen how the Cape Town company came to connect more than 6 000 ATMs,…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to push value addition, mineral beneficiation and industrialisation across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) during Zimbabwe’s chairmanship of the regional bloc. Mnangagwa said African countries must move away from exporting raw materials and instead process their natural resources locally to create jobs, boost industrial development and…
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a response Thursday opposing an effort to bar her from acting as special prosecutor in the Cornell University rape investigation over claims of political bias. James said in a court filing that the petition to remove her as special prosecutor relies on claims that “are not justiciable.” An…
