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Dr Titus Mathe, the new CEO of the Technology Innovation Agency. (Image: Supplied) The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has appointed Dr Titus Mathe as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective 1 April. Mathe replaces Ismail Abdoola, who held the CEO role in an acting capacity. In a statement, the agency says it looks forward…
Washington — The World Bank Group has supported new Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF) with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger for the 2026-2031 period. These frameworks aim to stimulate job creation, especially for youth and women, by strengthening human capital, infrastructure, and agricultural productivity, while supporting targeted reforms and private sector development. Grounded in the…
Cairo, Egypt — Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, has approved a $10 billion emergency facility to shield African and Caribbean economies from the fallout of escalating tensions in the Gulf, as policymakers race to contain a fresh wave of global economic disruption. The lender’s board signed off on the Gulf Crisis Response Programme (GCRP),…
Ben Roberts-Smith’s case is not only unprecedented for Australia but “extraordinary” for the globe too, scholars say.
For millions of South Africans, access to opportunity is still determined by access to tools, particularly smartphones and digital financial services that allow for participation in the modern economy. M-KOPA South Africa’s 2025 Impact Report offers a clear view of what happens when those barriers are removed at scale. Read the full M-KOPA report “South…
Ugandan President Museveni to Be Sworn On May 12 President Yoweri Museveni is set to be sworn in for his seventh term in office on May 12, 2026, following his victory in the January 15 presidential elections. Alan Kasujja, Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, confirmed that the ceremony will take place at the Kololo Ceremonial…
Smarter industrial policy can advance Africa’s economic transformation and create jobs WASHINGTON, April 8, 2026–Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery from a decade of global shocks is showing signs of stalling, with growth projections for 2026 revised downward by 0.3 percentage points from estimates previously published in October 2025, according to the latest edition of the Africa…
4/8: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News U.S.-Iran ceasefire in fragile place; NATO chief Mark Rutte meets with President Trump at the White House.
Lungile Mginqi, digital transformation strategist. Spotless board pack: green hiding everything that matters. Years of routine: nod, note, offline, park, move on. But this time, the new chairman breaks the pattern and she asks: Can we articulate the enterprise rules for IT, decision rights by threshold, the non-negotiable principles, where trade-offs close, what escalates, and…
