Frogfoot plots acquisitions as Octotel and MetroFibre weigh a merger
Frogfoot CEO Shane Chorley Frogfoot plans to keep buying small fibre network operators in South Africa’s affluent suburbs and expects larger networks to come up for sale in the next few years, CEO Shane Chorley told the TechCentral Show. Chorley said acquisitions of small fibre network operators (FNOs) in the “leafy suburbs” were another key…
Africa: Ecowas Court and Women’s Rights in West Africa – What’s Working – and What Isn’t
The Ecowas Court is a west African regional body located in Abuja, Nigeria, serving the now 12-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The court, originally set up to handle economic matters related to the Ecowas Treaty, was given a human rights mandate in 2005. Since then, of the hundreds of cases the court…
Vance talks 2028, Ted Cruz and a tough midterm climate that could factor into his future
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Thursday that Republicans face an “uphill climb” in next month’s midterm elections — and that the results may be a data point he reviews as he decides whether to run for president in 2028. “Historically there’s always a bit of an uphill climb, and I…
Africa: Rising Co₂ Is Making African Savanna Grasses Grow More – What This Means for Grazing, Fire and Carbon Storage
Plants use carbon dioxide (CO₂) in photosynthesis to make the carbohydrates they need to grow. As the CO₂ in the atmosphere rises, mainly because humans are burning fossil fuels, many plants can photosynthesise more or use water more efficiently. This is known as “CO₂ fertilisation”. Scientists have carried out numerous studies into CO₂ fertilisation in…
US funding cuts put R2.5bn SA sci-tech research at risk
Science, technology and innovation minister professor Blade Nzimande. The US funding cuts to the national system of innovation have exposed South Africa’s over-reliance on foreignresearch funding and limitations to its science, tech and innovation (STI) funding model. This, as nearly R2.5 billion in research activities and more than 2 000 research positions remain at risk,…
Seoul warns ‘further action’ if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has threatened to take unspecified “further action” if Ukraine does not issue a public apology for revealing that two North Korean prisoners of war had been sent to the South. Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky made the disclosure to the UN general assembly last week, angering Seoul, who said the…
Norrsken22’s Lexi Novitske on how China is winning African tech
Norrsken22 general partner Lexi Novitske Chinese companies have built their position in African technology one layer at a time – first phones and telecoms equipment, then fintech and now the AI models that local start-ups build on. American private capital, meanwhile, is pulling back. Lexi Novitske, general partner at Norrsken22, thinks US investors will regret…
What we’re learning about the FlyDubai co-pilot who allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane
One day after a FlyDubai co-pilot made a violent attempt to crash the passenger aircraft and was subdued by passengers and other crew members, questions about his identity and motive continued to swirl Thursday. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was approaching Israel when the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the flight captain and attempted to crash…
SA advertisers lose up to R12bn a year to ad fraud
One in five hits on an advert isn’t a genuine human interaction. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Magnific) South African advertisers could be being defrauded of between R2.8 billion and R12 billion a year through programmatic online advertising, according to TruthsetsOnline.com’s analysis of local campaigns. Marc Dhalluin, co-founder of TruthsetsOnline.com, estimates South Africa’s digital advertising market…