NICO Group says it is banking on the Malawi Queens to clinch the 2026 Africa Netball Cup in Nairobi and punch their ticket to the 2027 Netball World Cup in Australia. Addressing journalists at a press briefing here on Sunday, the company’s Head of Marketing and Customer Experience, Taweni Gondwe Xaba, said NICO’s confidence was…
Every business runs on documents nobody fully reads. That is where risk hides and money leaks. One salesperson caught a R65,000 error in five minutes. Any team can too. Robyn F, a busy salesperson, handles more than 50 documents in a typical month, including quotes, purchase orders, and the day-to-day paperwork her role demands. Scrutinizing…
Nairobi — The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission has warned consumers across the region about a recalled batch of Woolworths’ WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo over possible bacterial contamination. Woolworths, a South African retailer, recalled the 250ml shampoo after it was found to be potentially contaminated with Pluralibacter gergoviae, a bacterium that can occur in wet…
45m ago Fighting intensifies in Yemen after Houthis expand control of key shipping lane The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea coast, and the Houthis fired into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government. Yemen’s government vowed to send more forces…
In South Africa, the debate about protecting young people from drugs is increasingly raising a different question: are current policies actually helping those who need support most? Charity Monareng, Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy International, said answering that question requires looking beyond prevention and asking whether young people have meaningful access to…
Amit Sahni, Director of Sales, Exaze. (Image: AI-enhanced) More than 25 years in technology sales and business development – including close to six years building Exaze’s presence in South Africa since joining in January 2021 – have taught me things that no management textbook quite captures. The clearest lesson is this: the quality of what…
BRICS Calls for Diplomacy and Trade Cooperation BRICS leaders have adopted the 45-page New Delhi Declaration, calling for greater diplomacy, conflict prevention and stronger multilateral cooperation. The declaration expressed deep concern over the ongoing Middle East conflict, urged maximum restraint and called for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure. BRICS also condemned unilateral tariffs and…
Israeli settlements are Jewish-only communities built illegally on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. These settlements often look like ordinary suburbs: uniform townhouses, red-tiled roofs, and neat lawns, perched atop hills that give them a commanding view of the Palestinian towns and villages carved up to make room for them. Recommended Stories list…
The 45-page New Delhi declaration was adopted on Saturday, the first day of the BRICS leaders’ annual summit. The BRICS group of nations adopted a new declaration calling for conflict prevention, stronger multilateral ties, and condemning terrorism as well as unilateral trade measures. The declaration also expressed concerns over the 7-month-long war in the Middle…
Dario Amodei An essay by Anthropic’s CEO calling for a slowing down of AI development may look like a rational statement focused on safety risks, but it is really a “Cold War playbook” targeting China, the state-backed Global Times said in an editorial. In the essay published on Saturday and later endorsed by OpenAI CEO…
