From left: Nicolas Fierens Gevaert (Belgium Consul General), Catherine Bauwens (Awex), Anton Jacobsz (Smart Hands Africa) and Anthony Senter (ATOMNIA). Belgium has announced its support for a digital partnership, launched at AfricaCom 2025, to roll out a pay-as-you-go SASE (secure access service edge) cyber security and SD-WAN network solution, OMNIA, primarily targeting Africa’s SME market….
Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter Tax collections are expected to remain buoyant in the medium term, with the South African Revenue Service working on eight “generation projects”, including the adoption of new technologies and upskilling staff in AI, to improve revenue collection. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana delivered in his medium-term budget policy statement on Wednesday. By…
Over the past decade or so, the world has witnessed epidemics, one after another: SARS, Bird flu, Swine flu, Ebola, Marburg virus, and the deadly Covid pandemic. About a century ago, there was devastation due to infectious diseases, as there were no effective measures or medicines to check or cure infections. ALSO READ: From heart…
Ikamva Digital – a digital learning platform that offers flexible, mobile-friendly learning pathways in high-demand skills – has officially been launched by Microsoft South Africa, in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Supplied image – back row (L-R): Sohail Dhoda, Head of Business, Growth and Strategy at Philanthrosoft; Tobias Muehler, Head of…
Airtel Africa Foundation has teamed up with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA), and Cisco to expand digital skills training and Internet access across Rwanda. The partnership was announced during the three-day Mobile World Congress in Kigali, held from October 21 to 23, 2025, and forms part of the Digital…
Johannesburg — The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) has officially rolled out its new Anti-Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) Policy Tracker Tool, a collaborative tool or an innovative digital system designed to strengthen accountability, evidence-based advocacy, and learning across Africa’s tax and fiscal policy landscape. The policy tracker was also launched in partnership with the African…
Brazzaville/Oslo — New funding to the AdVAncIng Clinical TRials Excellence in Africa (AVAREF) could help accelerate the development of life-saving vaccines to contain infectious disease outbreaks on the continent. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) is providing $1 million to AVAREF as part of a new two-year project to enhance the efficiency with which…
Wayne Parkes, Public Sector lead at Hitachi Vantara. With attacks on public sector organisations soaring globally, Hitachi Vantara South Africa is moving to help the local public sector build resilience and underpin uninterrupted service delivery. Gerald Painter, Managing Director at Hitachi Vantara Africa, says the organisation is gearing up to boost public sector cyber resilience…
Addis Ababa — Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, addressed the AU Peace and Security Council on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80) in New York on Wednesday, presenting a comprehensive strategy to address the continent’s security challenges. Youssouf expressed gratitude to Angolan President João Lourenço for convening…
The words inclusivity, resilience, reforms – and many more coloured in green and blue – provided a bold, digital backdrop from artist Marsha Dunn for the first ever Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy. “This Biennial Summit is not just another meeting,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres. “It is the…
