Smart ID cards are key to the DHA’s modernisation programme. (Photograph by DHA) The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) issued over four million smart ID cards in 2025, the highest rate of delivery in the history of the department. For the 2025 calendar year, the department says a total of 4 002 964 smart ID…
Nairobi — The United States and the African Union (AU) have launched a Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG) aimed at accelerating US-Africa economic partnerships. The pact seeks to create jobs, boost prosperity, and strengthen economic security on both sides of the Atlantic. US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and African Union Commission…
SolarAfrica secures R1.5 billion to deliver power to SA businesses. Independent power producer SolarAfrica has secured R1.5 billion in funding to build SunCentral 2, the next 114MW plant of its utility-scale solar development in the Northern Cape. SunCentral is a large-scale solar photovoltaic plant located between Hanover and De Aar in the Northern Cape. The…
Just 20 countries produce 80% of the world’s oil, gas and coal. Since 2019, researchers have released regular reports analysing how these governments plan to continue drilling and mining for fossil fuels – and how those plans diverge from the global climate goal set out in the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit temperature rise…
In this episode of ITWeb TV, Lincoln Mali, CEO of Lesaka Southern Africa, talks about how the company grew from a struggling operation to a fintech powerhouse, and how its acquisition of Bank Zero will unlock new digital banking opportunities for customers. Lesaka Technologies’ acquisition of Bank Zero is expected to significantly strengthen the fintech…
Vodacom and MTN are strengthening their networks ahead of the festive season. Vodacom and MTN, South Africa’s largest mobile network operators, are strengthening their networks ahead of the festive season to handle the surge in holiday traffic, travel and data usage. This, as mobile operators typically experience sharp increases in voice, data and mobile money…
Washington, D.C. / Geneva — World Bank Group and Gavi sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen immunisation, primary healthcare and regional vaccine manufacturing Together, the partners will help countries mobilise a targeted US$ 2 billion from 2026-2030 to support them on their path to fully funding immunisation and primary health care priorities…
The organisation said the continent must urgently protect hard-won gains against HIV amid a rapidly changing global funding landscape that threatens to slow progress. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on African governments to increase domestic investment and strengthen health systems as countries mark the 2025 World AIDS Day. The global health agency said…
AI has moved from theory to practice. It has slipped into everyday workflows, reshaped expectations and set a new standard for productivity. Microsoft 365 Copilot sits at the centre of this shift. It brings advanced AI into the tools people already trust: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams. The familiar becomes more powerful and work begins…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia needs to make the most of the 32nd UN Climate Change Conference (COP32) to play a pivotal player in the global fight against climate change and to transform its rich cultural heritage into a platform for promoting tourism, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. The Prime Minister gave today directions to the…
