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Africa: Lamola Calls for South Africa-Zimbabwe Ties to Deliver Jobs, Investment and Infrastructure

eriinfo.com2 months ago09 mins

South Africa and Zimbabwe must move beyond their strong historical and political ties and translate their bilateral relationship into tangible economic opportunities, including investment, trade, jobs, infrastructure and improved livelihoods. This was a message delivered by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, on Thursday, at the opening of the Ministerial Meeting segment of the…

Absa’s AI is writing its code and answering its calls

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

More than 1 400 Absa developers are now using AI-assisted coding tools, including GitHub Copilot and Anthropic’s Claude Code, the bank disclosed on Wednesday in a statement on its first-half technology performance. It is the second disclosure of an AI development stack by one of South Africa’s big four banks in a week. Standard Bank named…

Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election

eriinfo.com2 months ago05 mins

Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for wartime elections, in what is widely seen as the biggest challenge to Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency since Russia’s full-scale invasion four and a half years ago. “Democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia,” said Fedorov, 35, in a video posted to YouTube on Tuesday, adding that Ukraine…

Norway Football Federation calls for FIFA president to resign | Football

eriinfo.com2 months ago01 mins

NewsFeed Norway’s football federation has called on Gianni Infantino to resign and referred three issues to FIFA’s ethics committee, including the reversal of US striker Balogun’s suspension and Trump’s FIFA peace prize. Published On 8 Aug 20268 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

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Africa: Speaker Calls for Stronger Parliamentary Cooperation to Advance Africa’s Agenda 2063

eriinfo.com2 months ago03 mins

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, has called for stronger parliamentary cooperation across the African continent to advance Africa’s Agenda 2063. She was addressing the opening of the 26th Conference of Speakers of National and Regional Parliaments convened under the auspices of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand. Welcoming parliamentary leaders and…

Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation Calls For 2027 Applications

eriinfo.com3 months ago08 mins

The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched its 2027 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a special call out to engineers and innovators in South Africa, the home to two shortlisted candidates this year. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, which is part funded by the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, is the…

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West Africa: Senator Snowe Calls for Stronger Ecowas Parliament to Safeguard Democracy Across West Africa

eriinfo.com3 months ago09 mins

Oxford — Bomi County Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr. has called for far-reaching reforms to strengthen the ECOWAS Parliament, warning that democracy in West Africa stands at a critical crossroads as military coups, constitutional crises, insecurity, and weak institutions continue to threaten the region’s democratic progress. Delivering a public lecture at the University of Oxford…

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Africa: AUC Calls for Fundamental Overhaul of Africa’s Education System Through Digital Transformation

eriinfo.com3 months ago07 mins

Addis Ababa — The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on African countries to fundamentally transform their education systems through digital innovation. Speaking at the opening of the Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2026 in Addis Ababa, AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona, stressed that technology must reshape the…

Trump says ceasefire with Iran is over, calls it “a waste of time dealing with them”

eriinfo.com3 months ago018 mins

1m ago Kuwaiti army says it intercepted 15 Iranian missiles and drones Kuwait said Wednesday that it had intercepted two ballistic missiles and 13 drones fired by Iran. In a statement on X, the Kuwaiti army said it “detected, at dawn today, two hostile ballistic missiles and 13 hostile drones that breached Kuwaiti airspace.”…

Gambling Bill edges closer amid calls for crackdown

eriinfo.com3 months ago09 mins

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition wants an updated National Gambling Bill in front of Cabinet this year. (Image created by GenAI) The National Gambling Amendment Bill – in the works since 2018 – is before Parliament to be finalised as the industry calls for urgent action rather than more talk about blocking illegal…