Abuja — The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has urged African countries to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI), or risk been left behind in digital development. The minister stated this on Monday in Abuja at the 2025 Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) with the theme: “Building Continental Digital Foundations for Equitable…
Apple CEO Tim Cook. Carlos Barria/Reuters Apple CEO Tim Cook signalled on Thursday the iPhone maker was ready to spend more to catch up to rivals in artificial intelligence by building more data centres or buying a larger player in the segment, a departure from a long practice of fiscal frugality. Apple has struggled to…
Namibia’s capacity to detect and respond to public health threats is expected to improve significantly following the launch of the Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guideline in Windhoek on Monday. World Health Organisation (WHO) representative Richard Banda says the guideline is part of the third edition of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy, which Namibia…
By 2050 the global market for non-military drones is expected to have transformed how goods and people move across cities and rural landscapes. In South Africa, where road access remains limited in many regions and urban congestion chokes daily logistics, drones present an opportunity to leapfrog legacy infrastructure and reimagine mobility from the sky down…
