Walt Disney Co. is launching a new large-format screen certification called Infinity Vision, a strategic move designed to secure premium real estate for its blockbusters. The label is set to debut in time for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday this December, providing a standardized high-quality experience across thousands of theatres worldwide. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile…
Ernst Fonternel, chief consumer officer, postpaid and home at MTN South Africa. (Image: Supplied) Pi, a digital network operator that offers mobile and home connectivity through a mobile and web-based platform, has entered South Africa’s telecommunications sector, offering customers “prepaid-like services” for a fixed, monthly instalment. According to a statement, the service operates on MTN’s…
Many of the world’s most impactful leaders began as a one-person army. Through resilience, an innovative spirit, and integrity, they have transformed one-employee ventures into forces to be reckoned with and solidified their names in the annals of great leadership. Okosubide Mozimo, Managing Director of Arco Worldwide Services, AWS, Limited, is one such leader. AWS…
A new book called Urban Health in Africa explores how rapid urbanisation across the continent shapes public health and wellbeing. Drawing on diverse research and case studies, the book reframes African cities not just as sites of challenge, but as places of innovation, resilience and opportunity. We spoke to global health researcher Elaine Nsoesie and…
In season two of the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt, the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Centre descends into chaos after a ransomware cyber attack on neighbouring hospitals prompts it to shut down its digital systems. This may be the plotline of an award-winning US TV drama, but it reflects the reality of the already-strained…
Despite some progress made globally, children around the world still face serious and evolving risks of being sold, sexually exploited and abused, the UN independent human rights expert on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, Mama Fatima Singhateh, warned on Monday. “There is a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of these crimes,”…
A Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department roadblock. (Source: OUTA) The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) is challenging a tender issued by the Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) for a turnkey IT solution for the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO). In a statement, the non-profit civil action organisation argues there are several flaws in…
Amid the ongoing war in Sudan, Chad, the country receiving the most refugees in Central Africa, saw slight improvements in its humanitarian situation last year, but as one of the most vulnerable nations on the African continent, it is still struggling to support four million people in need. Here’s what you need to know: Fighting…
Hermina lives in the Central African Republic (CAR), Murjanatu in northern Nigeria, and Sabera is a Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh. Though they live in vastly different places, the struggles they have faced simply for being pregnant bring them closer together. “I walked from five to nine in the morning,” says Hermina Nandode, cradling her baby…
Geneva — As we look back on 2025, the world experienced a year of both remarkable achievement and profound challenge in global health. Multilateralism, science and solidarity were tested as never before, underscoring a fundamental truth: international cooperation is not optional. It is essential if we are to protect and promote health for everyone, everywhere…
