From Click to Doorstep: Optimising Last-Mile Delivery with GIS 80% of South African shoppers reported that they would walk away if delivery options don’t meet expectations. In this environment, the accuracy of a single address can make or break profitability. For logistics companies operating on notoriously low margins, every failed delivery or re-attempt translates directly…
Berlin — As delegates from around the world and across the private sector and civil society gather for the 2025 World Health Summit, the Reaching Every Child in Humanitarian Settings (REACH) consortium has officially administered over 20 million vaccine doses to children in humanitarian and conflict-affected settings – namely in Chad, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nigeria, South…
Malawi is hosting a three-day Africa Broadband Mapping to map and promote inclusive digital transformation across Sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking during the official launch of National Broadband Mapping System in Lilongwe, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) Director of Telecommunications, Edward Kauka said there is need for countries to have broadband mapping system to identify gaps to…
A French onion delivery made eyes water more than usual when Dutch authorities discovered two hand grenades hidden among the vegetables, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Wednesday. The grenades, dating from 1925, were found in a consignment of onions heading from France to a factory in the northern Dutch province of…
Absa’s Johnson Idesoh and AWS’s Tanuja Randery put pen to paper to further entrench digital service delivery through cloud migration. Absa Group has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate its migration to cloud as part of its continuous digital transformation journey. The companies established an alliance in 2015 and, according…
A Just Eat delivery rider cycles through Manchester, UK. Phil Noble/Reuters Technology investor Prosus gained EU antitrust approval on Monday for its €4.1-billion (R84-billion) bid for Just Eat Takeaway, after agreeing to sell down its stake in Delivery Hero. Amsterdam-headquartered Prosus, which is majority owned by Naspers, announced the deal in February, banking on its…
Brad Gilmour, director at RegCom As many organisations faced growing uncertainty around the sustainability of state-linked services, the company stepped in with a compliant, technology-driven alternative for digitally verifiable communications. This ensured continuity at a time when others were struggling to maintain service. The company’s Registered Email™ and Registered SMS™ services have continued without interruption,…
MONROVIA, July 11, 2025 – The World Bank’s annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released Thursday, reveals that despite a stable average CPIA score for the region, there is an urgent need for governments in Africa to improve the delivery of essential services to promote inclusive, sustainable growth. The CPIA…
A Tesla logo outside the company’s Tilburg Factory and Delivery Center. Karol Serewis | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the automaker completed its first driverless delivery of a new car to a customer, routing a Model Y SUV from the company’s Austin, Texas, Gigafactory to an apartment building in the area on June…
Nairobi — The Project Management Institute (PMI) Sub-Saharan Africa is leading a strategic delegation of African public and private sector leaders to China to explore best practices in large-scale project delivery, talent development, and organisational agility. The delegation–comprising officials from South Africa’s Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, corporate executives, academia, and professional bodies–will engage…
