Africa’s 18 million organised workers have sounded a strong warning ahead of the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), demanding climate justice, decent jobs, affordable energy and billions of dollars in climate financing to ensure that the continent does not bear the burden of the global energy transition. The Africa Regional Organisation of the…
Addis Ababa — Being an important country,which plays a key role in the peace of the region, Ethiopia deserves a presence in the Red Sea, Paul-Simon Handy, Institute for Security Studies Regional Director for East Africa and Representative to the African Union said. As an analyst, I can say any government has the right to…
Democrats have a sizable advantage in the battle for control of Congress days ahead of the midterm elections, a new national NBC News poll finds, with voters clamoring for change and voicing all-time high disapproval of President Donald Trump. Registered voters prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress by a 7-point margin, with Democrats leading Republicans 52%-45% —…
Yerevan, Armenia — At the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP17, the presence of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) is impossible to miss. Indigenous representatives speak at side events, participate in contact groups, advise negotiators and engage across multiple forums shaping the future of global biodiversity policy. Yet amid this growing visibility, one message…
Africa risks regulating AI it doesn’t own, says the African Union. (Image created with GenAI) Geopolitical uncertainty is prompting organisations to rethink where their data and artificial intelligence (AI) models reside, increasing interest in local cloud hosting and sovereign AI. The US, under president Donald Trump, and Israel launched strikes against Iran in February over…
South Africa’s AI education growth highlights the importance of combining technical expertise with essential human skills for future success. (Image: istockphoto.com). AI technology experts and education professionals say a recent increase in AI course enrolments in SA is significant, but the country’s efforts to develop AI skills alongside the human skills needed to apply them…
Tech professionals and educators agree that SA needs to emphasise AI and cyber security training to keep up with advances in emerging technologies. (Image source: iStock) South African organisations must intensify cyber security and AI training and strengthen collaboration between education institutions and industry to address critical technology skills shortages, cyber security professionals and educators…
Apple‘s iPhone Duo, its most expensive iPhone ever, went up for preorder Friday, with launch-day pickup inventory selling out and some online delivery estimates already slipping into late January. The company said in a statement that the preorder demand was “nothing short of extraordinary.” “We are working hard to get this revolutionary new product into…
Samsung Electronics has projected a landmark third-quarter operating profit of R1.32 trillion (₩107.4 trillion), marking the first time a global technology company has surpassed R1.23 trillion in quarterly earnings. Driven by a nearly nine-fold year-on-year surge in operating profit, the result represents Samsung’s fourth consecutive quarter of record earnings, fuelled by an escalating global memory…
The NBA season hasn’t even started and the Philadelphia 76ers’ signing of LeBron James is already paying off. The 76ers will help open the NBA regular season on Oct. 20 with a game against the reigning champion New York Knicks. From a new jersey patch sponsorship to ticket and merchandise sales, the LeBron economy has…
