Defending champions South Africa and hosts Mozambique will contest the final of the TotalEnergies CAF under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | Cosafa Qualifier on Sunday after impressive semi-final victories secured their places at the continental finals in Ghana next year. South Africa twice came from behind to defeat Zambia 4-2 in an entertaining encounter, while…
“I want my pictures to hurt you, I don’t want you having any free rides, I’m there to upset you and I’m there to make you feel uncomfortable the way I feel when I go to bed at night, otherwise there’s no point in me going in the first place.” That is what legendary British…
Kenya coach Benni McCarthy has named his final squad for the opening TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers against Eritrea and Guinea, with captain Michael Olunga leading the Harambee Stars attack. McCarthy has selected 24 players for the two matches, combining established internationals with a number of emerging players based both in Kenya…
The Debmarine Desert Jewels head coach, Julene Meyer, on Monday named the final 12-player squad that will represent Namibia at the Africa Netball Cup in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament, scheduled for 19 to 27 September, will feature 10 teams in the women’s section, with two qualification spots for the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney,…
South Africa has been selected to host the 2028 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) International Final. The event, showing on the African continent for the first time, will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) during the second week of December of that year. Supplied image: Team Resolute and WRO 2026 WRO participation…
EIG, a leading institutional investor in the global energy and infrastructure sectors, today announced the final close of EIG Senior Infrastructure Debt Fund VI (“SIDF VI”) at $1.9 billion, nearly double the size of its predecessor fund. Together with $2.1 billion committed to single investor vehicles, this exceeds the strategy’s original $3 billion target and…
Last year’s runners-up ZESCO Ndola Girls will face two-time African champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the final of the CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier Botswana 2026 on Saturday after both came through tough semi-final clashes. Zambia’s ZESCO edged Silver Strikers of Malawi 2-1 in the first of Thursday’s semi-finals, before Sundowns saw off defending…
Finance and water emerge as defining issues at COP17. PHOTO/UNCCD. By PATRICK MAYOYO ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia Negotiators, ministers, scientists and civil society leaders have entered a decisive phase of global talks aimed at tackling desertification, land degradation and drought, as the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to…
As the 17th session of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification enters its final week in Ulaanbaatar, ministers and global leaders will focus on finance, water, land, and food systems. The second and decisive week of the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD COP17, began on Monday, in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia,…
Ninety One has closed its third Africa Credit Opportunities Fund with $404 million, including leverage, as the investment manager expands private lending to companies and infrastructure projects across Africa and other emerging markets. Investors include development finance institutions, pension funds and family offices from Africa, Europe, the UK, the US and Canada. The fund, known…
