Former Patriots guard Will Perry says he has unfinished business with African basketball and hopes to spend a few more seasons on the continent before pursuing opportunities elsewhere. The American is set for another short stint with Moroccan powerhouse FUS Rabat, where he will feature ahead of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2027 qualifiers. Perry,…
Addis Ababa — Former African leaders and senior officials called for accelerated continental integration, greater investment in technological capabilities, and stronger African institutions. The call was made during a high-level panel at the 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa in Bahir Dar, where former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, former Nigerian President Goodluck…
Sinead Samputh in 2025, when she won the Inspired Builds global robotics competition for her low-cost health-assistant robot. (Image source: supplied) A Durban school pupil who received international recognition for two robotics inventions is using her skills to introduce disadvantaged children to coding, with the aim of helping them develop their own technology solutions. Sinead…
Approximately 800 million young people entering the labour market in developing economies over the coming years will not find jobs unless countries act, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) warned on Tuesday, as the agency launched two initiatives to boost investment and employment. “If you look at the next 15 years, there will…
Something important happened in Kigali last week, and it had little to do with the size of the crowd. At the second edition of the Umurage International Books & Art Festival, held under the theme “The Future Is Written: Human Voices, Intelligent Tools,” African publishers, writers, educators, artists and policymakers asked questions the continent’s book…
Vodacom Group CIO Mohamed Sami Mohamed Sami, group CIO at Vodacom, says autonomous AI agents that resolve customer problems without handing them to a human are the next big shift in customer experience – and that it is closer than many think. Speaking on TechCentral’s Meet the CIO podcast series, which is brought to our…
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Vice President JD Vance acknowledged Thursday that Republicans face an “uphill climb” in next month’s midterm elections — and that the results may be a data point he reviews as he decides whether to run for president in 2028. “Historically there’s always a bit of an uphill climb, and I…
Sentech, South Africa’s national digital infrastructure provider, will participate as headline sponsor and exhibitor at the fifth annual Future of Work Dialogue 2026, taking place on 30 September and 1 October 2026 at The Maslow Hotel, Time Square, Menlyn Maine, Pretoria. Convened by the Institute for the Future of Work at Tshwane University of Technology…
What if every baby born in Africa started life with an all-access key to the 21st century? Not a smartphone or an AI assistant, but something much more – fundamental recognition that says you are here, you are known, and you belong. At the just-concluded UNGA81, I listened to African leaders reflect on what it…
Uganda has begun the countdown to the 2027 Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) Africa, with the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Kampala Serena Hotel hosting a launch reception aimed at positioning the country as a destination for hospitality and tourism investment. The reception brought together hospitality investors, hotel operators, tourism industry leaders, government representatives, professional associations…
