HIV remains one of the biggest public health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, a region that accounts for approximately two-thirds of about 40 million people living with HIV globally. Young people continue to account for a large share of new infections, with an estimated 370,000 new infections occurring among those aged 15-24 in 2024 alone. This…
Digital tools are changing the way countries manage everything from tracking refugees to caring for the elderly. But as nations gather at the UN this week to discuss the future of our population growth, two major hurdles are taking centre stage: a lack of funding and a widening gap between those who have access to…
Majority of citizens say they suffered shortage of clean water during the past year. Key findings On average across 38 countries, water supply ranks third among the most important problems that Africans want their government to address, trailing unemployment and health and tied with education, the increasing cost of living, and infrastructure/roads. Water outranks all…
Zethu Lubisi, ICT manager for planning and governance at the University of the Witwatersrand. A lack of data literacy, not artificial intelligence (AI), poses the biggest threat to today’s workforce, according to Zethu Lubisi, ICT manager for planning and governance at the University of the Witwatersrand. Speaking yesterday at the ITWeb Data Insights Summit at…
[CAPTION] Company leaders are increasingly positioning AI as a driver of growth. (Image created using GenAI via ChatGPT) Artificial intelligence (AI) will this year become a central pillar of leadership strategy, shaping how organisations plan to grow, compete and reinvent their operating models. However, the gap between ambition and execution will remain one of the…
Africa — NEARLY one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded, and too often invisible. Each number hides a moment of heartbreak, and every uncounted loss represents a missed opportunity to learn and to…
Land tenure is the relationship, defined in law and customs, that people as individuals or groups have with land. It involves a bundle of rights to land, such as the right to use, sell, or bequeath land. Secure tenure is crucial for people to have secure homes, for food production, and for the economy. For…
The partners aim to cultivate a generation of African digital leaders who can strike a balance between innovation and effective regulation. Cambridge Enterprise and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria have partnered to enhance Africa’s capacity to strike a balance between innovation and regulation within the continent’s rapidly evolving fintech landscape. The collaboration is…
Tuberculosis (TB) is once again in the global spotlight as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that years of progress in fighting the deadly disease could be undone by severe funding shortfalls and unequal access to care. In its Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 released today, WHO reveals that TB continues to kill over 1.2 million…
The illegal trade in giant African harvester ants endangers local biodiversity and could spread invasive species in destination countries. Four men were convicted in May for attempting to smuggle 5 440 giant African harvester ants from Kenya to Europe and Asia. The suspects (from Belgium, Vietnam and Kenya) were ordered to pay US$7 700 each…
