Africa’s meaningful participation in the rapidly expanding global space economy will depend not only on technological advancement, but also on strengthening the continent’s legal, policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks for space governance. This was according to Nomfuneko Majaja, Chief Director of Space Affairs at the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and Africa…
Boomi, the data activation company for AI, and Couchbase, Inc., the operational data platform for AI, today announced a partnership through which the two companies are collaborating closely to accelerate AI pilots to production. The companies will co-engineer solutions that give customers a production-ready foundation for agentic AI, combining Boomi’s connectivity, runtime, and governance for…
TrustAfrica Sparks Reflection on Governance and Democracy in Africa On Tuesday, May 12, a high-level workshop organized by Trust Africa brought together researchers, activists, institutional representatives and academics at the Terrou-Bi in Dakar to reflect on the future of democracy and governance in Africa. Structured around two major discussions “What does it mean to reimagine…
Abuja — Former Liberian Deputy Foreign Minister, Elias B. Shoniyin, has called on African leaders to shift away from “personality-driven politics” and embrace institutional reforms, merit-based governance, and long-term development planning as the pathway to the continent’s transformation. Speaking Wednesday at the Africa Economic Summit Conclave in Abuja, Ambassador Shoniyin warned that Africa’s future socio-political…
Lungile Mginqi, digital transformation strategist. Spotless board pack: green hiding everything that matters. Years of routine: nod, note, offline, park, move on. But this time, the new chairman breaks the pattern and she asks: Can we articulate the enterprise rules for IT, decision rights by threshold, the non-negotiable principles, where trade-offs close, what escalates, and…
Tendi Nyathi, chief risk and governance officer at Ozow. South African payments company Ozow has appointed Tendi Nyathi as chief risk and governance officer, effective 1 April. Nyathi moves from her current role as chief legal officer into the newly created position, which consolidates governance, risk and legal functions under a single leadership role. “Regulation…
Africa’s digital future hinges on effective governance and combating cybercrime to foster economic growth, trust, and innovation while addressing significant gaps in digital literacy among leaders. As the first quarter of the 21st century passes, it is becoming increasingly clear that Africa’s ability to catch up with the rest of the world will depend on…
Datacentrix Group CEO, Ahmed Mahomed. (Image: Datacentrix) Datacentrix, which positions itself as a leading hybrid ICT systems integrator and managed services provider, has further reinforced its position as a trusted partner through the achievement of new ISO certifications, alongside the recertification of existing international standards. The organisation’s focus on risk management and continuous improvement translates…
Despite spending billions on health every year, many African health systems remain underfunded and heavily dependent on external assistance. Then, African leaders adopted the Abuja Declaration, which pledged to allocate at least 15% of their national budgets to health care. Yet, as fiscal spaces tighten and debt burdens grow, a new consensus is emerging: the problem isn’t…
Legacy governance issues within the communications ministry’s entities will be ironed out with new measures. (Image source: 123RF) The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has introduced several reforms to arrest the governance crises within its entities. This was revealed during a briefing to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies on…
