A Qantas Airways Boeing 737 aircraft takes off from Sydney International Airport in Sydney on August 18, 2025. David Gray | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Australian flag carrier Qantas rose to a record high Thursday after its full-year earnings results beat estimates, buoyed by resilient demand across its domestic and international networks. Qantas…
African Heads of State have expressed strong confidence in investors following positive responses to commitments made on the opening day of the African Union-Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) Water Summit 2025. Speaking on the sidelines of the summit on Thursday, Executive Secretary and CEO of the Global Water Partnership (GWP), Alex Sialabwi, said investors and…
Having shaped the treaty, Africa must capitalise on recent global momentum to benefit from a new era in ocean governance. In June, the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) culminated in an ambitious political declaration that marks a turning point for global ocean governance. The highlight was the progress made in adopting the Biodiversity Beyond…
Dakar — An estimated 80,000 children are at high risk of cholera, as the rainy season begins across West and Central Africa. The heightened risk of cholera spreading is driven by active outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Nigeria, which raise the threat of cross-border transmission to neighbouring countries. Chad, Republic…
Luis da Silva, CEO at Healthbridge. With its unmatched ability to process vast datasets at speed and scale, AI is opening new frontiers in diagnosis, treatment and healthcare delivery. The impact on global health systems is profound: enabling earlier interventions, advancing personalised medicine and significantly reducing administrative inefficiencies. New York-based CB Insights’ latest State of…
A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday reported a near 61% year-on-year rise in second-quarter profit, hitting…
Sub-Saharan Africans boosted their savings at the fastest pace in more than a decade, driven by the growing impact of mobile money accounts across the continent. The share of adults in sub-Saharan Africa who saved through formal channels surged by 12 percentage points to 35% in 2024, the second-highest regional rate after East Asia and…
Frans du Toit High School has received a fully equipped robotics and coding classroom, thanks to a partnership between Palabora Mining Company (PMC) and LH Marthinusen (LHM), which aims to boost digital skills education and development in Phalaborwa. Supplied image This initiative forms part of a broader socioeconomic development commitment by both organisations to uplift…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will hold a media briefing in Beijing on 16 July, an official from the company said on Sunday, marking his second visit to the country after a trip in April where he stressed the importance of the Chinese market. Since 2022, the US government has…
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta shares hit a record high on Monday, underscoring investor interest in the company’s new AI superintelligence group. The company’s shares reached $747.90 during midday trading, topping Meta’s previous stock…
