Four years after Milkor earmarked five of its 380 drones for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), South Africa has still not bought one. The Cape Town-built aircraft is flying for a customer in the Middle East instead, Milkor says. “South Africa is not a direct customer in the sense that they have bought,”…
The Ecowas Court is a west African regional body located in Abuja, Nigeria, serving the now 12-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The court, originally set up to handle economic matters related to the Ecowas Treaty, was given a human rights mandate in 2005. Since then, of the hundreds of cases the court…
In his latest book, Institute for Security Studies founder Jakkie Cilliers challenges assumptions on whether democracy and the demographic dividend will lead to development in Africa. Jakkie Cilliers is not afraid to court controversy. In his latest book, Africa’s Road to Prosperity: 10 Things to Know, just published, Cilliers, founder of the Institute for Security…
For #WomensMonth, we speak to Samsung Africa chief marketing officer Kgomotso Mannya about her more than two-decade career in marketing, her transition from beauty and consumer goods into technology, and what it takes for women to progress into positions where they have real commercial influence. Kgomotso Mannya | image supplied Mannya has led brands across…
U.S. Navy sailors work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it transits the Arabian Sea to support U.S. military operations in the war with Iran Aug. 20, 2026. U.S. Navy | Via Reuters Iran’s foreign minister said on Friday that a return to diplomatic negotiations with the U.S. is…
In a teaching hospital in Kumasi, a young data analyst has already worked out how an AI triage tool could cut waiting times on the ward. In a market in Accra, a trader keeps records by hand that a simple model could turn into the credit history a bank would recognise. In a lecture hall…
The businesses pulling ahead today have redesigned processes so information moves automatically. (Image source: iStock) For years, business growth followed a familiar formula. More customers meant hiring more people. More work meant expanding the team. More administration meant adding another pair of hands to keep things moving. That approach worked when growth was driven by…
Rethinking BI testing or quality assurance isn’t about adding more steps for their own sake; it’s about replacing an impression with a verifiable claim. (Image source: iStock) A dashboard opens. The visuals render cleanly. The numbers look plausible. Someone nods, and the report is deployed. Too many BI report outputs are signed off with nothing…
Hair found in Nancy Guthrie’s home in Arizona is not linked to any potential suspects in her disappearance, federal law enforcement officials said Thursday. In a brief statement, the FBI’s Phoenix office said that “all hair had been resolved and it does not point to a suspect” in the investigation. The FBI declined to comment…
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — For decades, South Africa has been at the epicentre of the global HIV epidemic. Today, it is becoming the testing ground for what many scientists believe could be the most important advance in HIV prevention since daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a twice-yearly injection that has shown almost complete protection against…
