Aerial view of vehicles being driven on the road through the central business district in Beijing, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday, after Wall Street declined Friday stateside as investors took a breather from the AI trade. “[Friday] is a value-outperforms-growth day,” said Jed Ellerbroek, portfolio manager at…
Science, technology and innovation minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina. Science, technology and innovation minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina has urged young Africans, particularly young women, to take their rightful place in science and innovation. The deputy minister was speaking at the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (FWIS) Sub-Saharan Africa young talents programme hosted at the African Leadership…
Nairobi — Montran has appointed Wohoro Ndohho as Regional Executive Director for its Africa operations as the payments and capital-markets technology firm moves to deepen its presence in a region pushing to modernise financial infrastructure. Ndohho, who has over 20 years of experience in finance, infrastructure and investment advisory, will be based in Nairobi and…
Global e-commerce giant, Temu was at the top of the list for Google’s 2025 Year in Search in SA. Google has released its 2025 Year in Search for South Africa, with Temu, general Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots leading the list of the top-trending searches that defined curiosity across the country this year….
From big-name omissions to bold youth movements, the latest lists from DR Congo, Cameroon and South Africa offer a revealing snapshot of ambition and strategy as Africa’s finest march toward December With the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco barley 19 days away, the continent’s heavyweights are laying their cards on the table. Final…
The 12th graduation convocation of William V. S. Tubman University (TU) was elevated by a stirring call for Pan-African unity and transformative leadership from Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Delivering the keynote address on the university’s Harper campus, the South African educator urged graduates to use their education as…
The Metacom acquisition of Isenzo Broadcasting will strengthen its multimedia and analytics leadership — expanding capabilities and driving retail innovation across Africa. Metacom, Africa’s premier provider of managed ICT and IoT solutions and services for the retail, financial services and engineering sectors, has announced the strategic acquisition of Isenzo Broadcasting, effective 1 July 2025. This…
The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has indicated that Africa must take full charge of its peace and security agenda to secure its future. She said the continent could no longer afford to be a bystander in global affairs and must instead act as a confident and proactive force. This was contained in a…
BANJUL — First Lady Kartumu Yarta Boakai has urged African women to embrace innovation rooted in compassion, declaring that “it’s Africa’s turn to lead” as she addressed fellow First Ladies and dignitaries at the 12th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary Conference. Speaking at the event, which began October 14 and ends October 15, 2025, in…
A New Scramble, Waged in Data Africa is once again at the center of a global scramble. This time not for rubber, gold, or oil, but for data. Every mobile payment, social media post, satellite image, and biometric enrollment enriches the digital empires of Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, and other power centers. The pattern is hauntingly…
