The Africa Energy Efficiency Facility (AfEEF) – a legacy project of South Africa’s G20 presidency – aims to mobilise $3 billion over the next few years in a bid to combat crippling energy inefficiencies across the continent. This according to Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, who spoke at the legacy launch of…
Kenyan actress, social advocate and media personality, Catherine Kamau (Kate Actress), has been appointed Global Goodwill Ambassador for the new Bill Gates & Friends social movement, set to launch later this month in the United States. In this landmark role tied to the Bill Gates 70th Birthday Campaign, Catherine will represent Africa on the global…
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the…
How can businesses modernise their technologies while navigating the benefits and limitations of legacy systems? Business leaders know that technology is the engine that drives resilience, scalability and growth in their organisations. But technology also comes with limitations and challenges. Many organisations remain tethered to legacy platforms – COBOL, Natural, Adabas, mainframes – that underpin…
Pocket Casts is facing a backlash after a number of legacy users, who were promised an ad-free experience for life, began seeing advertisements within the app. The first reports of the issue appeared in early September on the Pocket Casts support forum and subreddit. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Packaging from mushrooms!…
Rahana Vally, Director at Brilliant Link. (Image: Supplied) In today’s fast-paced business environment, achieving real-time financial insights is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity for CFOs to drive strategic decisions and maintain a competitive edge. Yet, many finance leaders in South Africa are still grappling with outdated, legacy systems that stifle agility and innovation….
Nigeria was a prime medical tourism hub in the 1960s. It is hard to believe but no less true. The destination, usually for both the rich and even royalty, was the University Teaching Hospital, Ibadan. But so much has changed since then. Today, most of Nigeria’s and African elite seek medical care in Europe, India…
The consumer price of wireless internet shows a 1% increase over a three-year period. South Africans are paying only slightly more for wireless internet services today than they did in 2022, with the Competition Commission’s first Cost of Living Report showing a modest 1% increase in wireless internet usage costs between 2022 and 2025. The…
Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically elected female head of state, has received the “Honorary Leadership Award” from the Young Political Leadership School Africa (YPLS Africa) in recognition of her decades of service to democracy, peace and women’s empowerment. The award was presented Wednesday at her Monrovia residence by Alphia F. Kemokai,…
When Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir became the first sitting head of state indicted by the International Criminal Court, reactions in Africa were mixed. Some victims cheered the prospect of accountability, but many on the continent saw something unsettling: yet another African leader in the dock of a court far away in Europe. Over two decades,…
