Deputy minister of justice and constitutional development Andries Nel. (Image source: DJCD) Despite digital transformation efforts within South Africa’s judicial system, constraints such as budgets and limited ICT human resource capacity persist. This is according to Andries Nel, deputy minister of justice and constitutional development, speaking yesterday at the Lex-Informatica Cyber Law and ICT Conference…
Benoit Tessier/Reuters Municipal authorities in Cape Town have approved Equinix’s proposal to develop two data centres in the city, despite objections from activist groups over the project’s water use, electricity demand and environmental impact. The decision marks a significant step forward for the US-listed company and its planned development in the King Air Industria area,…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia is the leading light in democracy for Africa, Nigerian House of Representatives Member, Agbedi Frederick, said. Speaking about the successful recent conclusion of the nation’s 7th General Election to ENA, the House Member praised the democratic process in Ethiopia, noting that it is one of the oldest states in parliamentary exercise….
NewsFeed Hundreds of Argentinian fans packed Boca Juniors steakhouse in the Elmhurst, Queens neighbourhood of New York City’s Little Argentina hours before the World Cup final kickoff against Spain. The steakhouse, known for its festive atmosphere, has been a “temple” for the Argentinian diaspora during the 2026 World Cup. Published On 19 Jul 202619 Jul…
My stay in China as part of the DongFang scholarship program at Peking University (PKU) allowed me to immerse in the heart of China’s institutional and administrative architecture, to meet high-ranking officials responsible for strategic departments, as well as distinguished academics. Visits to cutting-edge industrial sites gave me the opportunity to observe remarkable technological advances,…
The lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student targeted for deportation by the United States government over his pro-Palestine advocacy, have called on an immigration appeals court to reopen and terminate his case. The latest legal appeal points to new evidence, some of which was documented in media reports, that Khalil’s lawyers said it…
France’s lower house has overwhelmingly approved a bill to ease the return of artworks and artefacts looted during the colonial era, paving the way to address restitution requests from countries including Mali, Algeria and Benin. French lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their…
Every minute your kidneys are hard at work, filtering around 200 litres of blood, removing waste, balancing salts and fluids, and regulating blood pressure. This happens without any conscious effort on your part. But when your kidneys begin to fail, the consequences are devastating, including fatigue, fluid buildup and heart complications. Some people eventually need…
“Magic mushrooms” are consumed recreationally and for medicinal purposes around the world. These fungi gained their fame as “magic” because they produce chemical compounds (called psilocybin and psilocin) which have psychedelic effects. The most famous species of these mushrooms, due to their global distribution and ease of cultivation, is Psilocybe cubensis, known primarily from its…
For over three centuries, between 1526 and 1866, at least 10.5 million Africans were forcibly trafficked to the Americas in the transatlantic slave trade. Over half of them (with known places of departure) left from a 3,000km stretch of the west African coast between what are today Senegal and Gabon. Scholars trying to uncover the…
