Stakeholders in the oil gas sector have decried the continuous loss of jobs and investment in Africa due to lack of local value addition in crude oil production in the continent. The experts who spoke during the 9th Nigerian International Energy Summit (NIES) said there is the need to finance refineries in Africa to increase…
Globally, AI use continues to expand at unprecedented rates, with billions of daily interactions. A new report by marketing insight consultancy Human8 shows South Africans are increasingly concerned that the uniquely human element could be lost as artificial intelligence (AI) evolves, even as its benefits are embraced. The 2026 What Matters trend report, titled “Recalibrating…
I’ll never forget the Monday morning my supervisor called me into his office. “I’ve reviewed your proposal,” he said, sliding the document across his desk. It was covered in red ink. My heart sank. My face grew hot. Before he could say another word, I heard myself launching into explanations: “I didn’t have enough time,”…
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO, has a Q&A session at a press conference during the APEC CEO summit on October 31, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. Woohae Cho | Getty Images News | Getty Images Even Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang couldn’t save the tech and artificial intelligence trade this week. The chip giant’s talismanic…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he has spoken with the leaders of France, the U.K. and Germany about a proposed 28-point peace plan from the Trump administration to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. He said the leaders “value the efforts of the United States, President Trump, and his team aimed at ending this…
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), has said Africa loses over $50 billion annually to illicit financial flows, undermining development and crippling public services. Aliyu disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking at the Realnews Magazine 13th Anniversary Lecture Series in Lagos with the theme: ‘Cybersecurity, Illicit…
Passive investing through exchange-traded funds may be losing its appeal. Tidal Financial Group Chief Revenue Officer Gavin Filmore finds many of his clients are no longer satisfied with buying popular ETFs tied to market indexes. “I think investors are looking beyond just the let’s call it the ‘VOO and chill approach’ where you just buy…
When Amy Morin was 26, her husband of five years died suddenly of a heart attack. They’d started building a life together, including buying a house and becoming foster parents. So “when he died, all of the lifelong dreams I had with him died, too,” says the now 46-year-old psychotherapist and author. Morin didn’t think…
The President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has stated that Africa loses $90 billion annually to importation of substandard petrol fuel due to lack of refineries in the continent. Speaking during the ongoing West African Refined Fuel Conference held in Abuja, Dangote revealed that, due to the continent’s limited domestic refining capacity, Africa imports…
The fraudsters used the name of a genuine US-registered company to create an illusion of credibility. A number of South Africans have been left devastated after falling victim to an online Ponzi scheme known as Medical Digital Intelligence (MDI). Promising high returns through supposed investments in virtual pharmaceutical products, the scam has swindled citizens out…
