The Second Climate Week of 2025 opened yesterday at the Addis International Convention Center (AICC), bringing together government representatives, policymakers, and climate stakeholders from across Africa and beyond. The event will run until September 6 under the theme : “Dialogues for Ambition and Implementation.” Hosted by Ethiopia in collaboration with the United Nations Framework Convention…
Africa’s agricultural leaders, policymakers, and youth innovators have opened the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 (AFSF) with a message that the continent must move from fragmented progress to systemic transformation, if it is to achieve food security and prosperity. The call was made as AGRA launched its inaugural Africa Food Systems Report (AFSR 2025), which…
Breaking down barriers and restoring fairness in global development should be the goal of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, Secretary-General António Guterres said at its opening in Awaza, Turkmenistan, on Tuesday. Urging global leaders to rethink development for landlocked nations, the UN chief declared: “We gather today to reaffirm a fundamental truth:…
South Africa is seeking proposals to shortlist bidders for a R390-billion grid expansion project to bolster the country’s energy security. The department of electricity & energy invited “experienced and committed” groups to participate in a pre-qualification process for transmission projects, it said in an advertisement. The plan is to build 14 218km of transmission lines over…
Multinational payment authorisation services giant Visa launched its first data centre in South Africa on Wednesday. The build forms part of Visa’s R1-billion commitment to investments in Africa. According to Michael Berner, country manager for Southern and Eastern Africa at Visa, the launch is aimed at improving Visa’s services in South Africa and also forms…
Dr Bianca Lins Cyber criminals are taking advantage of geopolitical turmoil to launch more sophisticated attacks, testing the resolve of organisations and the strength of their defence systems. This is one of several themes that was discussed at the ITWeb Security Summit 2025, hosted in Sandton, Johannesburg, recently. On the sidelines of the summit, over…
HONG KONG — Chinese authorities in Hong Kong have launched a criminal investigation after more than a dozen female students and teachers at the University of Hong Kong accused a male law student of using AI to generate deepfake porn images of them. The probe, announced Tuesday by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for…
The United Kingdom has unveiled a sweeping package of trade reforms aimed at boosting African exports, creating jobs and fostering economic growth across the continent. Unveiled on 10 July, the reforms centre around updates to the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), the UK’s flagship trade preference programme launched in 2023. The scheme covers 65 countries…
Online marketplace Temu has announced the launch of a local warehouse in South Africa, a move it says will significantly speed up delivery times for shoppers. Items available from this new facility are tagged as “local,” promising delivery within two days, including next-day options. Interestingly, Temu’s platform doesn’t specify which courier will handle these local…
While Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has been known to make touchdowns on the field, he’s been trying his luck at scoring off the field in the world of acting. Appearing on a July 1 episode of “Bussin’ With The Boys,” a podcast hosted by former NFL players Will Compton and Taylor Lewan,…
