Friends of the Earth International The United Nations climate talks (COP31) have officially opened in Antalya, Türkiye. The UNEP’s latest findings that breaching the 1.5C limit is unavoidable intensify the false dichotomy between science and equity and promote dangerous Carbon Dioxide Removal. Meanwhile, rich countries attempted to limit the scope of climate finance discussions before…
Nearly 200 countries have arrived on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast for a climate summit with a different ambition: fewer grand declarations and more concrete decisions. With a powerful El Niño threatening to worsen extreme weather, negotiators face difficult questions over climate finance, clean energy and how to protect communities already living with the consequences of climate…
Entebbe International Airport was officially opened on November 10, 1951, marking a significant milestone in Uganda’s aviation history and establishing the facility as the largest airport on the African continent at the time. The airport was developed during British colonial rule after authorities identified Entebbe’s strategic location on the shores of Lake Victoria as an…
MTN South Africa and Cell C have failed to agree on “certain matters” in their longstanding commercial relationship, and those matters will now be dealt with through the mechanisms set out in their agreement. “MTN SA and Cell C have engaged extensively on the terms of their longstanding commercial relationship but have not reached agreement…
Pan-African telecommunications and network services group Paratus has launched its latest operation, in Lesotho. Paratus Lesotho will provide high-speed internet services backed by local customer and technical support, and offer Starlink enterprise connectivity alongside Paratus network solutions to businesses and organisations across the Kingdom of Lesotho. The launch takes Paratus Group’s expansion across Africa a…
For Gambian fashion entrepreneur Ndey Bassin Faye, building an internationally recognised brand begins with empowering women, celebrating local culture, and embracing African-made textiles. At CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos, she and fellow entrepreneurs are looking beyond borders to build connections that could help transform their businesses and the continent’s fashion industry. When Ndey Bassin Faye…
The .za Domain Name Authority (Zadna) has put the contract to run .co.za, South Africa’s main commercial internet domain, out to tender, ahead of the expiry of the current operator’s agreement in September 2027. The request for proposals, issued on Monday, covers registry services for .co.za, .web.za, .net.za and .org.za. The winning bidder will get…
eZAR aims to expand rand-based digital payments through a shared infrastructure model involving financial institutions and businesses. (Image created via ChatGPT ) South Africa’s eZAR stablecoin has gone live, opening its network to the public and new partners after almost a year of pilot operations. eZAR is a rand-backed stablecoin designed to maintain a value…
Alternativa Film Festival, the Global South film festival founded and supported by inDrive, has opened submissions for its first African edition. For its fourth edition, the festival welcomes feature films from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Short film submissions are open exclusively to filmmakers from Africa, the festival’s focus region for 2027. All entries must…
IEC chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo. The Electoral Commission (IEC) has opened its hi-tech national operations centre ahead of the 4 November municipal elections. Housed at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, the National Results Operations Centre (ROC) serves as the primary management hub for electoral operations and the central hub for result dissemination via portals…
