COP30 opens in Brazil with calls for urgent climate action and increased finance

COP30 opens in Brazil with calls for urgent climate action and increased finance

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. PHOTO/Kiara Worth | UN Climate Change By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] COP30 officially opened in Belém, Brazil, today, as thousands of diplomats, climate experts, and world leaders gathered in the Amazon to discuss how to turn climate promises into real action. With the planet’s temperature rising and climate disasters escalating,…

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Africa: Tiktok Announces 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards Nominees, Opens Voting Portal

Africa: The Inaugural Africa Biodiversity Summit Opens With a Call to Protect the Continent’s Natural Heritage and Ecological Sovereignty

The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy, officially opened the Inaugural Africa Biodiversity Summit at the Royal Aria Convention Centre in Gaborone, Botswana. The opening of the technical session, held 2-3 November 2025, brought together delegates from AU Member States, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), United Nations agencies, research…

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Africa: Tiktok Announces 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards Nominees, Opens Voting Portal

Africa Skills Week 2025 Officially Opens At AU Headquarters With a Call to Build a Skilled, Inclusive, and Innovative Africa

The Second Edition of Africa Skills Week (ASW 2025) officially opened today at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marking a major milestone in Africa’s collective effort to transform its human capital landscape and accelerate industrialization. With Africa’s young and rapidly growing population, the event underscores the continent’s urgent need to bridge the…

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UCT opens African hub to lead AI safety debates

UCT opens African hub to lead AI safety debates

The African Hub on AI Safety, Peace, and Security will help build a framework for sustained dialogue. The University of Cape Town (UCT), in collaboration with the Global Centre on AI Governance (GCG), has introduced the African Hub on AI Safety, Peace and Security. According to a statement, the hub is designed to ensure that…

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Transnet opens data centre, colocation facility

Transnet opens data centre, colocation facility

Transnet group chief information officer Pandelani Munyai. Transnet, South Africa’s state-owned rail, ports and pipeline company, is continuing with its digital transformation drive as it readies for a hybrid cloud future. The company has announced the completion of a private cloud data centre in Durban, as well as a Gauteng-based colocation facility in partnership with…

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US cyber security firm AttackIQ opens shop in SA

US cyber security firm AttackIQ opens shop in SA

Luke Cifarelli, AttackIQ SA country manager. US-based cyber security firm AttackIQ today announced its official entrance into the South African market. With its South African debut, the company has appointed cyber security veteran Luke Cifarelli as country manager. Cifarelli tells ITWeb via e-mail that South Africa, and the broader African continent, is in a rapid…

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