Applications have opened for the first cohort of the Cape Venture Bridge, a new programme designed for Western Cape tech startups. AfricArise, part of the AfricArena network, is delivering the six-month initiative with support from the Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT). Interested startups can submit their applications until November 15….
The 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa has opened in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, bringing together African leaders, policymakers and security experts to discuss the continent’s peace and security challenges, economic sovereignty and changing geopolitical landscape. The three-day forum, running from October 23 to 25, 2026, is being held under the theme “Pathways to…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has officially opened the Media Accreditation window for the CAF Women’s Champions League Egypt 2026, scheduled to take place from 1 to 15 November 2026. The continental showpiece will bring together eight of Africa’s leading women’s football clubs, including reigning champions AS FAR of Morocco and former winners Mamelodi…
Regenesys Online School is scheduled to start classes in January 2027. (Image: Regenesys) Local education group Regenesys has established its first online school in Sandton, Johannesburg, ahead of its planned January 2027 opening. The launch, which took place on Thursday, brought together representatives from education, government and the ICT sector to discuss how online learning…
Over the past 50,000 years, many of the world’s large mammals have gone extinct. Until recent decades, all we knew about them came from fossils. Now, analysis of ancient DNA is adding to the picture. Ancient DNA is damaged and degraded genetic material often obtained from fossils thousands of years old. It’s giving scientists insights…
KRS is inviting applications for its six-week, in-person AI-First Graduate Engineering Programme, designed to help the next generation of software engineers learn how to build alongside AI. KRS, a Cape Town-based software development company, has opened applications for its 2027 AI-First Graduate Engineering Programme. The six-week, in-person programme begins in January 2027 and will take…
It has been eight months since beloved Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed and their son Nick Reiner was arrested in their deaths. But for Jake Reiner, the couple’s 35-year-old son, the nightmare feels like “eight years at the same time, and it also feels like eight minutes,” he…
Both incidents drew international condemnation. The IDF said of the killing of Hind: “Due to alleged failures in the co-ordination of the movement of the Palestine Red Crescent ambulance, it has been decided to initiate a criminal investigation of the incident by Military Police Criminal Investigation Division.” It added that the findings of its examination…
Divine, an unofficial Vine reboot spearheaded by early Twitter employee Evan “Rabble” Henshaw-Plath, has eliminated its invite-only waitlist and opened to the general public. Three months after its initial limited release, the app is removing sign-up codes to attract a new wave of short-form video enthusiasts. Read: The first Ferrari Luce EV fetches a record…
BlockTower, the issuer of the rand-backed stablecoin ZARU, said on Thursday that Luno has listed ZARU/USDT and ZARU/USDC trading pairs on its exchange, putting the rand on a continuous order book against the world’s two largest dollar stablecoins. Three days earlier, national treasury and the South African Reserve Bank published a draft manual that would…
