SEATTLE — The U.S. men’s soccer team entered the World Cup’s round of 16 looking as though it had an edge on the rest of the soccer world. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It ended Monday with another reminder it still is playing catch-up against…
BlackBerry didn’t lose because it ignored ordinary customers. It lost while it was winning them over. Its cheap prepaid data plan, launched by Vodacom in December 2008, opened BlackBerry to millions of South Africans who couldn’t afford a monthly contract. Then Apple built a general-purpose phone on infrastructure that already existed, with an ecosystem BlackBerry…
Youssef Elgonaid Interview with Youssef ElgonaidCO-FOUNDER and CEO, AFRICAN RAIL COMPANY For decades, South Africa’s freight rail network has been tightly controlled by the state. Youssef Elgonaid, CEO of African Rail Company (ARC), describes the recent move to grant private operators wider access to the system as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity”. Founded in 2013, ARC recently…
Youssef Elgonaid Interview with Youssef ElgonaidCO-FOUNDER and CEO, AFRICAN RAIL COMPANY For decades, South Africa’s freight rail network has been tightly controlled by the state. Youssef Elgonaid, CEO of African Rail Company (ARC), describes the recent move to grant private operators wider access to the system as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity”. Founded in 2013, ARC recently…
In rural Ethiopia, smallholder farmer Ayelech Tarekegn Mekebo transformed a single local cow into a productive dairy enterprise with support from the World Bank-financed Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project. Through improved breeding, cooperative membership, and union-level processing, she now earns steady income and dividends. Her journey shows how targeted investments unlock rural jobs and…
Nvidia has signalled a massive escalation in its market expectations, projecting that the revenue opportunity for its AI hardware could reach at least $1 trillion through 2027. This ambitious forecast, delivered by CEO Jensen Huang at the annual GTC developer conference in San Jose, highlights a strategic shift toward “inference computing”, the process of running…
Improving security beyond the project site is vital, as is ensuring that gas revenues are managed responsibly and transparently. The resumption of TotalEnergies’ large natural gas extraction project is an opportunity to transform Mozambique’s abundant natural wealth into economic development, especially for the impoverished northern Cabo Delgado province. However, the persistent terrorist threat and the…
AWS has set up 20 IT graduates in home affairs offices across Gauteng. Amazon Web Services (AWS) has placed 20 unemployed IT graduates within home affairs offices across Gauteng through the Youth Employment Services (YES) programme. This forms part of efforts to bridge the gap between skills and workplace experience − a challenge often cited…
Washington, DC — Today, President Trump signed into law legislation that reauthorizes the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference program through December 31, 2026, with retroactive effect to September 30, 2025. “AGOA for the 21st century must demand more from our trading partners and yield more market access for U.S. businesses, farmers, and…
The Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) invites entrepreneurs, business leaders, and industry stakeholders to join South Africa’s premier franchising event — the FASA 2026 National Conference & Expo — taking place on Thursday, 19 February 2026, at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre in Boksburg. More than a conference, the day-long event…
