Document aims to drive data-driven action , reinforce nat’l health systems – The Africa CDC has released new guidance to help AU Member States improve surveillance of NCDs, injuries, and mental health rising threats to Africa’s health and development goals. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions are increasingly being recognized as silent epidemics across…
A call to Action has emerged from a High-Level Ministerial Conference on Triple Elimination of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B, held in Kampala, Uganda. African Ministers of Health, development partners, and civil society organisations committed to a united front to end vertical transmission of the three infections by the year 2030. At the heart of…
With youth unemployment sitting at 44.6%, many young South Africans are no longer waiting for jobs that may never come – they’re creating their own. While necessity is a major driver, locals are also starting businesses to make a difference, build wealth, or continue a family legacy. The result is a growing wave of youth-led startups, side hustles…
You don’t have to be a big business to be targeted by cybercrime. In fact, medium-sized businesses are often the easiest to breach, because they are just digital enough to be vulnerable, but not mature enough to be fully protected. Why Cybersecurity Is a Leadership Issue If you are the owner, CEO, MD or GM,…
THINGS ARE STILL a bit murky amid chatters and uncertainty surrounding a purported plan by the United States of America to offload scores of deportees, many of who are victims of the country’s aggressive crackdown on immigrants and a ragedy policy wreaking havoc across the globe. THE PLAN, according to an internal document in possession…
Jeff Bezos gestures as he leaves Aman Venice hotel, ahead of their expected wedding, in Venice, Italy, June 25, 2025. Guglielmo Mangiapane | Reuters Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sold nearly three million shares worth $665.8 million over two days in July, a regulatory filing Tuesday showed. The stock sale is part of a plan announced…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has voiced its support for communications minister Solly Malatsi’s plan to reform empowerment rules in ICT sector licensing. A draft policy direction by Malatsi calls for the introduction of equity equivalents in licensing so companies don’t have to sell equity to black investors and can…
This is the fourth episode of a new podcast series curated by TechCentral’s editorial team and generated by artificial intelligence tools. It’s an experiment that’s in beta for now, but if it works well, we’ll consider making it a regular feature by launching season 1. In this episode, we highlight some of the biggest technology…
New York — I’ve spent much of my life in the machinery of international development, navigating acronyms, crises, and committee rooms with stale coffee. Through it all–amid war zones, climate summits, and remote island consultations–one institution has remained constant: the United Nations. Revered, ridiculed, relied upon. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: the UN, in its…
Without several amendments to its draft framework, SADC will struggle to help member states address their abusive pasts. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has embarked on a commendable and much-needed peacebuilding initiative to help prevent the recurrence of violence and authoritarian backsliding in the region. Countries in Southern Africa are marked by prolonged colonial…
