The Internet Service Providers’ Association wants decisive action on data and smartphone affordability. South Africa’s progress in lowering mobile data prices has not been matched by sufficient action to make internet-enabled devices and connectivity affordable for low-income households, according to the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA). The internet industry representative body says government has yet…
The death toll from Wednesday’s devastating flash floods in Nepal and along the border with China has risen to nearly 700, with around 3,000 people still missing, as rescue operations entered their fourth day. The combined toll in Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region in China, rose to 691 dead and over 3,000 people missing…
They spoke at the sixth African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI), organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) in Nairobi, Kenya. . African countries need better systems for tracking public debt and stronger parliamentary scrutiny of government borrowing, said some development experts said on Wednesday. They spoke at…
President Donald Trump said a US Marine held in a Russian prison, whose health was reportedly in extremely poor condition, has been released. “After my discussions with President Vladimir Putin, Russia has agreed to release him, very much on a Humanitarian Basis,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that no prisoner swap took place. In…
A study conducted by Altron Digital Business (ADB) found that a staggering 88% of South African employees agree that technology enables them to do their best work. ADB concluded the benchmark study, focusing on how employees experience technology across eight major institutions in the financial services industry. The Employee Technology Experience Index (TEXI) measured employee…
The B-BBEE ICT Sector Council lost 11 members, from a total complement of 22, in two years. (Image source: 123RF) Ructions have emerged at the B-BBEE ICT Sector Council, with operational challenges, resignations and allegations of lack of leadership among the issues it faces. The council, which had a total complement of 22 members, now…
Africa is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. But much of its biodiversity remains poorly studied. Research from the continent contributes to less than 1% to global scientific output. This pattern is often explained by limited investment in research. Governments in sub-Saharan Africa allocate, on average, only about 0.4% of their gross domestic…
When I was a child in Cameroon, I learned a strange contradiction at school. One day, our teacher explained: “Cameroon has an immensely rich subsoil. Deposits of oil and gas, cobalt, bauxite, gold, diamonds, and iron. Our soils are so fertile that we could feed more than half of Central Africa.” The next day, the…
There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies – everything from AI to wind turbines, as well as cellphones, electric vehicles and defense systems – depend on critical minerals. But many of the communities where those minerals are mined end up with polluted…
Nigeria’s sports facilities expert, Ebi Egbe, has congratulated Mr. Samson Adamu, on his appointment as Ag. General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Egbe who is the CEO of Monimichelle Sports Facilities Limited said in his congratulatory message to Adamu that hard work and diligence earned the Nigerian that exalted position in CAF….
