IN SHORT: A Facebook post claims that at a high-profile forum on African development in August 2025, Japan announced a plan to resettle migrants from Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Mozambique. This is false – what was announced was a plan to promote cultural exchange and partnerships. A post circulating on Facebook claims that at the…
Young entrepreneurs in Johannesburg and Cape Town now have the chance to secure vital support and funding, with applications open for the Orange Corners Designs Incubation Programme. Orange Corners is a global initiative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that supports young entrepreneurs across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The South African programme is proudly…
The Union of African Journalists, in cooperation with Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has concluded the 61st Training Programme for African Journalists at the Council’s Media Training and Studies Center in Cairo. The three-week programme brought together 21 journalists from 18 African countries including Tanzania, Algeria, Congo-Brazzaville, the…
GirlCode has launched the Digital Skills Employment Acceleration Programme for Women, aimed at equipping young women (aged 18 to 35) with software development skills that will enable them to secure work in SA’s growing tech sector. Supplied image Zandile Mkwanazi, founder and chief executive officer of GirlCode, says the programme goes beyond learning how to…
Watch Ed O’Keefe’s full interview with World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 31. 2025.
Don’t wait for a compliance failure to force your hand. Organisations today are under siege, not just from cyber criminals but from a growing storm of regulatory pressure, digital transformation demands and AI-driven risk. While many have invested heavily in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) tools, the missing link is clear: AI governance. “Too many…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the International Trade Centre (ITC), officially launched the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) SADC Programme on the margins of the 8th SADC Industrialization Week held in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 28th July 2025….
Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa is investing in the future engineers, scientists and innovators of SA. Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa, a business of Cassava Technologies, celebrated the top achievers of its 2024 STEM and digital literacy programme at an event held in Midrand on Friday. The academic awards celebration and career expo was attended…
Mutare, Zimbabwe — It is a cold morning in eastern Zimbabwe as Lieutenant Colonel Reverend Doctor Samba Mosweu celebrates a glorious moment he has been waiting for all his life. His family has accompanied Lieutenant Colonel Mosweu from the Botswana Defence Forces to this monumental occasion, which marks the culmination of years of hard work…
Iran expert Trita Parsi on the fallout of Israel’s unprovoked 12-day war against Iran and implications for Gaza. United States President Donald Trump can force Israel to end the war on Gaza if he shows the same gumption as he did with Iran, argues Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible…
