eZAR aims to expand rand-based digital payments through a shared infrastructure model involving financial institutions and businesses. (Image created via ChatGPT ) South Africa’s eZAR stablecoin has gone live, opening its network to the public and new partners after almost a year of pilot operations. eZAR is a rand-backed stablecoin designed to maintain a value…
What was once a crowded pipeline of high-profile US technology listings for the remainder of the year has dwindled to a single contender: artificial intelligence lab Anthropic. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan Anthropic is pressing forward with plans for its initial public offering (IPO), currently targeting a mid-November debut following a public…
Building a professional police identity based on a strong ethical commitment is as important as discipline and accountability. There is no question that the South African Police Service (SAPS) is in trouble. Whether measured by low public trust or the evidence of organised criminal infiltration presented to the Madlanga Commission, it is clear that serious…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — With about 30% of its budget dedicated to training, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is rolling out a new accreditation framework to improve the quality, credibility and professional recognition of public health training delivered by the organisation and its partners. Developed with the Association of Schools…
The important word is not simply “leaders” but “mass.” At 60, perhaps the most interesting way to engage Aig’s contribution is therefore not simply to count scholarships awarded, leaders trained or programmes created, but to take seriously the proposition behind them. Africa needs strong institutions, but it also needs capable men and women who can…
A leading institution for capacity building in Africa, the African Capacity Building Foundation, working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has urged African countries to step up investment in leadership development across the underdeveloped continent’s public sector, saying technical expertise, sound policies and strong institutional systems alone cannot guarantee sustainable reforms. Examining how stronger…
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: Divine, the Vine reboot, opens to public with…
Across Africa, assisted reproductive technology (ART) is expanding at an unprecedented pace. Fertility clinics are opening in countries where, until recently, couples had little choice but to travel abroad, often to Europe, India, or within the continent South Africa–to access in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and related treatments. The costs of travel alone made this a…
Khusela Sangoni-Diko, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies. (Photograph by Lesley Moyo) Parliament’s oversight body on communications has extended the deadline for written submissions on the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, giving the public another month to make their views known. In a statement, the portfolio committee says the new deadline for…
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…
