“By joining cities like Monaco, London, and Venice on the E1 calendar, Lagos has once again shown that we are bold, resilient, and ready to take our place on the global stage,” the govenor said. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday evening hailed the city’s debut as the first African host of the E1…
E1 Founder and CEO Rodi Basso described the Lagos event as a defining moment for motorsport in Africa. Team Brazil on Sunday clinched victory at the E1 Lagos Grand Prix, Africa’s first-ever electric powerboat championship, as Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu hailed the event as a “bold step for innovation, clean energy, and global recognition.”…
Getty Images You could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars might finally be gaining momentum in the US. After all, sales of battery cars topped 1.2 million last year, more than five times the number just four years earlier. Hybrid sales have jumped by a factor of three. Battery-powered cars accounted for 10% of…
People visit a Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, in July 2025. Go Nakamura/Reuters Huawei said on Thursday it will roll out four new iterations of its Ascend AI chip over the next three years, breaking years of secrecy to reveal its chip-making progress and ambitions to compete against Nvidia…
How they reshaped the race, and the standings after the two-game window; for some, however, it was already too late. The latest round of World Cup qualifiers in Africa showed again how quickly things can change. One country booked an early ticket, a new signing gave fresh energy to his national team, injuries slowed down…
Demand for employees skilled in the use of AI has surged 77% in South Africa in the past year. According to Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for August 2025, employers are on the lookout for AI-specific skills for roles that will help them build technologies to run their businesses. The need of AI skills across…
Cyber criminals are using AI to outpace defences. Is your business ready? Cyber Insight calls on companies to act now. Cyber Insight, which positions itself as a leading South African cyber security and advisory firm, today issued a stark warning: artificial intelligence (AI) driven cyber threats and malware attacks are accelerating at an unprecedented pace,…
Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez return to the F1 grid after both drivers were dropped by their teams at the end of 2024. Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will be back on the Formula One starting grid next season after Cadillac announced the signing of the multiple race winners as the team’s debut driver pairing….
Firefighters in Oregon are racing to save the Doerner Fir – one of the world’s tallest and oldest trees – from a fire that has been burning since Saturday. The giant fir, more than 325ft (99m) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has already lost about 50ft to the blaze, which may…
With the group stage of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 concluded, the battle for the tournament’s Golden Boot is heating up as the competition heads into the quarter-final phase in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. At the top of the scoring charts are South Africa’s Thabiso Kutumela, Uganda’s Allan Okello, and Morocco’s Oussama…
