Zachariah George and Janade du Plessis, co-founders of Launch Africa Ventures. (Image by Launch Africa Ventures) Pan-African venture capital firm Launch Africa Ventures says it has returned cash to investors for the first time, demonstrating that African technology start-ups can generate real financial returns despite a challenging global funding environment. According to a statement, the…
New research from Check Point Software Technologies reveals South African organisations averaged more than 2 000 cyber attacks a week in June. South African organisations were hit by an average of 2 065 cyber attacks per week in June, as cyber criminals stepped up activity globally and ransomware incidents surged by a third. This is…
South African athletes triumphed in the Comrades as George Kusche won the ‘up run’ in record time, while Gerda Steyn secured a historic fifth title, breaking her own record, again. For the first time in 18 years, the men’s Comrades Marathon “up run” record has fallen, and it was South Africa’s very own George Kusche…
Airtel Africa, has released its financial report for the year ended March 31, 2026, posting a strong performance result in its operations. The telecoms company recorded a strong 24.0 per cent growth in constant currency revenues in FY’26, with reported currency revenues increasing by 29.5 per cent to $6.415 billion, reflecting attractive industry fundamentals and…
The managing director and chief executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Olubunmi Kuku, has disclosed that Nigeria emerged as the second-largest domestic passenger market in Africa, recording over 10.5 million passengers and a 10 per cent year-on-year growth. Kuku made this known during her closing address at the ACI Africa Regional Conference…
The Department of Home Affairs has over 340 million paper records and will prioritise the digitisation of records relating to birth, marriage, death and amendments. (Image source: 123RF) A pre-long weekend rush makes for an interesting round-up from National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with a mix of requests from national departments, metro municipalities and state-owned entities….
Nairobi — The period from 2015 to 2025 has been the hottest 11-year stretch on record, with Earth’s climate system increasingly out of balance due to rising greenhouse gas emissions, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report released Monday. The UN weather agency’s flagship State of the Global Climate 2025 report found that…
Tower firm IHS delivered higher revenue in 2025 than in 2024. Tower operator IHS’s full-year performance for 2025 shows the company generated 3.6% more revenue in 2025 than in 2024. The firm yesterday released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December, with revenue from continuing operations rising 3.6% to…
In 2023, Nigeria recorded 53,500 new breast cancer cases, representing a 542.9 per cent increase since 1990. African countries are recording some of the fastest-growing breast cancer burdens globally, with Equatorial Guinea topping the list at a 312 per cent increase in new cases since 1990, a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease…
The CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 has broken new ground with a record 6 billion digital views across social media platforms during the Competition. The CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 is now the most viewed football continental competition, generating an extraordinary 5.2 billion video views. These numbers underline the…
