International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola says Africa must urgently accelerate regional integration and intra-African trade to shield the continent from external economic shocks and geopolitical instability. Delivering the 2026/27 Budget Vote for the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in Parliament on Tuesday, Lamola said South Africa’s foreign policy remains firmly centred…
Meta’s broader AI rollout reflects its efforts to address reputational and regulatory pressures. Meta Platforms is accelerating the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) tools across Facebook and Instagram, amid mounting scrutiny of its business practices and user privacy. In a statement, the company says its new generative AI-powered tools are being introduced to improve user…
The Callisto tanker sits anchored in Port Sultan Qaboos as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 12, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Brent crude oil held above $100 on Friday as the Iran war heads toward its third week, with oil tanker…
The University of Melbourne Selects Rimini Street to Reduce Risk and Accelerate Innovation Around its Oracle Systems Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, management and innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced that the top-ranking higher learning institute in…
in 2021, 405,000 children in Africa were born with sickle cell disease, a 27 per cent rise from 2000 The World Health Organisation (WHO) says African countries must ramp up awareness and bolster prevention and care to curb the burden of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) on the continent. The Medical Officer for Integrated Package Delivery,…
