Nasa’s Artemis II lifts off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Steve Nesius/Reuters Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on Nasa’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the US’s boldest step yet towards returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race…
iOCO CEO Rhys Summerton JSE-listed technology group iOCO has set its sights on becoming a “serial acquirer”, with CEO Rhys Summerton telling investors on Wednesday that the company had evaluated more than 10 acquisition targets — ranging from R50-million to R700-million in equity value — and has a pipeline of further deals to pursue. Speaking…
So she moved to London from Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa in October 2022 and is now studying to be a lawyer. “It is extremely difficult to achieve something in Ukraine because of all the nepotism and corruption,” said Kulia, 21. Whether Ukrainians will be able to stay in their adopted homelands remains to…
Huawei is set to re-establish its dominance in the premium smartphone market with the South African launch of the Mate 80 Pro in April 2026. This release marks the end of a three-year hiatus for the Mate series in the region, following its international unveiling in Madrid on 26 February 2026. As the first non-foldable…
Thousands of fans were expected to line the streets in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Monday night to greet the return of the national football team that claimed the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following a 1-0 victory over Morocco. Pape Gueye’s scorcher into the top right hand corner of Yassine Bounou’s goal in the…
After a tumultuous 2025 that saw Dell’s market share tumble following a confusing decision to retire its iconic sub-brands, the company has arrived at CES 2026 with a significant course correction. The legendary XPS lineup is officially back, and in a move that signals a newfound humility, Dell is prioritizing the brand by placing the…
Sudan’s military-led government has returned to the country’s capital after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan. Sudan’s Prime Minister Kamil Idris told reporters on Sunday that the “government of hope” was officially back in Khartoum and would begin efforts to improve services for the city’s…
Africa is not a sleeping giant; it is a suffocated one. Its lungs have long been pressed by the weight of imperial duplicity, its arteries drained by extractive economies masquerading as partnerships, and its political spine bent by postcolonial elites conditioned to administer decline on behalf of others. Yet history is uncompromising in one respect:…
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel walkthrough the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. David A. Grogen | CNBC The investing world’s north star is beginning to dim. Warren Buffett has handed over the CEO reins to Greg Abel after a six-decade run that turned an unremarkable textile company into…
Orla GuerinSenior International Correspondent in Gaziantep, Turkey BBC Aya Mustafa wants to return home but not yet The pull of home can be strong – even when it is a place you can’t remember. That is how it is for Ahmed, 18. He emerges from a mosque in the heart of Gaziantep in south-east Turkey…
