Malawi’s delegation at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Senegal is returning home energized with strategies to boost youth-led agricultural transformation, officials and entrepreneurs say. The annual forum brings together African governments, development partners, foundations, and private sector actors to explore solutions for food security, trade, and innovation. This year, the spotlight was on young…
Discover how a managed AI-powered endpoint solution can stop threats before they spread. One can’t discuss the modern state of endpoint security without mentioning a term that has quickly become ubiquitous with security solutions: artificial intelligence (AI). With a constantly evolving threat landscape and many security challenges plaguing organisations (eg, sprawling attack surfaces, monitoring and…
The consultative “2+2” mechanism meeting of the foreign and irrigation ministers of Egypt and Sudan reaffirmed that the water security of both countries is indivisible, reiterating their outright rejection of any unilateral measures in the Eastern Nile Basin that could undermine their water interests. In a joint statement following the meeting, held on Wednesday 3,September…
ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet. As an enterprise buyer, there are occasional windows of opportunity to lay in some IT products and services ahead of drought, or price spikes. We mostly get to see those in retrospect, the way we now know that early 2022 would have been an excellent time to stock up on…
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani sustained several injuries including a spinal fracture in a car accident Saturday evening, according to Michael Ragusa, who identified himself as the head of Giuliani’s security. Ragusa said in a statement posted to X on Sunday that Giuliani’s vehicle “was struck from behind at high speed” on a…
Cyber Insight, in partnership with Sophos, hosted an exclusive cyber security event on 19 August at the Eikenhof Estate in Stellenbosch, bringing together IT managers, clients and partners to explore the latest ransomware research and the future development roadmap for Sophos solutions. Ransomware remains a top concern for SMEs The event highlighted findings from the…
Louise Taute, MD at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa. Technology distributor Westcon-Comstor looks to specialise in security as part of its growth strategy. It says it will prioritise a consultative selling approach (serving as a partner to directly support operators with their choice of technologies and in their digital journeys) over pure traditional distribution. This is according…
Geneva/Yokohama — Prime Minister of Japan H.E. Shigeru Ishiba announces Japan’s contribution of up to US$ 550 million to Gavi’s next strategic period at TICAD9 Gavi and the African Union Commission renew commitment to advance universal health coverage and health security in Africa through immunisation, innovation, and co-created solutions Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi:…
Pieter Nel, Sales Director – SADC for Sophos in South Africa. (Image: Supplied) Global cyber security leader Sophos has entered into a landmark partnership with Phishield, a specialist cyber insurance provider, to launch an integrated cyber protection and insurance solution across sub-Saharan Africa. The collaboration marks the first time in the region that proactive cyber…
Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), at its 1296th Open Session held on Wednesday, 13 August 2025 on Education in Conflict Situations. The Peace and Security Council, Recalling the AU Theme for 2024, namely: “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased…
