All United Nations member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. They cover poverty, health, education, inequality, climate change, peace and other global issues. The goals are now approaching their 2030 deadline. The goals matter because they shape national plans, international cooperation and decisions about development funding. The question of what should…
From coastlines to vast inland waters, the continent holds the resources to close the food gap: according to FAO, a sustainable transformation of aquatic systems can become a powerful driver of development, nutrition and resilience. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines A quiet but profound shift is reshaping global…
Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a Pan-African organisation, has released its 2025 Annual Impact Report, highlighting a year of exceptional organisational delivery and sustained impact across its digital rights and digital inclusion initiatives in Africa and the rest of the Global South. The report looked at the broader sector-wide developments across Africa and the rest of the…
Pope Leo XIV’s first official trip to Africa has started with a fascinating stop in Algeria. Here the pontiff’s visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers is an attempt to strengthen Christian-Muslim relations. The stop is also to pay homage to Saint Augustine, founder of the order that he is a member of. Catherine Conybeare,…
US president Donald Trump has announced the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei after joint US-Israeli air strikes hit his compound on Saturday. Trump said Khamenei and other Iranian officials “couldn’t escape US intelligence and the advanced tracking systems.” Khamenei took the helm of the Islamic republic in 1989 following the death of Ayatollah…
For 50 years, television in South Africa has been shaped as much by technology as by culture. From the country’s late but ambitious leap straight into colour broadcasting in 1976, to the arrival of satellite TV, high-definition production, digital terrestrial standards and today’s streaming-first world, there have been major technical shifts. This is the third…
Jane Goodall, the renowned conservationist who shaped the world’s knowledge of chimpanzees, has died at the age of 91, the institute she founded announced Wednesday. The Jane Goodall Institute said she died of natural causes while on a speaking tour in California. Goodall had been scheduled to take part in an event in Pasadena to kick…
