Judy Winn Combining AI, ML, network intelligence and next-generation payment hubs can reduce risk in real-time payments, according to payments experts at the ACI Worldwide Payments Intelligence Roadshow, in Johannesburg. Outlining trends in global payments and new risks inherent in instant payments, ACI Worldwide experts noted that technologies such as cloud native payment hubs, advanced…
Remaining at the forefront of digital transformation and cyber resilience. (Image: Solid8) Solid8 Technologies, which positions itself as a leading value-added distributor in the South African technology sector, is proud to announce the expansion of its solution portfolio with the addition of two advanced technology partners: Secupi and Anomali. This strategic move reinforces Solid8’s commitment…
ADDIS ABABA — Africa must implement structural reforms, expanding domestic resource mobilization, fostering regional value chains, and cutting raw commodity exports, as foreign aid is unsustainable for meeting growing development needs, UNECA emphasized. A high-level session, held in New York on July 21, 2025, on the margins of the 2025 UN High-level Political Forum on…
The Validation Workshop on Scalable Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) Practices to End Learning Poverty in Africa was officially opened today. The two-day gathering, held at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters in Addis Ababa from July 22 to 23, 2025, marks a significant step forward in the collective effort to address the continent’s learning…
New York Stock Exchange-listed Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets family of companies (collectively “Great Lakes”) for US$200-million. Great Lakes is recognised for designing and manufacturing innovative, highly customised data rack enclosures and other integrated infrastructure…
ADDIS ABABA – The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) will highlight Africa’s solutions and unity in tackling global climate challenges for a resilient, sustainable future, the Ministry of Planning and Development announced. Amid rising global climate challenges, Africa is emerging as a force for solutions. The Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), set for September 8-10,…
Nigeria Health Watch is pleased to announce the selection of 10 fellows for the Solutions Journalism West Africa Fellowship, a four-month programme designed to strengthen the practice of solutions-oriented health reporting in West Africa. Selected from a pool of over 100 submissions from 10 countries, the fellows bring diverse expertise in news writing, radio production,…
New WHO guidelines endorse long-acting injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention, Medicines Patent Pool expands licence for long-acting injectable cabotegravir for treatment, and Merck’s once-monthly oral pill MK-8527 advances to Phase 3 trials in Africa 14 July 2025 (Kigali, Rwanda) – IAS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, opened today with a call to accelerate…
Hosted at the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika at UCT, 12 teams made up of students from UCT, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), University of the Western Cape (UWC) and Eduvos took part. All competing not just for a prize, but for the opportunity to work with the Interledger Protocol (ILP) to…
Winning team Direla created a QR code-based payment system for low-income users and retail partners. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT’s) Financial Innovation Hub has crowned the winners of its fintech hackathon, with team Direla taking the top spot. Hosted in collaboration with the Interledger Foundation, the week-long hackathon saw 12 teams made up of…
