South Africa throws away roughly a third of all the food it produces every year, about 10 million tonnes, while millions go hungry. On International Zero Waste Day, the question isn’t whether we have enough food. It’s why so much of it ends up in a landfill instead of on a plate, why we don’t…
As governments across the Global South move from pilot projects to real-world deployment of artificial intelligence, experience is becoming more valuable than ambition. For Nakul Jain, Managing Director and CEO of Wadhwani AI Global, India’s long engagement with AI in public systems offers practical lessons for countries such as Rwanda. Speaking to The New Times,…
Uber sub-Saharan Africa GM Deepesh Thomas Uber has pledged R5-billion in investment in South Africa over the next three years, but the ride-hailing giant has acknowledged that the commitment is a mix of previously planned spending and genuinely new investment. The pledge, announced at the South African Investment Conference on Tuesday, follows a pattern of…
At the heart of Johannesburg’s financial capital, the Sandton Convention Centre will once again take centre stage as global capital meets local ambition at the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC). President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday address an audience of international investors, business leaders and policymakers, setting the tone for what government describes as…
Pretoria, South Africa — Ahead of their crucial tie against 2024 champions Petro de Luanda in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) Kalahari Conference, the Nairobi City Thunder were hosted to a luncheon by the High Commission of the Republic of Kenya in Pretoria, South Africa, on Monday afternoon. Led by Elizabeth Choge, Minister II at…
Violence erupted yesterday in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape, South Africa, following the purported coronation of a Nigerian national as king, prompting the Nigerian High Commission to issue a 10-point advisory to Nigerians in the country amid rising tensions over the alleged installation of an Igbo traditional ruler. In a circular issued on Monday, titled “Advisory…
Pieter Grootes South Africa needs between R108-billion and R142-billion in investment to get all households connected to 100Mbit/s broadband internet by 2035, according to a new report by the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA). Speaking at the launch of South Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Investment Study (Sadis) at the DBSA’s offices in Midrand on Monday,…
The launch of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market has been pushed back from 1 April to the third quarter of 2026, the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA) said on Thursday. The NTCSA said “additional work” is required to ensure that all market, operational and regulatory requirements are in place, but in a statement on…
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*Rwanda defeat Nigeria by 6 wickets for their fourth straight win South Africa’s U-19 team returned to winning ways with 28 runs victory over their Zimbabwean counterparts at the ongoing 5th edition of the Nigeria Women’s Invitational T20 International (WT20i) Tournament at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos. After the Monday rest day for…
