From left to right: Yugen Naidoo, MD, Lenovo South Africa; Werner Schoeman, Relationship Sales Lead at Lenovo; Anle Els, Datacentrix Product Manager: End User Computing at Datacentrix; Tony de Sousa, Divisional Managing Director: Inland Technology Solutions and Security Solutions at Datacentrix; and Casey Lee Sundstrom, Marketing Manager at Lenovo. Datacentrix, which positions itself as a…
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia has finalized preparation to host the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) meeting from 22 to 30 August 2025 in Addis Ababa. ESAAMLG will convene a series of meetings including the 25th Council of Ministers, the 50th Task Force of Senior Officials, and the 8th Public-Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD)…
Rachel Hagan & Ruth Comerford BBC News Reuters A major blaze in Turkey forced hundreds from their homes A scorching heatwave is fuelling dozens of wildfires across parts of southern Europe, forcing thousands of people from their homes and pushing temperatures above 40C (104F). Red heat alerts have been issued in parts of Italy, France,…
One person has been killed after a large wildfire in Keratea, south-east of Athens, spread rapidly, destroying homes and prompting evacuation alerts. The fire service says the body of an elderly man was found inside his home in the Togani area, close to where the fire started. The blaze broke out shortly after 14:00 local…
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the International Trade Centre (ITC), officially launched the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) SADC Programme on the margins of the 8th SADC Industrialization Week held in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 28th July 2025….
Three Southern African countries now have Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) Guidelines–a critical tool for detecting and responding to emerging health risks. Event-based surveillance systems collect and analyse information from diverse sources, including communities, the media, and healthcare workers, to detect unusual health events in real time. They complement traditional indicator-based surveillance and are designed to support…
LOS ANGELES — San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas, who leads more than 1.5 million Catholics in Southern California, has formally excused parishioners from their weekly obligation to attend Mass following immigration detentions on two parish properties in the diocese. The dispensation is a move usually reserved for extenuating circumstances, like the height of the Covid-19…
Numbeo, the Crowd sourced online database that provides information on the cost of living and quality of life, has released its updated mid-year cost of living index for Southern Africa. Namibia has been ranked third in the region, behind Botswana and South Africa. The platform utilizes New York City as its baseline, with an index…
Without several amendments to its draft framework, SADC will struggle to help member states address their abusive pasts. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has embarked on a commendable and much-needed peacebuilding initiative to help prevent the recurrence of violence and authoritarian backsliding in the region. Countries in Southern Africa are marked by prolonged colonial…
Israel still pummeling northern neighbour despite ceasefire; latest attacks follow Friday’s deadly strike on Nabatieh. Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon on multiple vehicles have killed three people as attacks continue despite a November ceasefire with the armed group Hezbollah. Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday that one person was killed in an “Israeli…
