South Africa’s Bafana Bafana face hosts Mexico tonight in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup. (Image source: FIFA) As South Africa’s Bafana Bafana face hosts Mexico tonight in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup, tournament organisers have deployed a suite of advanced technologies aimed at improving officiating accuracy and enhancing the…
AI Everything Kenya X GITEX Kenya opened Tuesday, May 19, at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi, anchoring a wider East African conversation about who will build, fund and regulate artificial intelligence across the region as governments, investors and technology firms converge to stake their claim in Africa’s digital future. Powered by the 45-year legacy…
The Africa Rising Music Conference (ARMC) is a leading platform connecting African music professionals with the global music industry, and the sixth edition returns to Constitution Hill on 22–23 May 2026, bringing together music industry leaders, artists, technology innovators, and rights organisations to explore the future of music, innovation, and creator rights in the age…
Verve International, a subsidiary of Interswitch Group, has reiterated that stronger collaboration among industry players will be critical to shaping the future of Africa’s payments landscape. The firm in a statement noted that the event convened issuer banks, fintech collaborators, merchants and other critical ecosystem stakeholders for strategic engagement, meaningful industry dialogue, and deeper ecosystem…
From the limited rollout of a new HIV prevention jab to developments with new weight loss medicines, to high-stakes court cases relating to National Health Insurance (NHI), 2026 is set to be another tumultuous year in healthcare. Here are nine stories that Spotlight will keep a close eye on. 1. How will things go with…
Dimakatso ‘Mama Dee’ Hlongwane, founder and owner of Mama Dee’s Fast Food. Uber is observing Women’s Month by spotlighting female drivers and merchants who are leveraging its platform to build financial independence in the gig economy. Sihle Lakhe, a Johannesburg driver, has grown her business to two Uber Black vehicles after starting with one. Similarly,…
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…
