Rahana Vally, Director at Brilliant Link. (Image: Supplied) In today’s fast-paced business environment, achieving real-time financial insights is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity for CFOs to drive strategic decisions and maintain a competitive edge. Yet, many finance leaders in South Africa are still grappling with outdated, legacy systems that stifle agility and innovation….
Addis Ababa — As increasingly frequent droughts and devastating floods are affecting agricultural productivity, leaving millions of people food insecure in Africa amid a lack of climate finance, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed USD 11 billion to support various climate-resilient and infrastructure projects in rural areas. Climate change-induced humanitarian emergencies are materializing in…
What would it look like to compress more than four decades of technological upheaval into a few minutes of animated bars jostling for dominance? At first glance, these are just numbers sliding across a screen; look deeper, and they tell the story of how we live, work and play with technology. This video, by Wolf…
Parking Guidance Systems, LLC (PGS), the U.S. leader in custom parking technologies, has announced a strategic merger with INDECT Electronics & Distribution GmbH (INDECT) and ParkZen. As the lead company in the merger, PGS is expanding beyond its U.S. base to deliver comprehensive parking solutions internationally. The combined business brings together INDECT’s world-class hardware, ParkZen’s…
As the world battles the crises of climate change, and conventional food systems, Uganda’s learners are preparing to raise their voices in a powerful way, through poetry. On September 19, 2025, Eastern and Southern Africa Small-Scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF Uganda) in collaboration with partners will host the National finals of the 3rd Edition of the…
Africa’s agricultural leaders, policymakers, and youth innovators have opened the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 (AFSF) with a message that the continent must move from fragmented progress to systemic transformation, if it is to achieve food security and prosperity. The call was made as AGRA launched its inaugural Africa Food Systems Report (AFSR 2025), which…
Lusaka, Zambia — At the 75th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, Ministers of Health and high-level delegates converged to reaffirm their commitment to the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents. As part of the documents presented, the Ministers considered the technical document AFR/RC75/5 on Accelerating Progress in the Health and…
Rome — Dr. Stefanos Fotiou is Director, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub The global food system is under pressure from every direction – climate, conflict, inequality, and economic instability. But in Addis Ababa this July, something shifted. At the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake (UNFSS+4), over 3,500 people from 150 countries came together to…
A new framework to boost Africa’s ability to finance and manage its own health systems has been launched at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit in Accra. The framework, called the SUSTAIN Initiative, was introduced on August 5, 2025, under the patronage of President John Dramani Mahama. The summit brought together former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of…
Henry Myburgh, Strategic Account Manager at Vertiv Africa. Mining remains a cornerstone of economic output across many sub-Saharan African nations, often contributing a substantial share of gross domestic product (GDP). As the global energy transition accelerates, the demand for critical minerals – such as cobalt, lithium and copper – is placing Africa’s mineral wealth under…
