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Africa: Malaria Consortium Announces New Director of Technical Services and Innovation to Help Implement Its New Era

eriinfo.com3 hours ago05 mins

Dr Rose Zulliger has joined Malaria Consortium to lead the organisation’s technical approaches and to help accelerate our commitments to system strengthening and long-term impact. Today, Malaria Consortium announced the appointment of Dr Rose Zulliger to its leadership team as the organisation’s new Director of Technical Services and Innovation. Rose joins Malaria Consortium following a…

South Africa’s giant SKA telescope clears major technical hurdle

eriinfo.com2 months ago07 mins

The “big lift” of the main reflector onto the pedestal for the first SKA-Mid production dish on site in South Africa. The lift took place on 4 July 2024. Photo credit: SKAO/Max Alexander, CC BY 3.0 South Africa’s role at the heart of one of the world’s most ambitious scientific instruments moved a step closer…

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Africa: Inaugural U.S.-Africa Technical and Regulatory Space Training Meeting

eriinfo.com3 months ago02 mins

Senior Bureau Official (SBO) in the Bureau of African Affairs Ambassador Jonathan Pratt convened today’s U.S.-Africa Technical and Regulatory Space Training Meeting, the first in a series of technical and regulatory trainings in the leadup to the NewSpace Africa Conference April 20-23, 2026 in Libreville, Gabon. SBO Pratt conveyed that the United States aims to…

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Africa: Prof. Quaynor Calls for Stronger Technical Backbone for Africa’s DNS

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Africa’s Internet pioneer, Professor Nii Narku Quaynor, has underscored the urgent need for the continent’s internet institutions and governments to shift focus from what he described as excessive attention to governance theories to strengthening operational and technical capacity. He warned that Africa risked undermining the sustainability of its critical digital infrastructure if it continued to…

A quarter-century of technical debt: Why identity security is now the enterprise’s weakest link

eriinfo.com4 months ago011 mins

Identity is one of the most under-secured and over-exploited layers in cyber security. Identity has been the backbone of enterprise IT for more than 25 years, yet it remains one of the most under-secured and over-exploited layers in cyber security. While networks, endpoints and cloud security have gone through cycles of reinvention, the identity layer…

Cell C returns to profitability, despite technical insolvency

eriinfo.com7 months ago03 mins

Cell C announced that it has achieved profitability for the financial year ending May 31, 2025, marking a significant turnaround in its financial performance. The news was revealed in the annual results released by its owner, Blue Label Telecoms. While the mobile operator reported a net profit after tax of R2.2 billion, it remains technically…

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Africa: CAF to Host TotalEnergies CAF Wafcon Technical Insights Discussion in Rabat On Wednesday

eriinfo.com8 months ago03 mins

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) will host a TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Technical Insights Discussion with selected members of the tournament’s Technical Study Group (TSG) in Rabat, Morocco on Wednesday. The members of the TSG will provide insights into the tournament so far and take questions from the media. The…

Top ICT tenders: SITA to boost technical advisory capability

eriinfo.com8 months ago014 mins

This week’s top tender advertisements for the ICT sector are dominated by SITA, RAF and SARS. It’s a quiet week on National Treasury’s eTenders Portal, with fewer requests being posted, many of which feature low-value requirements and short turnaround times. For the ICT sector, however, this week’s top advertisements are dominated by the State IT…

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Africa: Uganda Name 29-Man CHAN Squad As Onyango Joins Technical Team

eriinfo.com8 months ago05 mins

Uganda’s technical team has reduced its CHAN 2024 squad to 29 players, with co-head coaches Morley Byekwaso and Fred Muhumuza narrowing down their options ahead of the continental showpiece in August. The announcement follows an intensive training session held at the Prisons Ground in Luzira, as the Cranes ramp up preparations for their seventh appearance…

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Africa: CAF Unveils Technical Study Group for TotalEnergies CAF Wafcon, Morocco 2024

eriinfo.com8 months ago08 mins

TSG to be led by Raul Chipenda and will feature Shilene Booysen, Lamia Boumehdi and Clementine Touré, among others Team to share technical & tactical insights on all 26 matches Group to produce a post-tournament technical report The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has unveiled the Technical Study Group (TSG) for the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s…