Infrastructure, youth development and investment in human capital emerge as key measures of success as Senegal hosts maiden Youth Olympic Games on African soil As Africa welcomes the Olympic rings for the first time, the success of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will be measured by more than medals, records and sporting performances, with…
Rory Bosman, executive for sales and marketing at Ecentric Payment Systems. Since Black Friday-Cyber Monday started in South Africa in 2012, retailers and shoppers have seen a remarkable change in payment solutions and platforms. Over the past 12 years, payment methods have evolved to include virtual cards, QR codes, digital wallets and mobile banking applications….
A summit with more than 20 African leaders opened in Moscow on Wednesday, in a test of Russia’s bid to expand its influence on the continent. The two-day Russia-Africa Summit, the third since 2019, comes as Moscow grapples with heavy sanctions over its Ukraine offensive – and as several African governments turn to it for…
Johan Steyn, a human-centred AI advocate and thought leader, is founder of AIforBusiness.net. A 170MW approval is under appeal in Cape Town, and the hearing was closed to the appellants, the public and the press. Boards that lease capacity carry duties under a code in force since January. The instinct in most boardrooms is to…
Openserve, Huawei and the KwaZulu-Natal government are installing ducts for fibre in 405 government-subsidised houses under construction in Empangeni, in what they call a proof of concept for building homes fibre-ready from the start. No fibre services are being switched on yet. The project, launched on Friday at the Phase 1A Empangeni mega housing development…
Greenpeace warns of ‘Irreversible Ecosystem Collapse’ as UN biodiversity summit faces crucial test Climate and biodiversity crises are interconnected and require coordinated government action. PHOTO/GREENPEACE. By PATRICK MAYOYO Greenpeace has urged governments attending the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17) to move beyond acknowledging failures and adopt concrete measures to halt biodiversity loss and prevent irreversible…
Less than a month before the UN climate conference COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye, representatives of three successive summit presidencies gathered to address a pressing question: How can the world restore trust in climate action when the consequences of a warming planet are already being felt? The devastation in Nepal offered a stark reminder of…
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia. PHOTO/ IISD/ENB – Mike Muzurakis. By PATRICK MAYOYO Governments gathering for the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference face a critical test: whether international commitments to halt and reverse the destruction of nature can be translated into measurable progress before the end of the decade. The conference, which opened in…
Beyond the scoreline, the performance offered interim coach Augustine Eguavoen encouraging signs of a team beginning to rediscover its defensive solidity while exploring fresh possibilities in attack Nigeria’s Super Falcons took another confident step towards the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after dismantling Comoros 5-0 on Tuesday to complete a 7-0 aggregate victory and advance…
Ampath says the claim that 80 million patient records were stolen in a cyberattack on the pathology group refers to database entries, not 80 million people. In a statement on Wednesday, Ampath said the figure “should not be interpreted as 80 million individual patients” because it appears to refer to database records or entries rather…
