Dark Fibre Africa (DFA), a subsidiary of Maziv, has successfully transmitted an unprecedented 1.6 terabits per second (Tbit/s) on a single wavelength over a 40km section of its core network. The trial, conducted between Isando and Midrand, reportedly marks a “world first” for IP/optical convergence at this speed. This achievement quadruples the capacity from an…
A call to Action has emerged from a High-Level Ministerial Conference on Triple Elimination of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B, held in Kampala, Uganda. African Ministers of Health, development partners, and civil society organisations committed to a united front to end vertical transmission of the three infections by the year 2030. At the heart of…
Health ministers from African Union (AU) member states, along with development partners and civil society organisations, have called for urgent and coordinated action to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B by 2030. The call was made at the conclusion of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on Triple Elimination, held in Kampala from July…
After almost two decades of substantial reductions in the global burden of malaria, progress has stagnated. Global scientific and policy leaders agree that to achieve malaria eradication, interventions must focus not only on preventing malaria disease but also on decreasing malaria transmission. Children younger than 5 years and pregnant women are at the highest risk…
