Francis Halzen in 2018. Image: Reuters Belgian-American scientist Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for creating an observatory in Antarctic ice that detects high-energy neutrinos, elusive subatomic particles that can reveal otherwise inaccessible information about the cosmos. Halzen, 82, realised that pristine ice at the South Pole could be used to…
Gqeberha-based Cape Recife High School won Samsung’s 2026 Solve for Tomorrow challenge. Special education needs school Cape Recife High School in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) is overall winner of this year’s Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition. The finale was hosted in Pretoria on Friday, following prototype presentations the previous day. Cape Recife High School emerged…
Lula and Bolsonaro are the two biggest names in Brazilian politics, on the left and right, and this campaign has polarised Brazil yet again: with themes of sovereignty, crime, the economy and corruption being top concerns for voters. Lula is more popular in Brazil’s poorer northeast, among low-income voters, Catholics, and women. He is seeking…
Guests at GEC+Africa 2026 The Global Entrepreneurship Congress Africa (GEC+Africa) 2026 concluded at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) on 17 September, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, corporates and ecosystem leaders from across Africa and beyond for two days of dialogue, collaboration and action under the theme “Connecting Africa”. Hosted by the Global Entrepreneurship…
Silvaguard Observation and Suppression drone and Hangar Dryad Networks, a leader in ultra-early wildfire detection, today announced it has been awarded $800,000 in the XPRIZE Wildfire competition for its performance in the Autonomous Wildfire Response finals in Alaska. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260923024178/en/ Dryad advanced from an original field…
Alexander Zverev dispatched Ben Shelton in four sets to win the U.S. Open men’s singles title on Sunday, the second Grand Slam win for the German after he finally broke through at the French Open earlier this year. The No. 1 seed in a Grand Slam for the first time, Zverev capitalized on Shelton’s shaky…
Faranani DocTec Chairman Naweed Hassan, Chief Executive Officer Niël van der Merwe and Sales Director Sam Selepe with the OpenText Africa Partner of the Year 2026 award at OpenText Summit Africa 2026. Faranani DocTec, an OpenText Platinum Partner, has been named OpenText Africa Partner of the Year 2026, awarded for overall partner contribution. The award…
Norris, the reigning Formula 1 world champion, controlled the race at the start as Antonelli and Verstappen had excursions off track and had to give up positions. They settled back into second and third place after Lewis Hamilton retired with what a Ferrari official called a brake system issue. But in a twist of bad…
Nigerian HR professional, author, social entrepreneur and gender development strategist, Mrs Izehi Hannah Agunkejoye, has been recognised as a Highpoint Africa Woman of Impact Award by the Highpoint Africa Women’s Network as part of its inaugural recognition cohort for August 2026. According to Chief Executive of High Point Africa Women’s Network, Mrs Onajevwe Akakabota, “The…
The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II. The party of Germany’s unpopular leader, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, slumped to a disastrous result in…
