Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., are the Democratic Senate candidates from Michigan. Getty Images Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive, anti-establishment Democrat running for Senate in Michigan, defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in one of the most closely watched and impactful primary elections of the 2026 midterms. El-Sayed beat Stevens by 1 percentage point as…
Winners of the Enactus South Africa National Exposition 2026 challenge. (Image supplied) Nelson Mandela University students’ Batho Pele BioLoop Africa Farm project emerged as the overall winner at the 2026 Enactus South Africa National Exposition. The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered circular farming solution earned the team the title of 2026 champions and a place at the…
A Law student at the University of Abuja, Amra Onize Salihu, has emerged champion at the 9th Inter-Universities Speech Contest organised by the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), held in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Amra, a 500-level student in the Faculty of Law, represented Nigeria after winning the national selection conducted…
Zenith Bank Plc has been named Africa’s Best Bank and Nigeria’s Best Bank for the second consecutive year at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, reinforcing its position as one of the continent’s leading financial institutions. The awards which were presented in London recognises the bank’s strong financial performance, digital innovation, customer service and contribution…
Republican state Rep. Alexander Kolodin will face Arizona’s Democratic secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, in November’s general election, NBC News projects, after he won the GOP primary. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Kolodin won the Republican nomination over former state GOP chair Gina Swoboda. Kolodin,…
CONIX.AI received backing from LAB7, Saudi Aramco’s venture-building arm, to add automated building-code checks to its architecture and permitting software. The partnership will integrate LAB7’s B2Code engine into E-Comply, CONIX.AI’s regulatory compliance platform. The combined system will review floor plans against national building codes and local municipal rules, helping architects, developers and government agencies identify…
Gridwise 10X wins the Youth Tech Expo G13 Hackathon. Gridwise 10X from Johannesburg has been named the overall winner of the 2026 Youth Tech Expo (YTE) G13 Hackathon, run by the Gauteng Department of e-Government in partnership with Microsoft South Africa The hackathon began in June with regional competitions held across Gauteng in partnership with…
Mitel Workflow Studio has been named winner of the “Remote Work Tech Innovation of the Year” award in the 7th annual RemoteTech Breakthrough Awards, the business communications company has announced. Run by RemoteTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organisation, the awards recognise the technology companies, products and services that empower remote work and distributed teams…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore easily won renomination for a second term Tuesday, NBC News projects, bounding over a minor obstacle ahead of a potential 2028 presidential campaign that some expect the Democrat to launch in the next year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The governor…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Greater Manchester mayor’s victory in Makerfield clears way for a bid to unseat Starmer as prime minister. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has cruised to victory in a high-stakes by-election in northern England, paving the way for him to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party and the United…
