The Super Falconets produced an outstanding performance against England, winning 3-0. With a superb goal from Tosin Rafiu, crucial saves from Christiana Uzoma and a perfectly controlled second half, Nigeria booked their place in the quarter-finals in emphatic fashion. Nigeria produced a magnificent display. Solid, inspired and ruthlessly efficient, the Nigerians outclassed England to secure…
Two years ago, the idea of a large-scale war breaking out felt like a distant hypothetical to the experts who help chart the world’s dangers. Today it tops their list of fears, according to a new UN Global Risk Report. The study draws on the views of 1,300 people from government, international organizations, civil society,…
South Africa has been selected to host the 2028 World Robot Olympiad (WRO) International Final. The event, showing on the African continent for the first time, will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) during the second week of December of that year. Supplied image: Team Resolute and WRO 2026 WRO participation…
Each September, New York becomes the centre of global diplomacy as presidents, prime ministers, ministers and diplomats from around the world gather at United Nations Headquarters. At a time of mounting geopolitical tensions and overlapping global crises, leaders will tackle a packed agenda that includes conflicts and international security, climate change, pandemic preparedness, sea-level rise,…
The Cape Flats in Cape Town was shaped by apartheid-era forced removals and racial segregation. If you scan headlines about the area, you’ll be overwhelmed with stories about extreme violence, fuelled by gangsterism and drugs. However, the area is also home to people working to improve their communities through medicine, science, technology, and more. Image…
NICO Group says it is banking on the Malawi Queens to clinch the 2026 Africa Netball Cup in Nairobi and punch their ticket to the 2027 Netball World Cup in Australia. Addressing journalists at a press briefing here on Sunday, the company’s Head of Marketing and Customer Experience, Taweni Gondwe Xaba, said NICO’s confidence was…
The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the Earth’s landmasses. The current commonly used projection, called the Mercator Projection, greatly exaggerates land towards the north and south poles, which makes Africa look much smaller. In the Mercator projection, countries…
The Dominican Republic’s Joheirry Mola Dominguez has been crowned Miss World 2026, emerging from a field of 111 contestants at a spectacular finale held on Saturday, September 5, in Vietnam. Mola finished ahead of Spain’s Elisabeth Reynés Alabern, who was named first runner-up, while Malaysia’s Taanusiya Chetty finished as second runner-up. The 24-year-old educator, communicator…
France will stop using maps based on the traditional Mercator projection, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Friday – backing an African push for a more accurate representation of the continent. The announcement comes as the United Nations General Assembly votes on Friday on a resolution calling for the world to move away from Mercator…
The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look far smaller than it really is. By 164 votes to one, Member States on Friday endorsed a resolution promoting map projections that more accurately reflect the true size of continents – the…
