World Cotton Day should measure more than output. It should ask how much manufacturing, employment and African-owned value the continent creates from every bale it grows. A cotton boll is light enough to sit in the palm of a hand. The economy wrapped around it is not. Before cotton becomes a shirt, a uniform, a…
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), decent work means dignity, equality, fair remuneration and safe working conditions. However, all too often these conditions are not met in the media sector. Journalists and media workers often sacrifice their right to decent working conditions in the name of their vocation as a journalist, i.e. to serve…
Six years after COVID-19 killed millions, battered health systems, disrupted lives and brought the global economy to a virtual standstill, the world is still grappling with how we can prepare better for the next pandemic. The need is even greater amid growing threats to global stability and security from emerging infectious diseases as well as…
Geneva — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Global Africa Business Initiative that Africa represents a $3 trillion market opportunity and the world is finally recognizing it as a “gamechanger for global business”. He addressed the 5th initiative titled Unstoppable Africa on Sept. 20, saying, “We come together inspired by a simple truth:…
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…
