Elon Musk closes in on $1 trillion as SpaceX raises $75 billion. (Image created by GenAI with images by James Duncan Davidson | CC BY-NC 3.0 and SpaceX) Institutional investors piled into SpaceX, with demand for its stock at $135 a share – valuing the company at a world record listing price of $1.77 trillion…
Elon Musk looks on as U.S President Donald Trump meets President Cyril Ramaphosa in the the White House in May 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture and amassed a fortune that has…
Two Peruvian police officers disguised as World Cup mascots Clutch and Maple helped to arrest a suspected drug dealer in Lima, the latest in a series of law enforcement operations in the country involving officers using creative costumes to apprehend accused criminals. Col. Carlos Alcántara, head of the Green Squadron — a unit that combats…
The World Cup officially kicked off this week – but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, the environmental impact and travel restrictions. The BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes a look at the challenges facing this year’s tournament.
Dar es Salaam — THE FIFA World Cup is finally upon us. THE biggest sporting spectacle on the planet has arrived with all the pomp, ceremony, and excess modern football can manufacture. Forty-eight nations, three host countries, sixteen cities, 104 matches, thousands of journalists, millions of travelling supporters and an estimated four billion television viewers…
Artan has been on the FIFA international list since 2018 and was named CAF Men’s Referee of the Year in 2025 Following discussions with its sister confederation, Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), UEFA has today appointed Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate the 2026 UEFA Super Cup, which will take place on 12 August in…
Funda ngesiZuluBy Razeen Gutta The 2026 Fifa World Cup exploded into life with a night of red cards at the Estadio Azteca, as Mexico beat Bafana Bafana 2-0 in Thursday’s Group A opener. The showpiece event kicked off with the first of three magical opening ceremonies, as Shakira headlined proceedings with a live performance of…
There was a star-studded opening ceremony, and some sporadic clashes between police and protesters around the Azteca stadium.
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana face hosts Mexico tonight in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup. (Image source: FIFA) As South Africa’s Bafana Bafana face hosts Mexico tonight in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup, tournament organisers have deployed a suite of advanced technologies aimed at improving officiating accuracy and enhancing the…
The African Union on Thursday threw its support behind the 10 African nations competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, while Somalia protested a US decision to deny entry to one of the continent’s most prominent football referees. In a statement marking the start of the competition, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the…
