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Malawi caught in fake ship registry storm as shadow fleet expands
Malawi 24
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June 22, 2025
The landlocked African nation of Malawi has been thrust into the centre of a growing maritime scandal after being identified as the latest hub for a fraudulent ship registry operation. According to an investigation by Lloyd’s List, a fake Malawi...
Flutterwave boosts Cameroon’s businesses with 34th country licence
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Flutterwave has officially launched its digital payment services in Cameroon after securing a Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC). This milestone, achieved through a technical partnership with...
SARS intensifies fight against illicit fuel trade, billions lost annually
Bedfordview and Edenvale News
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June 23, 2025
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is collaborating with law enforcement agencies to combat the illicit fuel trade, a crime that costs the fiscus billions annually. Over the past four months, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence...
Another SA neighbour gets Musk’s Starlink
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 23, 2025
Lesotho is the 23rd African country to be licensed for South African born Elon Musk’s Starlink service. Lesotho, a landlocked country surrounded entirely by South Africa, has officially welcomed Starlink. The Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA)...
Narcos: Growing trade in consumption of illicit substances in Kenya
The Standard
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On June 13, 2025, Wendy Mbeke Muli was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with a stash of cocaine. The 26-year-old had ingested pellets of the narcotic, which she later excreted after being placed under medical observation for...
SARS disrupts illicit fuel trade with operations across three provinces
Germiston City News
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June 23, 2025
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is collaborating with law enforcement agencies to combat the illicit fuel trade, a crime that costs the fiscus billions annually. Over the past four months, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence...
Coding is no longer enough: Why Africa needs AI literacy in every school
Joy FM
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June 16, 2025
“Teaching children to code is like teaching them to read in an era when the world is already speaking in algorithms.” Across Africa, education policymakers are proudly expanding coding programs in primary and secondary schools. From Lagos to...
Shaka iLembe elevates Swati Royalty, culture in season 2
Malawi 24
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June 21, 2025
Southern African audiences are in for a stirring celebration of heritage as Shaka iLembe returns for its second season, proudly elevating Swati royalty and culture through the introduction of the Ngwane royal line on Mzansi Magic. In Episode 2...
AFRICA-EUROPE PARTNERSHIPS' new forms
Business Ghana
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The Sub-Saharan Component of the AFRICA-EUROPE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CULTURE programme represents an ambitious cultural cooperation initiative between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. With an €8 million budget over 42 months, this Component forms part of...
When a future king charmed Durban
IOL
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Mark Levin|Published 7 hours ago 7min On a warm winter morning at precisely 10am, a special royal train arrived at Berea Road station in Durban. From his carriage the heir to the British throne, Edward the Prince of Wales, emerged in military...
China/Africa and the partnership for shared development
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 17, 2025
As the outcome of the Beijing summit of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in September, last year enters a crucial stage of implementation, a fresh vista is emerging in the mutual opportunities of the two sides. Just before the...
Stone tools from a cave on South Africa’s coast speak of life at the end of the Ice Age
The Conversation
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June 19, 2025
The Earth of the last Ice Age (about 26,000 to 19,000 years ago) was very different from today’s world. In the northern hemisphere, ice sheets up to 8 kilometres tall covered much of Europe, Asia and North America, while much of the southern...
Trump invites China to make itself at home in Africa
African Business
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June 20, 2025
Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump’s Africa ‘strategy’ has been even more short-sighted and tin-earned than his most trenchant critics might have feared. Never one to show much of an interest in the continent, Trump appears...
ADA University celebrates 2024 Graduation with nearly 800 new graduates
AzerNews
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June 20, 2025
On June 19, ADA University held its annual Graduation Ceremony, marking a major milestone for nearly 800 students who completed their bachelor's and master's degree programs this academic year, Azernews reports. The event, held on the university...
Coral Reef Innovation Champions Digitally Inclusive Future
Daily Guide
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June 19, 2025
Richard Osei-Anim Innovators, educators, and changemakers recently gathered at the ALX Hub in Accra for an event themed ‘Driving Ghana’s Next Generation of Digital Talent’. The event brought together key players in the digital ecosystem, all...
SADC pushes for e-border custom systems
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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According to reports from Zambia, Sadc senior programme officer for customs, Alcides Monteiro, said there was a need to fast-track the full implementation of the e-CoO system. ZIMBABWE and other Southern African Development Community (Sadc)...
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE is ranked 5th globally by 2025 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking
Zawya
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ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired a Cabinet meeting held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed...
Climate change: New study reveals alarming flood and storm patterns in KwaZulu-Natal
IOL
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In a stark revelation about climate challenges facing South Africa, a comprehensive study analysing weather-related disasters over the past 43 years has identified floods and storms as the most pervasive threats, particularly impacting...
Mohammed bin Rashid: UAE 5th in 2025 IMD Competitiveness Index
Sharjah24
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The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai,...
South Africa: Sars teams up with law enforcement to combat illicit fuel trade
Zawya
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The South African Revenue Service (Sars) is working with other law enforcement agencies to combat illicit fuel trade, which costs the fiscus approximately R3.6bn per year. In the past four months, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence...