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Unpacking AI-enabled business transformation and the organisation’s journey to the cloud at SAPHILA 2025
Engineering News
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We are living in times of continuous disruption, including issues such as economic instability, supply chain and shipping disruptions, and the after-effects of extreme weather events caused by climate change. These ongoing disruptions are all...
Boxer eyes expansion with 60 new stores and R1. 2 billion investment
IOL
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July 1, 2025
In Boxer’s first annual report since its listing on the JSE, the retailer revealed its ambitious plans for the 2026 financial year. The company aims to open 60 new stores (25 Superstores and 35 liquor stores), invest R1.2 billion in capital...
‘It’s back to drug rationing’: The end of HIV was in sight, then came the cuts
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
THIS year the world should have been “talking about the virtual elimination of HIV” in the near future. “Within five years,” says Prof Sharon Lewin, a leading researcher in the field. “Now that’s all very uncertain.” Scientific advances had...
Blue Crane threatened as numbers crash
BusinessLIVE
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SA’s national bird, the Blue Crane, is in trouble. Until just 15 years ago, numbers of this stately bird — a firm favourite of nature lovers — were increasing well. But research has now shown that the species’ overall population trajectory changed...
National Institute of Security Studies of Nigeria visits Ghana's Ministry of Defence
Graphic
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June 24, 2025
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NICHOLAS SHUBITZ: US travel bans gift Africa to China
BusinessLIVE
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Having failed to cut government spending, reindustrialise the US with tariffs or deliver on much-touted peace proposals, the Trump administration appears to be using mass deportations and travel bans as a means of proving that it is making...
Benjamin Okezie Kalu: A Different Breed
This Day
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June 30, 2025
By Sam Hart There is a man left scratching his head in quiet disbelief in Brussels, Belgium. For over several years, he has served as the official driver for the Nigerian Mission, assigned to visiting Nigerian dignitaries. Let’s call him John. He...
King Mswati arrives in Accra for a four-day state visit
Ghana News Agency
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June 24, 2025
By Iddi Yire Accra, June 24, GNA -King Mswati III, Ingwenyama of the Kingdom of Eswatini, has arrived in Accra for a four-day state visit to Ghana. He was met on arrival at the Kotoka International Airport by Mr Julius Debrah, the Chief of Staff...
Starlink rolls out its high-speed internet service in Lesotho, now in 24 African countries
Technext
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June 23, 2025
Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially launched in Lesotho. The rollout follows the granting of a 10-year operating licence on April 14, 2025, by Lesotho’s communications regulator, enabling...
Build self-reliance through unity and trade
Business Ghana
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Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called on African leaders to strengthen intracontinental trade and cooperation to propel the continent toward self-sufficiency. Speaking at the 58th Special Congregation of the Kwame Nkrumah University of...
South Africa's amapiano has the world dancing
Eye Witness News
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At a studio in central Johannesburg, dancers from various countries moved together to the rhythm of South Africa's amapiano sound that is taking social media by storm. With energy and purpose, they rehearsed a sequence in the style of the house...
HENNI BRITZ: Time to review Sacu’s revenue-sharing formula
BusinessLIVE
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When finance minister Enoch Godongwana eventually delivered his budget this year, much was made of the careful balancing act within the government of national unity (GNU) — a fiscal road map that tiptoes between competing ideological camps while...
Groundbreaking M585m EU-Africa cultural partnership
Public Eye
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July 1, 2025
New programme flips traditional dynamics, putting African voices at the forefront of cultural exchange with Europe MOSA MAOENG MASERU – Lesotho’s rich cultural heritage is set to gain significant international visibility and support through a...
All 9 countries on the UK Foreign Office ‘no go’ travel list
Metro
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June 15, 2025
There are many reasons the FCDO may advise against travel (Picture: Getty Images) The holiday checklist goes something like this: think about your budget, Google the weather, and check that your passport and travel insurance are in date. But it’s...
How Africa can foster sustainable diplomacy amidst global trade tensions
IOL
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Ashraf Patel The abrupt exit of Donald Trump from the G7 Summit in Canada, without having side meetings with Global South leaders from South Africa, India et al, and this week’s NATO Summit where core nations committed to a 5% of GDP spending on...
Chinese automakers expand in Africa with hybrids and EVs amid US, EU trade restrictions
ETAuto
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June 27, 2025
"As long as they remain affordable from an up-front cost perspective, they will be differentiated against legacy brands offering similar specifications," said Greg Cress of advisory firm Accenture.Chinese automakers are pushing to unlock Africa's...
Govt won’t interfere in public varsities - Vice-President
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June 30, 2025
The government has stated that it will not interfere with the governance and operations of public universities in order to enhance academic freedom on campuses. That, it said, would ensure the smooth functioning of governing councils and...
Why do African leaders flee to foreign hospitals instead of fixing theirs at home?
The Zimbabwean
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June 20, 2025
Tendai Ruben Mbofana Once again, Africa finds itself watching in stunned silence as one of its most powerful monarchs, King Mswati III of eSwatini, reportedly battles a deteriorating health condition that has stirred growing concern within and...
More job cuts in Lesotho loading: How will they afford Starlink?
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 30, 2025
The potential 50% tariff hike has led to buyers from the US not placing orders, resulting in factories being forced to close. Like a domino effect, garment factories in Lesotho are closing one after the other, as the Trump administration threatens...
Amid global headwinds, Chinese automakers set sights on Africa
ETAuto
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June 26, 2025
Chinese automakers target Africa’s untapped market, focusing on electric and hybrid vehicles.Chinese automakers are pushing to unlock Africa's underdeveloped potential, with a focus on electric and hybrid vehicles, as restrictions on exports to...