Month: October 2025

  Africa’s vast natural resources hold enormous potential to drive climate action and sustainable growth, but turning that potential into investment requires collaboration, integrity and readiness. From 21 to 23 October, the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) in Johannesburg will bring together over 280 policymakers, investors and project developers from 40 countries to accelerate the continent’s participation in high-integrity carbon markets. Hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with […]

  Ahead of World Food Day, South Africa’s hunger crisis just met its next wave of disruption. Sixty of the country’s smartest Gen Z innovators spent a week hacking one of the nation’s toughest problems, child hunger, and emerged with breakthrough, tech-powered ideas that could change how food insecurity is tackled.  Artificial intelligence, blockchain, data visualisation and community-driven platforms were among the technologies harnessed during The Biggest Hunger Hack, a […]

  The world’s largest and best-rated tech show presents GITEX LATAM – its inaugural Latin American edition – in São Paulo, Brazil from 16-17 March 2027 GITEX LATAM promises to redefine the region as the definitive epicentre of Latin America’s digital future Event will spark global public-private collaboration and digital infrastructure across AI, agritech, connectivity, cloud, cybersecurity&data centres As Latin America’s digital market accelerates, poised to reach almost US$950 billion […]

  On behalf of the Government and people of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa extends his heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Kenya on the passing of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Mr Odinga, who led Kenya from 2008 to 2013, has passed away at the age of 80 in India, where he was receiving medical treatment. President Ramaphosa’s thoughts and prayers are with the Odinga family and […]

  Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Ms Nonceba Mhlauli, will on Thursday, 16 October 2025 at 09h00 host a G20 Community Leaders Dialogue at the Roodepan community's Roman Catholic Church in the Sol Plaatje Municipality, Frances Baard District, Northern Cape. This activity will form part of the Government’s country-wide G20 outreach programme. The objectives of the outreach are to: - Create awareness about South Africa’s membership to the G20; - […]