Month: November 2025

  Research among over 2,000 South African travellers reveals that nearly seven in 10 plan to take more or the same holidays in 2026 The use of AI to plan and research holidays has now gone mainstream, and 59% would trust it to book holiday accommodation Lux-scaping - travellers booking a luxurious stay, like a spa or luxury hotel, at the start or end of their holidays - identified as […]

  The Stevie® Awards (https://www.StevieAwards.com), organizer of the world’s premier business awards programs, has issued a call for entries for the 2026 (seventh annual) Middle East&North Africa Stevie Awards, sponsored by the RAK Chamber of Commerce&Industry (http://www.RAKChamber.ae/). Entry kits and complete details on the competition are available at https://MENA.StevieAwards.com. The Middle East&North Africa Stevie Awards are the region’s only awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all its forms. […]

  By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). At ADIPEC this year, I was skeptical about participating in COP 30. African nations are heading to Brazil for COP 30 in Belem.  The United States, under President Donald Trump, has closed its office of climate diplomacy and will not be sending any representatives to the event. The US is focused on energy additions and Drill Baby Drill. They are […]

  Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com), a global technology leader of African heritage, has made significant progress with its landmark project to establish Africa’s first network GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offering. As the first preferred NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) in Africa, these secure data centre facilities, located across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Morocco, will mark the company's long-standing leadership in providing world-class digital solutions on the continent. “Cassava's commitment to growing Africa’s […]

  Africa’s oil and gas sector is entering a period of accelerated growth, as new upstream projects kickstart across the continent. In 2025, the continent’s oil production is set to reach 11.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe/d), rising to 13.6 MMboe/d by 2030. This upward trajectory spells new opportunities for the continent’s petroleum markets and the upcoming G20 Africa Energy Investment Forum – hosted by the African […]

  The Dakar en Jeux festival brought together thousands of people across the Dakar 2026 (https://apo-opa.co/3JNIoqY) host sites to celebrate youth, sport and culture, rounding off a week of activities marking one year to go to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). Since its launch in 2022, Dakar en Jeux has become a flagship initiative of the Dakar 2026 Organising Committee, providing a platform for young people to discover new sports, […]