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  After decades defined by deepwater success, Angola’s upstream sector is rediscovering its onshore potential. Previously overshadowed by prolific offshore blocks, the country’s inland basins are re-emerging as a strategic frontier – not led by supermajors, but by independent oil and gas companies willing to take early-stage risk in pursuit of long-term value. This shift is taking shape across basins such as Kwanza and Congo, where independents are advancing seismic […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has raised serious concerns about the University of Limpopo’s continued high spending on legal fees, most of which involve cases against students and staff members. The committee questioned how excessive legal expenditure over a five-year period was not identified earlier through the university’s internal audit systems. Committee members expressed concern that this points to weaknesses in the institution’s internal financial controls. […]

  Jean Gurunlian, Chairperson of Webb Fontaine (https://WebbFontaine.com), and founder/architect of the ASYCUDA system, issued a stark warning on the future of Customs technology at the WCO Technology Conference 2026 in Abu Dhabi, stating that legacy Customs systems are no longer fit for purpose in a world shaped by large language models (LLMs). “No Customs system that has not been built on LLM will survive,” Gurunlian said. “The first real […]

  The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thoko Didiza, will officially receive the refurbished Nieuwmeester Dome from the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Mr Dean Macpherson, on Friday, 30 January 2026. The Dome will serve as a short- to medium-term venue for parliamentary activities until the completion of the Parliament rebuilding project. The handover follows a request from Parliament to the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) […]

  Kaspersky's (www.Kaspersky.co.za) latest global research shows that mostly all people currently interact with their family members digitally: 86% of all survey participants communicate with family via messaging apps, 58% have regular video calls, and 44% have even established joint streaming service accounts. In South Africa, the statistics showed a similar trend: 91% communicate with family via messaging apps, 68% have regular video calls, and 53% have joint streaming service […]

  The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies will tomorrow, 29 January 2026, visit Broadband Infraco (BBI), following oversight visits to the Media Development and Diversity Agency, the Universal Services and Access Agency South Africa and Universal Services and Access Fund. The visits form part of the committee’s three-day oversight programme in Gauteng. At the BBI, the committee will be briefed on various issues of critical importance, including board […]

  The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) is deeply saddened by the passing of Leoncio Amada Nze Nlang, Board Member and Executive President of the AEC for the CEMAC region. A respected energy leader, devoted servant of Africa’s energy sector and cherished colleague, Leoncio’s passing represents an immeasurable loss to the Chamber and the broader African energy community. The AEC extends its deepest condolences to his wife, Mercedes Eworo Milam, […]

  Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com), a global technology leader of African heritage and AXON Networks (AXON) (www.AXON-Networks.com), a global leader in intelligent network platforms, today announced a strategic partnership to co-develop, deploy, and manage Africa’s first end-to-end Operator-as-a-Service (OaaS) platform (https://apo-opa.co/49XR2we). A bold step in unlocking Africa’s AI and digital future, customers and service providers will leverage AXON’s AI-ready, real-time, multi-tenant, digital twin-enabled platform across Cassava’s extensive high-speed fibre backbone to […]

  The Angola Oil&Gas Conference&Exhibition (AOG) – organized by Energy Capital&Power (https://EnergyCapitalPower.com) –was officially launched in Luanda on Tuesday, marking the start of the countdown to the country’s premier oil and gas event. Scheduled to take place on September 9–10, 2026, in Luanda, under the theme Investing in the Future of Angola, the event comes on the heels of Angola’s 50 years of independence in 2025, providing a strategic platform […]