Africa

Global business leaders eye Africa at B20 Summit

Cas Coovadia Business leaders from around the world are convening in Johannesburg today for the B20 Summit, signalling a pivotal moment for Africa’s role in global economic policymaking. Cas Coovadia, B20 Sherpa, told the SABC that this year’s summit places Africa’s agenda front and centre, not just South Africa’s interests. He emphasised that the business community has crafted 30 evidence-based policy recommendations — developed across eight task forces — to […]

19 November, 2025

Health / Medical

Health Ministry assures public it has enough HIV test kit supplies

KHB-HIV Colloidal Gold test kit (Photo by: Shanghai Kehua Bio-Engineering Co., Ltd.) The Ministry of Health and Social Services has moved to reassure the public that the country has sufficient HIV test kits in stock, following concerns raised on social media about possible shortages. According to the ministry, the country currently has between two and three months of Colloidal Gold screening kits available, while a larger 11-month supply order is […]

19 November, 2025

Press Releases

Crypto boom exposes Africa cyber risk

Allan Juma, Technical Lead for ESET East Africa, an internet security solutions company. Juma oversees the company’s technical issues on security products. Cryptocurrency in Africa has evolved rapidly from a fringe financial activity into a major economic force - and cybercriminals are taking notice. Between July 2024 and June 2025, the continent recorded USD $205-billion in on-chain transactions, making it the world's third-fastest-growing crypto market. Driven by economic volatility and a […]

12 November, 2025

Oshiwambo

Zambia aninga oshilongo oshi 2 mu Africa ,oku longifa ovenda ipe yotunila yepango lo HIV

Epangelo la Zambia, ola dimina elongifo lovenda ipe yo Lenacapavir, ovenda oyo taika yandja ekwafo kovanhu ta valumbu noudu wo mbuto yo HIV noveli kepango lo ARV. Ediminino la Zambia, oku longifa ovenda ayo ola talika lili eenghendabala domupondo oku kondjifa oudu wo HIV/AIDS moshilongo. Minister wouhaku moshilongo Elijah Muchima, metitano ladjako okwati etulomoilonga lovenda ayo, olili edidiliko langhene epangelo lelitulamo moku xulifapo oudu wombuto yo HIV mokati koshiwana okufika […]

10 November, 2025

Local

Paratus Group launches Paratus 500

Pan African telecommunications network services provider, Paratus Group, has announced the launch of “Paratus 500”, a defining milestone following the Group’s expansion into seven additional African markets earlier this year, including Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Paratus is now licensed to operate in 15 African countries, and with this expansion, the Group becomes one of the first pan African telcos to cover over 500 million people […]

10 November, 2025

Oshiwambo

Aakwashigwana ya South Africa taya kondjo miita ya Ukraine na Russia oya hala okugaulukila moshilongo

Epangelo lya S.A olya yakula omaindilo okuza kaakwashigwana 17 mboka ya wayimine aakwiita taya kondjo moshitopolwa Donbas sha Ukraine,okuya kwathela ya galukile moshilongo,shiikwatelela kombelewa yomupresident nena. Iita mbyoka ya tameke sho Russia a ponokele Russia mo 2022 oya nana aakwiita yopaumwene okuza koombinga adhihe, mwa kwatelwa oyendji okuza miilongo ya yooloka ya Africa, Ombelewa yomupresident oyati epangelo olya yakula omaindilo gekwatho okweeta moshilongo aalumentu aa S.A 17 yopokati koomvula 20-39 […]

6 November, 2025

Namibia

SASSCAL hosts green hydrogen and renewable energy conference

Delivering the welcoming remarks, Dr. Budzanani Tacheba, Director of Science & Technology at SASSCAL (Photo: LinkedIn) The Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) hosted the 3rd International Conference on Circular Economy, Renewable Energies, and Green Hydrogen in Africa this week at the Mercure Hotel in Windhoek. The event, organised in collaboration with the University of Rostock and funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of […]

23 October, 2025

Africa

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies at 80

(Photo credit: AFP news agency) Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, a source in his office told Reuters on Wednesday. Indian newspaper The Hindu reported that Odinga died at an Ayurvedic eye hospital-cum-research centre at Koothattukulam in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Wednesday (October 15, 2025). Media reports have revealed that Odinga suffered a cardiac failure during his morning walk on the campus. […]

15 October, 2025

Africa

Economists say dealing with inflation and cost-of-living are key to unlocking Africa’s economic stability

(Photo credit: Nela Shikemeni) Economists say Africa’s path to economic stability depends on addressing inflation, disinflation, and the escalating cost of living. Theo Klein, an analyst at Oxford Economics in Cape Town, noted that government subsidies, surging food prices, and political factors are among the strongest forces driving household spending pressures across the continent. Klein explained that sustainable growth will require policies that not only curb inflation but also strengthen […]

14 October, 2025