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President Ramaphosa arrives in Malaysia for Working Visit

By Neo Bodumela

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a Working Visit to the nation.

The President is expected to be a Guest of the Chair at the 47th ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] Summit and the East Asian Summit in that country.

“The President’s...

Southeast Asia a ‘unique bloc’ for SA export market expansion

By Neo Bodumela

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a “unique bloc” of countries that could serve as a market within which South Africa can expand and diversify its export markets and deepen strategic relations.

This according to Deputy Minister of International Relations and...

[Liberian Observer] There is a Mandé proverb that goes: “You cannot sharpen a knife on butter.” The University of Liberia will not become one of Africa’s top 300 universities by 2029 if it continues to dull itself on the soft comforts of old habits — endless politics, weak research culture, and administrative complacency masquerading as progress. True transformation demands more than strategic...

[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) and Starlink Liberia LLC. concluded an agreement to provide satellite-based Internet connectivity to one hundred fifty-six public senior high schools throughout Liberia.

The Federal Reserve Board is poised to start releasing in advance models it uses to test the biggest banks’ readiness to withstand economic shocks.

[Daily Maverick] Six of eight boys involved in striking a Grade 10 learner at Milnerton High School with weapons, including a hockey stick, a hosepipe and a belt, have been granted R2,000 bail each at Cape Town Magistrates’ Court after they were charged with eight counts of assault.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Iceland’s frozen, inhospitable winters have long protected it from mosquitoes, but that may be changing. This week, scientists announced the discovery of three mosquitoes — marking the country’s first confirmed finding of these insects in the wild. Mosquitoes are found almost everywhere in the world, with the exception of Antarctica and, until very...

Texas’s electricity demand has surged to record highs in 2025 but renewable energy is meeting the challenge. According to new data from the Energy Information Administration, solar output has quadrupled since 2021, wind continues steady growth, and battery storage is increasingly stabilizing the grid during evening peaks. Electrek reports: ERCOT, which supplies power to about 90% of the state,...

alternative_right shares a report from France 24: [Sweden’s] latest contribution to the war effort is Glimt, an innovative project launched by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) earlier this year. Glimt is an open platform that relies on the theory of “crowd forecasting”: a method of making predictions based on surveying a large and diverse group of people and taking an average. “Glimt”...

Apple has begun shipping U.S.-made AI servers from a new factory in Houston, Texas — part of its $600 billion investment in American manufacturing and supply chains. CNBC reports: Apple Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan said on Thursday that the servers will power the company’s Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute services. Apple is using its own silicon in its Apple Intelligence...

Treating baby wraps with a mosquito repellent shows promising protection against a top killer of children.

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.

Eskom and the City of Johannesburg are still in discussions about how the metro will resolve its outstanding debt, says CEO Dan Marokane.

A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature, found that the carbon emissions stemming from 111 of the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers resulted in at least $28 trillion in economic losses in the three decades to 2020, writes Nick Hedley.

The challenging global context has not deterred our commitment to the Just Energy Transition Partnership, writes the International Partners group.

Three organisations have partnered to showcase and display a block made from recovered glass and building rubble waste.