The Gauteng High Court has confirmed that farmers may procure and administer foot-and-mouth disease vaccines without state permission. However, Minister John Steenhuisen says the ruling’s practical effect is already addressed by his gazetted vaccination scheme.
The homes of more than 800 people on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast face demolition to make way for the expansion of a lithium mine. Lithium is a mineral in high global demand for the manufacture of electric cars, batteries, cellphones or back-up power for data centres.
On Africa Day (25 May) we celebrate a continent rich in history, resilience and possibility. But celebration alone is not enough. Africa’s future will not be secured by sentiment, it will be shaped by the choices we make now, particularly about how we invest in our people and our future.
Four African technology organizations have announced a collaboration to host Qubit Hub — an African AI research, innovation and development lab — at iXAfrica’s NBOX1 data centre in Nairobi, creating what the partners describe as a strategic environment where AI research, cloud capability, data infrastructure and digital sovereignty can converge. The announcement was made during […]
IBM has partnered with Scuderia Ferrari HP to overhaul the Formula One team’s fan app using artificial intelligence, in a deal that puts AI-driven storytelling, personalization and fan engagement at the center of one of sport’s most storied brands. The partnership comes as Formula One has emerged as a hot destination for major technology companies. […]
Motivated to avenge their families in China, Uyghur mercenaries became valued fighting partners for Syria’s rebels. Their participation helped Syria’s new president ultimately win Syria’s civil war.
Israeli officials have called the emerging U.S. deal with Iran a “bad” deal, over concerns that it does not force Iran to give up its nuclear program at the start.
The ANC faces mounting political pressure in eThekwini after municipal leaders were grilled by Parliament’s Scopa over R6.4 billion in irregular expenditure, governance failures and corruption allegations. Analysts warn the fallout could weaken the party before the local government elections in November
Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies is called up to co-hosts Canada’s final training camp before their World Cup squad is selected, despite injury concerns.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — A national education conference convened by the Ministry of Education has endorsed sweeping reforms in the management of schools, including the establishment of Comprehensive Schools bringing together Primary and Junior School levels under a single administration structure.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to transforming the education sector through increased funding, improved infrastructure and expanded access to learning opportunities across the country.
[Nyasa Times] A new study by Emmanuel University has exposed serious weaknesses in Malawi’s Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) system, revealing that many centres in Lilongwe Urban, Lilongwe East and Lilongwe West are ill-equipped to provide inclusive education for children with disabilities.
Eskom’s R1bn mini-town goes to rot, with the 400 employees and their families from the nearby Kusile power plant left in the lurch with no updates about the abandoned ghost-town.
A single infusion of an experimental gene-editing drug seemed to reduce LDL long-term in a small trial. The results may point to something “curative,” one expert said.