Foreign policy, by its nature, must speak with one voice. Parallel channels of engagement, however informal or well-meaning, weaken that voice and invite accusations of hypocrisy. The recent controversy surrounding the AbaThembu monarchy’s reported acceptance of donations linked to Israel – outside formal state and fiscal protocols – has brought this tension into sharp and unavoidable focus.
Swimming South Africa claims the near-apocalyptic state of the Franschhoek High Performance Centre is due to external factors. The facts don’t support this position and has led to many more questions.
A researcher at the University of Cape Town has received an international research grant to examine whether artificial intelligence can improve employment prospects for unemployed young people in South Africa. Dr. Tim Köhler, a senior research officer at the Development Policy Research Unit in UCT’s School of Economics, is one of 19 early-career researchers selected […]
Israeli government moves to change rules around land registration in the West Bank, making it easier for Israeli Jews to buy property in the illegally occupied territory, are raising alarm among Palestinians, fearful that the new rules will establish de facto Israeli annexation.
Every week, more than 100,000 people ride bikes, skates and rollerblades past some of the most best-known parts of Mexico’s capital. And sometimes their dogs join them too.
England will complete their World Cup preparations with matches against New Zealand and Costa Rica in Florida in June, before travelling to their base in Kansas City.
[Nile Post] School administrators in Luweero District, particularly in government-aided schools, have urged parents to send pupils back to school promptly, warning that delayed reporting is hurting learners academically now that classes have resumed.
[Nile Post] Several schools in Tororo District registered low learner turnout on the first day of reopening for the 2026 academic year, raising concern among education administrators over potential disruptions to learning.
[Nile Post] Schools across Kamwenge District reopened today for the first term of 2026, following a one-week delay from the original academic calendar.
[Leadership] The Minister of State for Regional Development, Hon. Uba Ahmadu Maigari, over the weekend inaugurated multi-billion naira projects across Gombe State, aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery and educational development for the benefit of the state and the nation.
Gurhan Kiziloz decided to become his own venture capitalist after VCs rejected his funding requests for Lanistar, his fintech venture. The Turkish-British entrepreneur stated in an interview with Gulf News that no one wanted to give him money due to his history of approximately five bankruptcies. Kiziloz stated that when he sat in front of […]
Electric vehicles accounted for just 1% of new car sales across Africa in 2025, but a study published in Nature Energy by researchers at ETH Zurich finds that EVs paired with solar off-grid charging systems — solar panels, batteries and an inverter — could become cheaper to own than gas-powered equivalents across most of the continent by 2040. The analysis considered total cost of ownership...
Gurhan Kiziloz shifted from fintech to gaming due to what he described as excessive regulation and red tape in the financial technology sector. The Turkish-British entrepreneur stated in an interview with Gulf News that fintech is built to protect monopolies, with everything designed to slow down new entrants. Kiziloz previously founded Lanistar, a fintech venture […]
Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and dozens of interviews show.