Winter's fury exposes South Africa's hidden poverty

Tswelopele Makoe|Published 56 minutes ago 6min IN South Africa, the winter season thus far has been nothing short of brutal. Across the nation, various regions have been experiencing harrowing weather. Storms have washed away homes, bridges and roads are …

South Africa, Austria agree to strengthen ties

In a sign of strengthening ties, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen to discuss bilateral relations. The meetings between the two leaders focused on clean energy, tourism, jobs and cultural …

Badminton: Ghana hosts 10 other countries as Africa Air badminton championship takes off

Africa’s First AI Factory Underway as Cassava and Nvidia Deploy 3,000 GPUs in South Africa

Africa’s first AI factory is now under construction, following a major partnership between Strive Masiyiwa’s Cassava Technologies and U.S. tech giant Nvidia, one of the world’s most valuable companies. The project, launched in South Africa, has received …

Open Market in Africa in the Age of Big Tech

Big Tech giants such as Google, Amazon, Apple, and Meta emerged from consumer-driven innovation and now shape how the world communicates, trades, and accesses information. Yet their dominance has triggered government scrutiny and regulatory actions under …

Morocco Partners with Current AI to Champion Ethical, Inclusive AI Across Africa

Morocco has joined global nonprofit Current AI as a founding member, signing a memorandum of understanding during the country’s first National AI Summit, in a major move to establish ethical, inclusive AI leadership across Africa. The partnership, …

Climate Crisis Deepens Africa’s Water Scarcity and Ecological Fragility

July 4, 2025 Hour: 1:43 pm Despite a brief uptick in rainfall across parts of the continent, Africa’s water crisis is worsening, driven by rising temperatures, erratic precipitation, and the continued use of fossil fuels. According to the World …

Kagame: Africa must be ready for new world order

Barbara Bell fought all her life for South Africa’s children

Barbara Bell (1939 – 2025) has left us, but her legacy as a campaigner for early childhood care and education will live on. She died in her sleep in the early hours of 28 June after a debilitating illness, yet only months earlier, managed to speak at the …

Algeria’s Significant Role in Africa’s Wars of Liberation

July 5th marks Algerian Independence Day. In 1962, it became the first African country to liberate itself from 132 years of French occupation and colonization, having waged an eight-year-long guerrilla war. But Algeria wasn’t done fighting imperialism. It …