Cutting of USAID to South Africa a wake-up call: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the cutting of USAID to South Africa has been a wake-up call. The president was speaking at the first day of nursing union Denosa’s 9th National Congress at Birchwood on Gauteng’s east rand. A key discussion of the meeting is …

Master Drilling pays nigh-R100m dividend, moves needle on South Africa’s mining front

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Drilling and mechanised rock excavation technology solutions company Master Drilling, which was established in 1986 and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited in 2012, has declared a 23%-higher nigh-R100-million …

SDA Celestial Chorus to lead worship spectacle in South Africa

Langalakhe Mabena, Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub Zimbabwe’s Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) choir, Celestial Chorus, is set to grace the stage at Carnival City, East Rand, South Africa, on March 30 for a night of praise and worship. Celestial Chorus The …

Cassava Technologies to build ‘AI factory’ to serve Africa

Strive Masiyiwa Cassava Technologies, founded by Zimbabwean telecommunications tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, has tapped Nvidia to build Africa’s first artificial intelligence “factory”. Cassava will deploy Nvidia’s advanced computing and AI software at its data …

Digital payments in Africa to hit $1.5tr by 2030 — Report

A new report by Genesis Analytics says Africa’s digital payments economy is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030. The report states that the continent’s digital transformation is underpinned by rapid advancements in internet penetration and financial …

Sowing the seeds of greater food diversity in Africa

When crop scientist Michael Frei grew up in Germany in the 1980s, television screens were filled with scenes of poverty, drought and destruction in Africa. The 1984 Ethiopian famine brought home to millions the human costs of food insecurity on the …

East African countries face $160mln forfeiture in tax revenues under AfCFTA but long-term future gains

Four East African countries (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) face a potential loss of up to $160 million in tax revenues this year, the smaller penalty to pay for future bigger gains on open borders for goods and services. Findings from the UN Economic …

South Africa: Creecy unveils private sector role in revitalising rail and port infrastructure

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has officially unveiled a Request for Information (RFI), aimed at transforming the country’s struggling rail and port infrastructure through strategic partnerships with the private sector. “Today, I am launching an online …

East Africa pirates abandon fishing boat after four days

Zimbabwean billionaire, Masiyiwa says idea to build Africa’s 1st AI factory inspired by Dangote, Obasanjo

Zimbabwean billionaire and founder of Cassava Technologies, Strive Masiyiwa, who just announced a partnership with Nvidia to launch Project Mufungi, Africa’s first AI factory, has said the idea was inspired by Nigeria’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and …