At the start of the 2026 multilateral process, both the United Arab Emirates and Senegal held an international meeting on water issues at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 3rd, 2025. Through this Organizational Meeting, the Member States and stakeholders gave their insights about the six interactive dialogues that the September 2024 […]
British smartphone startup Nothing is here to break the chain of sameness in the mobile industry. The company on Tuesday debuted a handset it hopes can shake the market and turn into the next big thing. Nothing has launched Phone (3a), a budget smartphone carrying an unusual design featuring multiple different shapes and so-called ‘Glyph’ […]
Google introduces its new African cloud center through its March 19th launch. South African businesses rely heavily on this development particularly the companies using AI and data systems. This development brings cutting-edge computer processing directly within the African region. Through their partner Digicloud Africa Gregory MacLennan reveals numerous companies want Google’s cloud innovation and their […]
The UAE has called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan during the holy month of Ramadan. The appeal came as regional leaders met in Ethiopia on February 14 to discuss the conflict that has been raging on for nearly a couple of years. Reem al-Hashimy, the UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation, highlighted that […]
After their India loss, New Zealand heads into its match against South Africa at Lahore with growing self-assurance. With earlier semi-final qualification the Black Caps have returned to Lahore to draw power from their recent tournament win there. Latham feels lucky that his team competed in a tri-series with Pakistan and South Africa previous to […]
Speaking to reporters on Friday, UN Secretary General Guterres noted that serious cuts to humanitarian aid by the US is going to unleash highly damaging consequences for millions of people across the globe. Guterres said these cuts impact a broad range of critical programmes. He expressed the UN’s gratitude “for the leading role” the US […]
Before playing India in the 2025 Champions Trophy semifinals both South Africa and Australia have chosen to travel to Dubai. Both Australia and South Africa are working out match scheduling issues even though one team has locked up their position and the other is almost there. The cricket resource shows that both the South African […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta – parent company of Facebook, Instagram and many other creations – said on Thursday that it has laid off 20 employees for leaking internal information to the media. This story has been first reported in The Verge. Employees are offered periodic reminders that it is against the company’s policies to leak confidential […]
The latest SU7 Ultra electric vehicle emerges from Chinese phone manufacturer Xiaomi at a high speed. This car achieves 0 to 60 mph acceleration in less time than Tesla offers in its fastest model. Customers will need to pay $73,000 for the SU7 Ultra since it enables 385-mile trips per charge and achieves 201 mph […]
Hassan al-Mansoori, the UAE’s Under-secretary for Infrastructure and Transport Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and South Africa’s Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, recently engaged in meticulous discussions. Both sides highlighted the longstanding bilateral relations and explored strategies to further enhance cooperation in sustainable infrastructure and transport. They also highlighted […]
On August 3, 2023, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for official diplomatic talks. The senior officials held their meeting because Ethiopia and Somalia made peace after their major conflict burst in January 2024 when Ethiopia proposed leasing Somaliland beachfront property. A diplomatic crisis developed between Ethiopia and Somalia when […]
Later on Tuesday, a Russian-built Sudanese military plane crashed in a residential neighbourhood in Omdurman, killing at least 46 people and injuring 10 others. The incident is making global headlines. The exact cause of the crash is still unclear. But it has been reported that the incident is likely because of a technical malfunction. The […]
Japan has contributed $1.5 million to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to implement an urgently needed response to the Sudan humanitarian crisis – supporting emergency health and border management in the country. Sudan is currently facing one of the most serious humanitarian crises on the planet. The situation is extremely concerning as the army […]
Gen Z are shifting their priorities, no longer choosing retirement as the time to start enjoying life but taking intentional breaks. Micro-retirement has turned into the next big thing as the younger generation chooses this break to travel or take up other passions. Younger people prioritise mental health, personal fulfillment and meaningful experiences. Social media […]
The cricket match between South Africa and Australia at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium will start later due to wet weather conditions. A steady rain continued to fall so officials kept tarpaulins over the playing field and surface according to the predicted wet weather. Both Australia and South Africa arrive at the match fresh from successful tournament […]
The African Union commits to boost local vaccine production across the continent to cover more than 60% of its needs by 2040. The initiative emerged because Africa received only one vaccine dose for every three doses available worldwide by July 2022. Creating local vaccine production in Africa faces major barriers because this work needs 500 […]
Nearly a couple of years into a brutal conflict, Sudan is seeing an “unprecedented” humanitarian crisis. Half of the population is facing acute hunger. The fighting has already killed more than 20,000 people and displaced more than 14 million people from their homes, as per UN. The Sudan crisis represents malnutrition, population displacement and chronic […]
The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President Ruto recently discussed the long-running conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during a phone call and urged an immediate ceasefire, according to the State Department. M23 rebels recently made progress, marking the most serious escalation in more than a decade of the fighting. […]
Undergrad researcher Caitlyn Nojiri discovered that a supernova near Earth 2-3 million years ago could have created numerous new viruses in Lake Tanganyika. Researchers used iron-60 traces from Earth sediments to link astronomic events with life evolution after finding evidence of a nearby stellar explosion through this research. Based on their calculations the research team […]
Emirates SkyCargo establishes better Africa market connections by partnering with Astral Aviation at Air Cargo Africa. At Air Cargo Africa, Emirates SkyCargo worked together with Astral Aviation when they signed an MoU to combine their shipping connections. Through the partnership Emirates SkyCargo can offer services to 145 locations around the world at 50 destinations served […]