Technology

World Bank warns developing countries to embrace AI or be left behind

Washington – The World Bank on Tuesday called on developing countries to embrace artificial intelligence technology tools to deliver... Read more

11 Aug

Business

New R29m market development to modernise trading in Durban

Durban – The eThekwini Municipality is set to officially launch the first phase of the R29 million Mansel Road... Read more

7 Aug

Technology

Google to open German centre for ‘AI development’

Berlin –  Google will open an AI centre in Berlin on Thursday, the latest sign of Europe’s deepening reliance... Read more

5 Mar

World

African migrants can drive growth in their home countries – but three barriers stand in the way

Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and Amanda Bisong, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The idea that migration is closely linked to... Read more

5 Dec, 2024

Companies

Visions of development have shifted in Africa over the past two decades: study explores how Rwanda and Ethiopia tried to shape the future

Barnaby Joseph Dye, King’s College London and Biruk Terrefe, Bayreuth University Contemporary economic challenges in Africa appear to be... Read more

5 Nov, 2024

Countries

Money spent on war is ‘indictment’ of world – Ramaphosa

United Nations – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday denounced the billions of dollars spent on war instead of development... Read more

20 Sep, 2023

News

Jobs, not doctrine, the lure for Africa’s jihadists, says UN

Geneva – Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are what fuel recruitment to jihadist and... Read more

8 Feb, 2023

Countries

Nile islanders face eviction to make way for Egypt’s latest grand plan

Cairo – Residents of a Nile island in greater Cairo woke up in recent weeks to find officials taking... Read more

5 Sep, 2022

Business

UN urges Africa to swap commodities for tech

Dakar – The UN’s trade body on Thursday said African economies were vulnerable to a triple shock as it... Read more

15 Jul, 2022