BEIJING – CHINA has successfully carried out its first maritime search and recovery of a crewed spacecraft return capsule, marking a significant milestone in the country’s rapidly advancing space programme. The
BEIJING – CHINA has successfully carried out its first maritime search and recovery of a crewed spacecraft return capsule, marking a significant milestone in the country’s rapidly advancing space programme. The
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG – THE issue of minors accessing harmful online content, particularly via social media, is a priority as the world marks Safer Internet Day (SID). In South Africa,
by PHYLLIS BIRORI KIGALI – MTN Rwanda and NCBA Bank have pledged to deepen financial inclusion in the country by adding some value-added features to the MoKash product. Lock Savings and
by MAVHUTO BANDA LILONGWE – MALAWI’S communications regulator and Multichoice have engaged to explore if the entertainment company can review subscriptions costs of its services to the local market. This comes
by MARIA MACHARIA NAIROBI – ITALY and Kenya are enhancing a six-decade long collaboration on space science as well as nascent ties in technology and innovation. A senior government official disclosed
by MAVHUTO BANDA LILONGWE – MALAWI is stepping up efforts to curb mobile money fraud, amid realisation lax regulations and lack of collaborations was fueling the scourge. Stakeholders, including Parliament, regulators
by ALEXIS DOUMBIA ABIDJAN – EFFORTS to upskill women and girls in Ivory Coast with digital skills have received a major boost following a partnership between AmazoOn du Web, a local
by DION HENRICK CAPE TOWN – SOUTH African Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, officially welcomed delegates to the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba at the Cape Town
by MARIA MACHARIA NAIROBI – KENYA’S M-Pesa mobile money platform — launched in March 2007 by Safaricom in partnership with Vodafone — has fundamentally reshaped the way people in Kenya and
by ARNOLD MULENGA LUSAKA – GHANA and Zambia are strengthening collaborations in the fields of technology, communication and innovation as part of a broader mission by these two African nations solidifying