GR8 Tech expands African footprint through BongoBongo partnership

The collaboration introduces GR8 Tech's Ultim8 Sportsbook to BongoBongo's platform. By Jack Found Key points: - GR8 Tech has partnered with East African operator BongoBongo to deploy its Ultim8 Sportsbook across four markets using both iFrame and...

Dinosaur footprints from 166 million years ago discovered in UK quarry

The most extensive dinosaur trackways ever discovered in Europe have been uncovered at an Oxfordshire quarry, stunning palaeontologists, who have gained new insights into how dinosaurs moved through the landscape. An astonishing 220-metre trail...

Tech consultancy BSG appoints new board member

Nokuthula “Nokky” Ndlovu, BSG non-executive director. Home-grown business and technology consulting firm BSG has appointed Nokuthula “Nokky” Ndlovu as non-executive director, effective immediately. Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati, who is former MTN...

African Development Bank chief joins global push to turn youth into economic powerhouse

United States of America, October 14, 2025/ -- African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Dr Sidi Ould Tah on Monday joined global leaders on the World Bank Group’s High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs, championing Africa’s demographic...

Researchers warn of 100K-node botnet exploiting Remote Desktop vulnerabilities

A multi-country botnet using over 100,000 IP addresses began targeting Remote Desktop Protocol services in the United States on October 8. Researchers at threat monitoring platform GreyNoise are tracking this large-scale campaign, which they...

Research: Live rights reducing churn for streamers

WWE content amassed over 300 million viewing hours on Netflix in H1 2025. following its January debut on the streaming platform, reports Ampere Analysis. Weekly flagship show WWE Raw has proven to be the biggest draw, building a consistent live...

Science Nautilus Could the Sun’s Orbit Shape Evolution?

It’s easy to understand how the price of a bar of chocolate might be correlated with weather patterns in Africa. Most cacao is grown in Africa, so if bad weather were to induce a change in the volume of the cacao harvest there, it would affect the...

Africa’s AI dilemma fuels demand for a continental watchdog

Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be Africa’s most powerful tool for prosperity—or its most dangerous weapon. Security experts warn that the continent must act swiftly to address the risks posed by this transformative technology. On Sunday, a panel...

Optimizing Brain Health: Lifestyle Interventions in Africa

Rising Dementia Cases Highlight the Need for Culturally Relevant Prevention Strategies in Africa As global dementia cases continue to soar, particularly within low- and middle-income nations where healthcare resources are scant, there is an urgent...

How South Africa’s transformer manufacturing industry can fill a gaping infrastructure gap

How South Africa’s transformer manufacturing industry can fill a gaping infrastructure gap October 2025 Electrical Power & Protection By Mervyn Naidoo, CEO of ACTOM. As nations upgrade and expand their power grids to meet rising energy needs,...

Toward an African “OPEC for Gold”

Africa today stands among the richest regions in the world in terms of gold reserves. The continent produces more than half of the newly discovered global gold deposits and includes key producers such as Ghana, Sudan, South Africa, Mali, Niger,...

South Africa’s first AI factory goes live

A new era for South African technology begins as Altron opens the country’s first AI factory - but what does this mean? Factory with light blue / iStock Altron has officially launched South Africa’s first operational artificial intelligence (AI)...

Coega Green Ammonia Project: EU Backs South Africa’s 3.5 GW Renewable Revolution

Lightning-Struck Opportunity Imagine you’re in South Africa and you uncover a plan that could flip the global energy playbook. In October 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shone a bright light on the R105-billion Coega Green...

Rape within marriage is still silenced in South Africa – why women are being failed

Sexual violence in marriages is a very real issue in South Africa, but remains shrouded in silence and denial. It’s a subject that Nyasha Karimakwenda has researched for many years in various forms, from traditional practices to court judgments....

South Africa: SEACon 2025 brings Africa’s sustainability leaders together in Sandton

The countdown has begun, and the anticipation is electric. In just a few days, business leaders, policymakers, investors, and innovators from across the continent will gather at the Sandton Convention Centre for SEACon 2025 — Africa’s largest...

Sigma expands global partner network with Intellinexus as new regional partner in Africa

This partnership comes at a pivotal time as African businesses increasingly adopt cloud-native tools to navigate economic complexities. In a significant milestone for data analytics innovation across the African continent, Intellinexus, South...

2025 JETOUR Media Alliance Tech Tour Kicks Off: Defining a New Future for Off-Road Technology

2025 JETOUR Media Alliance Tech Tour Kicks Off: Defining a New Future for Off-Road TechnologyWUHU, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 October 2025 - Under the theme "Innovation · Defining the Future," the inaugural JETOUR Media Alliance (JMA)...

World Robot Olympiad Expands in Africa, Empowering Youth Through Robotics and Innovation

56 students were introduced to robotics (including 20 students with special needs), at the Robotics Bootcamp in July 2025, in preparation for the WRO Tanzania national finals on 3 October 2025 Singapore 14 October 2025-/African Media Agency(AMA)/-...

American Resources Corporation and ReElement Technologies Announce Participation in Additional October Conferences and Events

FISHERS, IN / ACCESS Newswire / October 14, 2025 / American Resources Corporation ( NASDAQ:AREC ) ("American Resources" or the "Company") and ReElement Technologies Corporation ("ReElement"), a leading U.S. innovator in rare earth element (REE)...

Infrastructure Technology Podcast: JTA's NAVI autonomous vehicle program

Here is a transcript from the episode: GJ: And welcome to the Infrastructure Technology Podcast. I'm Gavin Jenkins from Roads and Bridges, and with me, as always, we have Ileana Garnand, the digital editor of Roads and Bridges, and we have a man...