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Pakistan, Rwanda explore maritime corridors to boost East Africa trade
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (APP): Pakistan and Rwanda have discussed strengthening bilateral trade through maritime-linked corridors connecting Karachi Port with key East African ports in a bid to boost access to regional markets and...

Price put on ‘converted for South Africa’ Toyota Tundra
All Tundras will be powered by the self-charging i-Force Max hybrid V6 engine. The announcement made back in June, the local arm of renowned vehicle importer Rospa, Rospa Imports South Africa, has confirmed local pricing of the right-hand drive...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Achieving GISTM compliance in African mining with IOTDC
Tailings Dam. Mining operations across Africa face pressure to comply with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). This standard emphasises governance, early warning, and stakeholder transparency alongside continuous...

Barriers endure in African digital trade, say WTO, World Bank
E-transactions regulations typically require secondary legislation setting out the government bodies or private entities that can issue digital signatures, the report explains NEWS ANALYSIS | JENNY MESSENGER | The results of a digital trade...

Securing investment inflows for Africa starts with reducing real and perceived risk
Stephen Seaka, Managing Executive: Public Sector and Growth Capital Solutions, Absa CIB Africa is home to the world’s longest river, the Nile, the deepest and second-longest river, the Congo River, and the world’s second-largest freshwater lake,...

Duxbury launches CEL-FI QUATRA 100M 5G in South Africa
Tobie van Schalkwyk, Business Unit Leader at Duxbury Networking. (Image: Supplied) Duxbury Networking has announced the local availability of the CEL-FI QUATRA 100M 5G, the latest addition to Nextivity’s enterprise distributed antenna system (DAS)...
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)...

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...

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...

South Africa: Safeguarding the supply chain, a guide to transporting dangerous goods
In the intricate world of logistics, the transport of dangerous goods poses unique challenges that require specialised expertise and robust safety measures. These goods, encompassing a variety of materials such as chemicals, batteries, and...

From Farms to Tech: China Has Plenty of Ways to Hit Back at US' 100% Tariffs
https://sputnikglobe.com/20251014/from-farms-to-tech-china-has-plenty-of-ways-to-hit-back-at-us-100-tariffs--1122958496.html From Farms to Tech: China Has Plenty of Ways to Hit Back at US' 100% Tariffs From Farms to Tech: China Has Plenty of Ways...

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...
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,...

Pan-African group petitions President Mahama over ‘United States of Africa’ agenda
A Pan-African group known as The Five Galaxy’s has submitted a petition to President John Dramani Mahama, calling for his support and action toward realizing the dream of a United States of Africa. The petition, submitted on October 7, 2025,...

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...
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)/-...