BY Thomas Tomiwa Makazole Mapimpi is arguably one of the most captivating South African sportsmen with his heartbreaking story only partially told to date. Ryobi has partnered with award-winning filmmakers to bring a groundbreaking documentary to our s…
Women’s Empowerment Lab highlights export opportunities in Africa and United States
BY Thomas Tomiwa Against the backdrop of Women’s History Month in the United States, the International Trade (ITC) together with Howard University, the US Embassy in Accra, and the US State Department launched the Women’s Empowerment Lab on 15 March. T…
Watch: Percy Tau scores as Al Ahly keep Champions League hopes alive
BY ThomasTomiwa Al Ahly find themselves under pressure after losing to Mamelodi Sundowns home and away. It hasn’t helped that Percy Tau has been absent and rumours abound that he is acting out. On this night though, Percy Tau was right on the money for…
Partly cloudy conditions expected across SA on Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions are expected in most parts of the country for Saturday, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS). South Africa experienced some of the heavy downpours during the week, after a cold front had passed over the souther…
Green Lake Park Inner Loop
If you’ve visited Green Lake Park recently, you may have noticed some new signage announcing “Pedestrian Use Only – No Wheels” on the inner loop. This long-term temporary use restriction, which restricts all bicycles and other wheeled uses from the Gre…
AEW 2022 to Host Africa Oil and Gas Just Transition Forum
African Energy Week (AEW) 2022 – taking place in Cape Town on November 18-21, 2022 – is proud to announce the launch of the Africa Oil and Gas Just Transition Forum, a market-driven event focused on downstream, midstream and upstream opportunities acro…
Justice Department Announces Expansion of Technical Assistance Services Offered to Law Enforcement Agencies Through the Collaborative Reform Initiative
Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced a new Collaborative Reform Initiative. Managed out of the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), this initiative will be offering three different levels of assista…
Russia accuses US again of financing biological weapons labs in Ukraine
Russia has for the second time in a week used a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to accuse the United States of financing and supporting biological weapons labs in Ukraine. The meeting was initially convened to vote on a Russian-drafted h…
The latest on Sister Dede: D.C. has given her a religious exemption from vaccination mandate
The latest on Sister Dede: D.C. has given her a religious exemption from vaccination mandate. Sr. Deirdre “Dede” Byrne, POSC. / EWTN News Nightly Washington D.C., Mar 18, 2022 / 13:05 pm (CNA). Sister Deirdre Byrne, perhaps better known as “Sister Dede…
TransUnion South Africa battling to retrieve personal records after hack
On 17 March, ITWeb reported that credit bureau, TransUnion South Africa, is currently in an ongoing battle with a hacker group that is demanding a $15 million (R223 million) ransom over four terabytes of compromised data. The hacker group, going by the…