Author: Jimmy Aglah

For the past few days, Africa has been celebrating its size . On September 4, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly backed the Correct the Map initiative, encouraging governments, schools and technology companies to move away from the familiar Mercator projection, which exaggerates land masses nearer the poles and makes equatorial regions such as Africa appear smaller than they really are .Read More

(Reuters) – South ​Africa’s economy shrank for the first time in almost two ‌years in the second quarter of 2026, official data showed on Tuesday, as the Iran war depressed domestic demand and the mining and manufacturing sectors ​performed poorly.Read More

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou was named South Africa’s coach of the month for August, while AmaZulu forward Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya received the player of the month award.Read More

Sibongile Segobola will host Africa’s first One Woman Fearless summit in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, bringing together about 215 women leaders and professionals.Read More

Singapore-based Granite Asia is seeking to invest in mid-sized companies in sectors, including advanced manufacturing and healthcare across the region, a senior executive said, after its private…Read More

Kazakhstan drove 55 percent of the investment growth across Central Asia, highlighting its leading role in attracting foreign capital to the region, Alexander Zaboev, head of the Eurasian Development Bank’s Center for Integration Studies said, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports.Read More

KUALA LUMPUR Sept 8 – GrowthPro.asia and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle) have collaborated to introduce the Ascent corporate AI certification programme, aimed at helping Malaysian businesses translate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into measurable financiRead More

The reasons lie in the rise in the cost of raw materials and energy resourcesRead More

‘The mass crossing of border was made possible thanks to Morocco’s participation or consent,’ said Juan Jesús VivasRead More

PARIS, Sept 8 — Mistral announced today that it had raised €3 billion (RM14.1 billion) in what it described as the largest-ever European tech fundraising, valuing the French AI…Read More