Some 4,000 illegal miners in South Africa trapped underground, state struggles to bring them to surface
The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team, including mine rescue experts, to come up with a plan to bring to surface illegal miners who remain under a disused gold mine. The move signalled the government was taking a more conciliatory approach compared to earlier...
Musk’s political ascendancy gives Wall Street banks hope of offloading $13 billion of debt
In recent months, one of the sources said, some banks expected X had seen increased traffic as users flocked to the platform around big events like the US elections. Trump, whose account on the platform was restored by Musk after the previous management banned him in January 2021, has been regularly posting on it.
Trump’s health secretary pick Robert F. Kennedy sets off Big Pharma panic, triggers share plunge
Robert F. Kennedy Jr gestures during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, US, on October 27, 2024. Credit: Reuters
Ravages of drought force farmers along Kenyan coast to abandon maize, cassava for seaweed
It is Tanzania’s third largest export and employs over 26,000 farmers, said George Maina, a scientist at The Nature Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit that supports seaweed farmers in Kenya and Tanzania.
Farmers in Zimbabwe shun staples for more profitable vegetables, consider food aid interventions a solution to climate change
Experts say rich nations like the United States, which have been the biggest contributors of planet-warming emissions historically, have a responsibility to fund humanitarian aid in the countries that are experiencing its effects first and most severely.
Half of China’s 1.5 billion people are overweight, government has come up region-specific diets to combat obesity crisis
Not only China but also other developing nations facing similar health and environmental challenges could benefit from the roadmap for the diet, the scientists said in the study. Brent Loken, global food lead scientist for the World Wildlife Fund, said the study provided a promising way forward for developing countries, including India and Kenya.
Ambani’s Reliance lobbies for India satellite spectrum auction in new clash with Starlink
Reliance, which has dominated India’s telecom sector for years, is concerned that after spending $19 billion in airwave auctions it risks losing broadband customers to Musk, and potentially even data and voice clients later as technology advances, Reuters previously reported.
Africa Union gears up for infrastructure conference in Addis Ababa with railway and road transport high on the agenda
Every year, PIDA Week comes up a theme that aligns with the current priorities and challenges in African infrastructure development. Past themes include regional integration, job creation, economic transformation and smart infrastructure development.
In menory of Quincy Jones: Titan’s 10 career-spanning songs that put him a cut above the rest
Across his career, the 28-time Grammy Award winning Quincy Jones worked with everyone from Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson with hundreds in-between. The best way to celebrate his legacy, of course, is to listen to the music he made.
Infostealers paradise: Inside the massive crime industry that’s hacking billion-dollar companies
Based on interviews with malware developers, hackers who use the stolen credentials, and a review of manuals that tell new recruits how to spread the malware, 404 Media has mapped out this industry. Its end result is that a download of an innocent-looking piece of software by a single person can lead to a data breach at a multibillion-dollar company, putting Google and other tech giants in an ever-escalating cat-and-mouse game with the malware developers to keep people and companies safe.
