A UNITED Nations (UN) expert has called for urgent support for human rights defenders in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human ...

THE second-largest party in South Africa’s coalition government- the Democratic Alliance (DA)- aims to stabilise diplomatic relations between the country and the United States amid a period of ...

GERMANY has put on hold financial support to Rwanda and is reviewing bilateral ties with the latter over its alleged backing of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group in the Democratic Republic of ...

THE United Kingdom-based impact investing platform, Energise Africa, has launched a new bond offer to assist Altech, the solar solutions company, to roll out its projects in the Democratic Republic of ...

MTN Group and the Ghanaian government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance digital skills, support artificial intelligence (AI) development, strengthen data governance and cyber ...

THE turnkey online gaming (iGaming) technology provider, VeliTech, has launched in South Africa. It pledges a mission to disrupt the industry with its next-generation solutions and all-in-one platform ...

CONNECT Worldwide (CWW), the global marketing and sales solutions for hotel brands and tourism destinations, has expanded to South Africa. This is through a partnership with South African-based ...

THE telecommunications service provider in Nigeria, Hotspot, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Clear Blue led consortium to deploy over 300 solar-powered telecom sites across the ...

ISUZU Motors South Africa (ISUZU) is proud to continue as the co-title sponsor for The Herald ISUZU Schools Quiz, an initiative which aims to foster development in literacy and to stimulate learner ...

THE International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reports that 122 journalists were killed worldwide in 2024. Ten were killed in Africa. The global figure represents among the five deadliest years ...

MTN South Africa is excited to announce the appointment of Pushkar Gokhale as Chief Wholesale Officer, effective 1 August 2025. In this key role, Pushkar will be tasked to advance MTN's strategy to ...

THE number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones surged by 196% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a Kaspersky report "The mobile malware threat landscape in 2024" released at ...