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The Trump administration's exclusionary immigration policies have blocked many African players, officials and fans from entering the United States for the FIFA World Cup, despite ten African nations competing. Cases include Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan being denied entry after 11 hours of interrogation, and most Moroccan fan association applicants being rejected, prompting criticism that FIFA has failed to defend its own human rights commitments.
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights marks twenty yearsThe African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, whose first judges were appointed on July 2, 2006, marks its twentieth anniversary having delivered about 150 judgments on merits, according to an Amnesty International report. The Court continues to face challenges around limited access for individuals and non-governmental organisations and low implementation of its rulings.
South Africa's private equity secondary market gains tractionSouth Africa's private equity industry is developing a more active secondary market, allowing investors to trade fund interests or restructure portfolios through continuation vehicles, according to law firm Werksmans. Global secondary transaction volumes reached $162-billion in 2024 and exceeded $200-billion in 2025, and maturing South African funds from 2013 to 2018 are creating conditions for similar growth locally.
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George Asamani, MD, Project Management Institute, Sub-Saharan Africa & Lavagnon Ika, Professor of Project Management, Telfer School of Management The paradox of African infrastructure today is...
Mining and metals advocacy group the ICMM warns that water availability could, in many regions, act as a constraint on the development of new mines and related facilities, particularly for the...
Brazil-based major global aerospace group Embraer has released its market forecast for jet airliners with fewer than 150 seats, covering the next 20 years. Globally, the company expects 8 500...
The increasing shift from reactive repairs to intelligent predictive maintenance in African mining, where high costs, harsh environments and tight margins are prevalent, is being furthered through...
When we seek unity, we must not be looking for uniformity but divergent good. Collectively, we can give ourselves far more than anyone can take away. Let’s pick up our tools and build big and small...
Precision ball screw manufacturer Shuton-Ipiranga’s range is designed to meet specific performance demands in different operating environments and applications that require “distinctly engineered...
By Darren Naicker, GM of Brasco Filtration, a leading African OEM dust control company specialising in industrial filtration, aftermarket services and maintenance, system optimisation, and air...
There are significant opportunities to develop component manufacturing in Africa to supply vehicle manufacturers, and each country can play a role in the automotive value chain, industry...
For more than 25 years, Pirtek Africa has built its reputation on a simple commitment to keep its customers across Africa operating. That promise does not necessarily start and end on-site or at...
The 13th Manufacturing Indaba has successfully concluded following two impactful days of dialogue, collaboration and business engagement at the Sandton Convention Centre, bringing together...
Stellenbosch University (SU) has highlighted the role of its Electronics Systems Laboratory (ESL) in the groundbreaking Africa2Moon space mission, which will form part of China’s Chang’e-8 robotic...
Manufacturing is the backbone of any successful industrial economy, but domestic demand is typically insufficient to develop sustainable industrial sectors. To achieve the industrial development...
ASX-listed Tusker Minerals has announced a Joint Ore Reserve Committee (Jorc) exploration target of 2.1-billion to 2.6-billion tonnes at 2.1% to 2.3% total heavy minerals (THMs) for the Diwong...
Understanding mining customers is about far more than supplying equipment. For Weir, it is about understanding the entire mining process and identifying where real value can be added across the...
The African Development Bank (AfDB), UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have jointly committed themselves to helping build a resilient...
The EU announced on Monday new sanctions against Sudan by targeting the country's gold trade, which it said was being used to finance the military conflict in the country. "The decision introduces...
The world is entering a new industrial era, built for critical minerals, and this presents an opportunity for Africa to transform its economies, if that transformation is undertaken strategically....
By: Yewande Ayowole‑Oso - Regional HR West Africa & MEA Senior Talent Programme Lead, and Aurélie Memeliwando, Regional HR Central Region, SSA Talent Leader and MEA Electrifier Project Lead at...
An engineered-to-order (ETO) approach to integrating complex equipment into crushing and screening stages of comminution is strongly recommended by Sandvik Rock Processing. According to Sandvik...
A unified approach needs to be adopted by all 55 of the countries that form part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to reach its initial 2035 target of increasing GDP...
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