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Africa Prudential Plc has reported a 30.8% rise in its profit after tax to N2.69bn for the first nine months of 2026, driven by higher interest income. Read More: https://punchng.com/africa-prudentials-nine-month-profit-rises-31-to-n2-69bn/
The NDLEA arrested a South African woman with 36.65kg of cocaine and a Nigerian-American grandmother with 9.45kg of cannabis at the Lagos airport. Read More: https://punchng.com/ndlea-arrests-safrican-with-36-65kg-cocaine-at-lagos-airport/
African businesses can lose up to 20% of their funds on cross-border transfers, says a fintech CEO, highlighting challenges with fees and system delays. Read More: https://punchng.com/african-firms-lose-20-on-overseas-transfers-fintech-ceo/
South Africa is framed as a key growth market for the payment sector, but modernising how we pay is not straightforward, and neither is ensuring that modernisation benefits ordinary people.
Liza Key transformed South Africa’s film scene, challenging apartheid censorship, nurturing filmmakers and bringing humanity to stories of injustice, opening new possibilities for South African storytelling.
As households cut back on shopping and restaurant meals, investors are questioning whether South Africa’s consumer stocks can withstand the pressure.
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms human labour, South Africa faces a critical choice: allow AI to displace workers or actively steer its adoption to augment human capabilities, protect jobs and drive inclusive economic growth.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 34-year-old South African woman, Qhina Beauty, with 36.65 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State. Beauty was arrested at the departure hall of the MMIA on October 7, 2026, on her way to South Africa. Operatives searched her two Read More:
Conoce qué se sabe de las posibles deportaciones de ICE desde Florida a África, quiénes son los detenidos enfermos y cuándo podrían salir los vuelos
Three Nigerian fighters, David Samuel, Patrick Ocheme, and Raphael Uchegbu, will compete for titles at the PFL Africa finals in Kigali, Rwanda on December Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-trio-target-titles-at-pfl-africa-finals/
Nigeria’s men’s cricket team, the YellowGreens, have qualified for the ICC T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final after beating Lesotho by seven wickets in Ab Read More: https://punchng.com/yellowgreens-book-africa-regional-final-spot/
BLUETTI showcased its PAYGO, HomeStar, and C&I energy storage solutions at the Canton Fair, aiming to strengthen partnerships across Africa. Read More: https://punchng.com/from-paygo-to-ci-energy-storage-bluetti-strengthens-african-energy-partnerships-at-canton-fair/
Captain Erin King was outstanding despite being in sinbin, while Ireland’s improved control after the interval proving decisive
Ireland score six tries to beat South Africa in the first of two WXV Global Series meetings in Cape Town.
Ses œuvres sublimes et subtilement savantes superposent plusieurs univers : la photographie, la peinture, les archives, la technique, la couture, le langage des fleurs. Avec « Bloom », Dagmar van Weeghel s’est plongée dans les archives pour mieux comprendre les vies et la représentation historique des exilées africaines ou de la diaspora africaine en Europe.
Ses œuvres sublimes et subtilement savantes superposent plusieurs univers : la photographie, la peinture, les archives, la technique, la couture, le langage des fleurs. Avec « Bloom », Dagmar van Weeghel s’est plongée dans les archives pour mieux comprendre les vies et la représentation historique des exilées africaines ou de la diaspora africaine en Europe.
Epidemia de Ebola din Republica Democratică Congo se extinde în Africa, după confirmarea unor cazuri în Kenya și Nigeria. În timp ce autoritățile sanitare încearcă să limiteze răspândirea virusului, experții europeni au reevaluat riscurile pentru populația UE, inclusiv pentru România. ECDC estimează că pericolul rămâne foarte scăzut, dar recomandă pregătirea
Le baril de pétrole a atteint son prix le plus fort, à 115 dollars le baril. Mais alors que le prix pourrait encore augmenter en Europe et aux Amériques, il n’augmente pas en Afrique. Car de nombreux pays subventionnent le prix de l’essence pour limiter les variations du cours du pétrole. Mais ces subventions pourraient coûter très cher aux États.
Dorothy Wall relishing opportunity to face passionate Cape Town crowd
Nigerian films ‘To Adaego With Love’ and ‘The Herd’ will compete against productions from South Africa and Ghana for the Best Film award at the 22nd AMAA. Read More: https://punchng.com/amaa-2026-nollywood-battles-south-africa-ghana-for-continental-glory/
L’homme le plus riche d’Afrique a racheté 25 % de la société d’oléoducs du Kenya, où il doit construire une réplique de sa raffinerie nigériane. Il poursuit d’autres projets au Cameroun, en Namibie, et entre l’Ethiopie et Djibouti.
Pour la 11e édition du salon d'art contemporain AKAA (Also Known As Africa), "Actuelles" rencontre des artistes africaines et afrodescendantes qui parlent de leur travail, de l'exploration du passé des territoires d'où elles viennent et de leur rapport aux femmes comme sujet de leur art ou comme artistes.
‘There’s no shortage of quick, fast, cheap clothes,’ says Gugu Peteni, founder of GuguByGugu, a sustainable luxury fashion brand. What interests her instead is producing clothing that lasts and is made with intention.
Chain Reactions Africa has secured six nominations at the 2026 ICCO Global Awards, emerging as the only Nigerian PR consultancy on the published shortlist. Read More: https://punchng.com/chain-reactions-africa-secures-six-icco-global-awards-nominations-sole-nigerian-consultancy-on-shortlist/
South African author Coral Hart defends her use of AI to publish over 370 books in 20 months, a process that has earned her over $1 million this year. Read More: https://punchng.com/370-books-in-20-months-safrican-author-defends-her-use-of-ai/
Writer-director Stelana Kliris’ feature, starring Leem Lubany and Luca Pasqualino and inspired by the experiences of her refugee parents, will open PÖFF’s Critics’ Picks section.
Rethinking Activism in Africa: Voices and Visionaries for Social Justice and Human Rights is a new book, edited by well-known activist and writer Mark Heywood. It contains unique and moving essays from writers in eight countries across Africa. In this series, Daily Maverick is publishing extracts from four essays, starting with Heywood’s introduction.
South Africans in townships like Katlehong threaten to boycott the ANC in local elections over the party’s failure to provide basic services like electrici Read More: https://punchng.com/no-electricity-no-vote-south-africans-threaten-to-shun-anc/
Brazil's upcoming presidential runoff election carries high stakes for South Africa, threatening key Global South partnerships, multilateral cooperation and shared commitments to human rights and democracy.
It’s been many years since the continent seemed more spectral, and its people more vulnerable, than it does now.
Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation, is the fourth African country affected by the outbreak.
Exploring more than 50 African islands means chartering flights in wonky planes with laissez-faire pilots and testing the seaworthiness of all manner of vessels, all while taking in the salt, sun and palms.
The Ferrari driver will be 42 in January and has a contract for 2027. Fernando Alonso, the oldest active F1 driver, is 45 and recently signed up for another season.
Nigeria has won the right to host the 2028 ITTF Africa Championships after beating Tunisia in a vote at the ITTF Africa annual general meeting in Morocco. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-wins-bid-to-host-2028-ittf-africa-champs/
Nigeria has won three gold and two silver medals at the African Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships which concluded in Nairobi, Kenya. Read More: https://punchng.com/african-boxing-champs-nigeria-wins-three-gold-two-silver-medals/
Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".
Depuis février 2025, Coral Hart a publié près de 400 ouvrages avec l’aide de l’intelligence artificielle. Elle assume une méthode de travail qui lui vaut une avalanche de critiques et même des menaces de mort.
<ul><li><p>41-year-old set on ‘dream to be able to race in Africa’</p></li><li><p>Rwanda to host despite criticism of human rights record</p></li></ul><p>Lewis Hamilton has said he hopes to remain racing in Formula One until he can take part in the African Grand Prix which is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/oct/13/f1-returns-to-africa-for-fir
It is a case of the same old problems leading to the same old questions as Australia squanders a series lead, setting up a grandstand finale in South Africa next week.
Of four elephants brought to Pakistan in 2009, two have died. Now, two others are ill, raising welfare concerns.
En République centrafricaine, c'est le soulagement pour les proches de trois personnes enlevées par un groupe armé, actif dans le sud-est du pays. Parmi elles, la sous-préfète de Bambouti, ainsi que deux agents de l'Autorité nationale des élections, l'organe chargé d'organiser les élections. Retenus en otage depuis décembre dernier, tous trois ont été libéré
Health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand makes two changes with Stacey Flood and Dorothy Wall named for Cape Town clash
Police say a 50-person mob in Durban killed a man amid a wave of anti-migrant marches.
South Africa storm back to crush Australia by an innings in the second Test and level the series 1-1 with one to play.
Health officials are urgently seeking answers about the origins of a case newly identified in Nigeria, the first in that West African nation.
Africa CDC Genel Direktörü Dr. Jean Kaseya, Bundibugyo türü Ebola virüsüne karşı henüz onaylı bir aşının bulunmamasını uluslararası toplumun ilgisizliğine bağladı.
Problems mounting up for Australia after their humbling against South Africa in second Test.
<p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday forecast a sharp drop in economic output in Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa this year due to the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">US-Israeli-led war against Iran</a>, followed by a rebound to 6.6 per cent growth in 2027, while warning that further energy production disruptions
The Africa CDC has warned it will blacklist organisations that fail to provide transparency and accountability for funds received for disease outbreak resp Read More: https://punchng.com/africa-cdc-threatens-blacklist-over-outbreak-fund-transparency/
The Africa CDC says the Bundibugyo Ebola strain lacks an approved vaccine due to a lack of international interest because it is seen as an ‘African issue’. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-latest-ebola-strain-has-no-approved-vaccine-africa-cdc/
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand makes two changes for first of two WXV Global Series matches in Cape Town
A mob of about 50 people has beaten a foreign national to death in the South African port city of Durban, a flashpoint for anti-migrant sentiment. Read More: https://punchng.com/mob-beats-foreign-national-to-death-in-south-africa/
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