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Decision to block Maziv deal is a ‘travesty’: Vodacom CEO – TechCentral

Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub has criticised the Competition Tribunal’s decision to block his company’s acquisition of fibre operator Maziv, describing it as a “travesty” for South Africa. In a call with journalists on Monday to discuss Vodacom’s interim financial results for the six months to end-September 2024, Joosub said […]

Trump taps Rep. Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador

President-elect Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. Why it matters: The fourth-ranking House Republican has been a staunch supporter of Trump, fiercely defending him during his 2019 impeachment hearings and more recent legal woes. Once an occasional Trump critic, her shift from moderate to MAGA […]

Botswana’s vice-president will double as finance minister

Botswana’s Vice-President Ndaba Gaolathe will double as finance minister, new President Duma Boko said on Monday, announcing the first ministerial positions in his cabinet. In a shock election result earlier this month, Boko’s Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition ousted the party that had ruled the southern African country for nearly six decades. Analysts said mounting […]

When AI joins forces with scientific research

By Yu Sinan How powerful is the energy generated when artificial intelligence (AI) collides with scientific research? Recently, the 2024 Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry were awarded to scientists in AI-related fields, which highlighted AI’s increasingly significant role in scientific research. Turing Award winner and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Andrew Chi-Chih […]