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Dr Mohamed Ibrahim, FRCS (C/Th), Clinical Director of Cardiovascular Services, African| Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE), Abuja Across Africa, a quiet but life-threatening health crisis is emerging, leaving millions remain vulnerable to severe outcomes. Across Africa, a major health crisis is accelerating quietly and, too often, unnoticed. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rapidly becoming one of the continent’s most serious public health challenges, yet it still does not command the level of urgency it requires. For decades, healthcare priorities across much of Africa have rightly focused on infectious diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis. While those diseases remain critical concerns, noncommunicable…

DAY ONE – Craven Week 2026 Results Craven Week 2026 has finally arrived, with the best young schoolboy rugby talent in the country looking to showcase their skills and stake a claim for one of the two coveted SA Schools sides. Here is a recap of every match, the standout performances and the full Day One results. Boland finish strongly to overcome Leopards The opening game of Craven Week saw the Leopards take on Boland. As the first fixture of the tournament, both teams made a few early mistakes, showing some understandable nerves. However, it was the Leopards who opened the scoring through…

Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, CEO, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) Nigeria closed out an eight-month push to overhaul how it sells drilling rights, and the results suggest the strategy is working: explorers who once shunned the country’s remote frontier territories are now lining up for a piece of them. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) wrapped its Commercial Bid Conference this week, marking the end of a bidding round that regulators say restored investor confidence in Africa’s largest oil producer at a moment when the industry has been consolidating around fewer, safer bets. The scale of interest surprised even the…

A Seoul court convicted former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of violating election law Monday and sentenced him to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, in a verdict that could eventually nullify his 2022 election win and force his party to repay nearly $27 million in campaign funds if it survives appeal at South Korea’s higher courts. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon lied during a December 2021 campaign debate when he denied introducing a lawyer to Yoon Woo-jin, then chief of the Yongsan Tax Office. The court said Yoon had deliberately allowed his name and…

HONG KONG — HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Wu Chi-wai was granted permission to remain in the U.K. as a visitor, his lawyer said Tuesday, where he has reunited with his family after being locked up in the city’s prison for more than five years.Paul Harris, who represents Wu, told The Associated Press early Tuesday that immigration authorities had sent a letter to his attorneys saying Wu, the former chairman of Hong Kong’s once-biggest pro-democracy party, was being granted permission to remain as a visitor for six months. Wu’s family resides in the U.K.Wu declined to comment.The…

Tyla announces “A*Pop” World Tour Just days after releasing her highly anticipated sophomore album A*Pop, Tyla has officially announced The A*Pop World Tour, her biggest tour to date. The 34-date trek will see the two-time Grammy Award-winning singer headline concerts across Europe, the United Kingdom, North America, and Africa, marking the first full global headlining tour of her career. Presented by Live Nation, the tour arrives during one of the most exciting moments of Tyla’s rapidly rising career. Following the international success of her breakout smash “Water” and the momentum created by her self-titled debut album, the South African superstar…

NBA legend LeBron James signs with Philadelphia 76ers • LeBron James, 41, has signed a two-year deal worth USD 8 million with the Philadelphia 76ers. • He departed the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent on 30 June 2026. • James joins Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown and VJ Edgecombe at the Sixers. LeBron James has signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, with the 41-year-old NBA superstar joining forces with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown and VJ Edgecombe in pursuit of a fifth NBA championship. His agent Rich Paul confirmed to ESPN that the deal is a two-year…

Comercio Partners has declared its ambition to become one of Africa’s leading financial institutions over the next decade while unveiling a women-focused investment initiative backed by an initial commitment of over N100 million. Speaking at the firm’s 10th anniversary in Lagos, chairman, Ronke Sokefun, said: “The first decade proved that Comercio Partners could succeed. The next decade will prove just how far it can lead. The first decade was about building a firm. The next decade must be about building an institution whose influence outlives all of us and whose impact extends across Africa.” She added: “Institutions survive because they…

Photo credit: VAS-X BY Warren Alberts, Chief Executive Officer at VAS-X The MVNO market is entering a new phase. Not long ago, launching a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) was about disrupting the telecoms market. Early entrants saw an opportunity to offer consumers greater choice and lower prices without the enormous cost of building and maintaining a mobile network. Today, however, the motivation has shifted. Increasingly, organisations are launching MVNOs not to become telecom providers, but to strengthen their core businesses, deepen customer relationships and unlock new revenue opportunities. Banks are bundling connectivity with financial services to gain richer customer…

Spain’s Military Emergencies Unit (UME) and Castilla-y-Leon unit’s firefighters battle a fire in a forest next to La Atalaya residential area in El Tiemblo, 80 kms west of Madrid, on July 25, 2026. (Photo by Cesar MANSO / AFP via Getty Images)Cesar Manso | Afp | Getty ImagesWildfires are ravaging southern France and spreading into Spain, forcing more than 300,000 people to flee ahead of further expected heatwaves during the week. French President Emmanuel Macron is set to hold a crisis cabinet meeting on Monday, while Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit areas hit by fires in Valencia, in…