Politics

Mosimane returns as South Africa coach ahead of AFCON qualifiers

Pitso Mosimane is back as South Africa’s coach, tasked with leading Bafana Bafana in the upcoming 2027 AFCON qualifiers. Learn about his return and challen Read More: https://punchng.com/mosimane-returns-as-south-africa-coach-ahead-of-afcon-qualifiers/

PUNCH•9/1/2026

Business Day Nigeria•9/1/2026

WIOCC secures $300m to build Africa’s next digital infrastructure backbone

WIOCC Group, Africa’s leading carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform, has secured a combined $300 million investment from Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) read more WIOCC secures $300m to build Africa’s next digital infrastructure backbone

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‎ODSUBEB strengthens quality assurance, equips desk officers with tablets in Ondo

‎She explained that the seminar was designed to deepen participants’ understanding of quality assurance mechanisms and strengthen their capacity for effective self-monitoring and evaluation within their schools. The post ‎ODSUBEB strengthens quality assurance, equips desk officers with tablets in Ondo appeared first on Tribune Online.

Tribune Online•9/1/2026

GoPro: a totally normal, unremarkable piece of merger activity

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Financial Times•9/1/2026

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Pitso Mosimane appointed by South Africa ahead of AFCON qualifiers

Pitso Mosimane replaces Hugo Broos as manager of the South Africa national football team following World Cup exit.

Al Jazeera•9/1/2026

Business Day Nigeria•9/1/2026

Ayobami-Ojo joins Afriland Properties board as independent non-executive director

Afriland Properties Plc has appointed Iyabode Olayemi Ayobami-Ojo as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Iyabode Ayobami-Ojo brings over read more Ayobami-Ojo joins Afriland Properties board as independent non-executive director

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Homey just made the smart home controller I hoped Apple would build

Homey’s new tactile touchscreen controller has a rotary dial for controlling lights, climate, music and more. Smart homes have gotten really good at making things really complicated. Turning on a light can involve multiple steps, compared to just flipping a switch. Homey, the Dutch-based smart home platform owned by LG, thinks it has a solution. This week it launched the Homey Portal, a touchscreen smart home controller that looks very promising, if very expensive. Preorders open today at an introductory price of $249/€249, with units shipping in December. A 2.8-inch round touchscreen device with a stainless steel dial, the Homey Portal can sit on a desk or mount to the wall and is powered by a USB-C cable. You tap the icons to control devices li … Read the full story at The Verge.

The Verge•9/1/2026

10,613 Lagos children suffered emotional abuse after witnessing domestic violence — Lagos govt

“These children may not have been direct targets of the violence, but exposure to violence can leave deep emotional scars,” the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice Lawal Pedro said. The post 10,613 Lagos children suffered emotional abuse after witnessing domestic violence — Lagos govt appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Premium Times•9/1/2026

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Fortress’s Burton Says Rates Still Poised to Go Higher

Global bonds slumped as rising oil prices fueled inflation fears and bets on Fed rate hikes. Fortress Chief Strategist Elizabeth Burton says rates are still poised to go higher, arguing the underlying problem won’t be fixed without a fiscal response. She speaks on Bloomberg Open Interest. (Source: Bloomberg)

Sequoia-incubated Empirik launches with $21M to predict outages before they happen

The startup wants to do for IT infrastructure what Cursor did for software engineering.

TechCrunch•9/1/2026

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