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Radisson Hotel Group Introduces Africa’s First Verified Net Zero Hotel in Hoedspruit

Radisson Safari Hoedspruit, a Verified Net Zero Hotel combines renewable electricity, electrified operations and lower-carbon guest experiences, supporting the Group’s ambition to reach 100 Verified Net Zero hotels by 2030

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Apply for the Public Health Specialty Training in the UK

Recruitment to Public Health ST1 posts across the UK is run nationally by the Public Health National Recruitment Office (PHNRO), part of NHS England Midlands. One application covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Faculty of Public Health sets the standards for the specialty.

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Dallas Firm Disruptive Raises $10 Billion Fund to Back 10 Late-Stage Companies With $1 Billion Checks After Palantir, Airbnb and Spotify Bets

The Dallas-based investment firm Disruptive, whose past bets include Palantir, Airbnb, and Spotify, announced a $10 billion fund to back at least 10 late-stage companies, with checks of up to $1 billion, it said Tuesday.

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Yamaha Opens Applications for TRANSPOSE Innovation Challenge 2 for African Startups

African startups are invited to apply for the second edition of Yamaha’s TRANSPOSE Innovation Challenge, a Yamaha-backed programme that will see winning founders receive funding and support to build the future of sound and entertainment.

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Entries are Open for the 2026 South African Startup Awards

Entries are now open for the 2026 South African Startup Awards, which look to recognise innovative local early-stage tech startups. Run by Startup Club ZA and now in its fourth year, the awards will name winners across 11 vertical-specific categories

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Tanzanian E-Health Startup Medikea Raises $1.2 Million Pre-Seed to Expand Clinic Network to 10

Tanzanian e-health startup Medikea has raised US$1.2 million in pre-seed funding as it opens two new clinics and targets a network of 10 facilities by the end of next year.

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CISA Warns Hackers Actively Exploiting Critical PHP Vulnerabilities, Orders Federal Fix

U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA has confirmed that hackers are now actively exploiting a pair of critical security vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP web software and has ordered civilian federal agencies within the U.S. government to fix their systems

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Ford Unveils Bidirectional EV Chargers That Turn Fathom Pickup Into Home Backup Battery

Ford announced two new EV chargers today that will allow its forthcoming Fathom pickup truck to serve as a battery capable of delivering power to the home or grid.

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What Building a QR Web App While Still in School Taught Me About Launching Software

Building ProQR has been a practical education in trade-offs, product communication and verifying assumptions. It does not prove that every student should start a SaaS business. It does show that a small public tool can teach lessons that a private prototype cannot.

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Anthropic Officially Files for Its IPO

After weeks of leaked S-1s, Anthropic finally filed for an initial public offering on Monday, setting the stage for one of the most closely watched public debuts in modern U.S. history.

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Sir Idris Elba's Akuna Group Opens Applications for Akuna Learning's 'From Script to Screen with AI' Program with Google

Akuna Learning, from The Akuna Group, chaired by Sir Idris Elba, today opened applications for From Script to Screen with AI, a free programme that equips eligible African creators to tell stories on screen leveraging artificial intelligence.

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Africa’s Wealth Transfer: Where Will Capital Flow?

A wave of the continent’s post-independence entrepreneurs are preparing to hand over their wealth to the next generations, facing the challenges of effective succession planning, diversification away from core operating businesses and multi-jurisdictional tax and legal considerations

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