Author: Ewang Johnson

Airbus has officially opened a new Customer Support Centre dedicated to commercial aircraft in Johannesburg, marking a major milestone in nearly five decades of partnership with Africa’s aviation sector. The facility will bring Airbus closer to airline customers across the continent, enhancing customer proximity and offering a full range of services to help operators maintain safe, efficient, and reliable fleets. The centre will provide technical assistance, engineering and maintenance solutions, fleet performance analysis, training services, and on-site customer support for all Airbus commercial aircraft families, including the A220, A320, A330, and A350. “The new centre expands Airbus’ presence in Africa and underscores…

By Yolisa Koza, Head Brand Experience, Standard Bank GroupIn today’s rapidly shifting world, the question of legacy has taken on new urgency. For leaders, especially those in Africa, legacy is no longer just about financial success or institutional longevity. It’s about meaning. It’s about what we choose to preserve, uplift, and pass on. And increasingly, it’s about culture.Africa’s histories have long been fragmented, erased, or rewritten, in this context, legacy must go beyond the transfer of wealth, it must include the transmission of values, identity, and imagination. One of the most powerful ways to do this is through investment in…

By Dr Ali Hamdulay, CEO, Metropolitan Health Corporate In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, ensuring accessible and equitable healthcare for public sector employees remains a critical priority, particularly for lower-income individuals and those outside the formal employment sector. Public private partnerships continue to be an essential part of the journey towards universal access to healthcare, and it is essential to promoting the well-being of all South Africans and supporting those who deliver vital services to the public. Navigating complex public healthcare systems can be challenging, especially for public sector employees in high-stress roles like law enforcement and emergency services. Despite available support,…

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying an international team of four astronauts docked on Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) just 15 hours after it launched.  Source link

How a fashion frenzy is gripping auction houses – and sending prices sky high Source link

Paycorp, the global payments group with deep roots in South Africa, has announced a strategic investment in Currency Stream, a UK-based fintech specialising in real-time foreign exchange and multi-currency payment solutions.This partnership will accelerate Currency Stream’s growth in Europe and unlock new expansion opportunities across Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Paycorp will bring capital, global reach and over two decades of payments expertise to support Currency Stream’s ambitions.The investment builds on a strong working relationship spanning more than seven years, with Paycorp having successfully deployed Currency Stream’s Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) technology in Central and Eastern Europe and Southern Africa…

While neither Trump nor anyone in his administration has, as yet, publicly condemned Sherald’s painting or its representation of a black transgender woman, the organisers of her scheduled exhibition, which was due to open on 19 September, had reason to fear imminent repercussions to its funding should the work go on display. In March, barely two months into his second term, Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”, which is aimed at curtailing financial support to museums and projects that, in its words, “degrade shared American values, divide Americans based on race, or promote…

by Phindile Mpithi (Academic at Regent Business School)What if business schools were judged not by the salaries their graduates earn, but by the lives they help transform? In this provocative piece, Phindile Mpithi, a Regent Business School Academic challenges the status quo of business education in South Africa. He argues that true academic excellence must go beyond prestige and profit to drive inclusive growth, support underserved communities, and reshape the national economy. It’s a call to rethink what success really means and who gets to achieve it in a country still wrestling with deep economic divides, and ask how can business schools become drivers…

Lego’s The Lord of the Rings: The Shire set contains 2,017 pieces.On what I can only assume was piece #302, somewhere between placing fireworks in the back of Gandalf’s cart and assembling a tiny hobbit hearth, I burst into tears.This isn’t an uncommon response for fans of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, or J.R.R. Tolkien’s works in general: Reddit posts are devoted to tear-inducing moments in the books, and fans congregate online and in person to celebrate the most cathartic, iconic scenes in the films.Returning to the books and movies and games that marked us in our younger…

Innovative theatre auteur Bob Wilson died Thursday in New York after a short illness, his management said. His productions were hugely popular wherever they were shown, but he was best known in France, where he directed the inaugural show of the Opéra Bastille in 1989. Source link