NAIROBI, Kenya — Financing for electric vehicle transport is ramping up in Africa as confidence rises in the potential for battery swapping, fast charging and other technologies. Spiro, Africa’s largest electric mobility operator, has secured $50 million in debt financing from African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), U.S.-based climate fintech Nithio and the Africa Go Green Fund to expand its battery-swapping network. The announcement comes days after Arc Ride, another e-mobility firm,...

Police have arrested a 55 year old Port Alfred scrapyard dealer following the arrest of a 29-year-old man for theft. South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy said the 29-year-old suspect was allegedly seen by a community member stealing a motor gate battery. He was handed over to the police on February 18, 2026. The following day, February 19, a team of investigators from Port Alfred Detectives, which included the Crime Intelligence Unit and the Fraud Unit, had re...

Oppo has a large number of devices named “A6” already, but it can always add more – and it just did, adding four more new models. It would have been nice if it gave them unique names, but there are only so many letters and numbers available… or something. So here is the Oppo A6. No, not this Oppo A6. This new phone (model number PLS120) is slightly smaller with a 6.57” 1080p+ AMOLED display – this is a higher quality panel than the 6.75” 720p+ IPS LCD of the global version. The...

ⓘ GanfengGanfeng Lithium sustainable extraction project in Argentina. The new lithium alloy electrodes allow cells with 650 Wh/kg energy density despite the hybrid solid-liquid electrolyte .This is way above the 500 Wh/kg figure Toyota or Samsung are targeting for commercial solid-state batteries in 2027. Ganfeng Lithium, the world’s largest lithium metal supplier, has managed to craft a battery with 95% solid electrolyte whose energy density exceeds that of the first solid-state battery...

Ray J Cops Show Up To House After DV Call Published February 23, 2026 7:30 AM PST | Updated February 23, 2026 8:57 AM PST Police were called to Ray J‘s Los Angeles area home over the weekend for an alleged domestic violence incident … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the LAPD received a call around 2 AM Saturday for a battery domestic violence report at the residence. We’re told the alleged suspect was an ex-partner — a 30-year-old Persian female...

As the population grows older and diabetes becomes more common, chronic wounds are affecting more people than ever. These slow healing injuries significantly raise the risk of infection, tissue damage, and amputation. Researchers at UC Riverside have developed a new oxygen delivering gel designed to help wounds heal before they progress to limb loss. A wound that remains open for longer than a month is classified as chronic. Worldwide, about 12 million people experience chronic wounds each year,...

guest column By Daniel T. Makokera A new scramble for Africa is underway. It is not marked by warships or colonial flags, but by battery supply chains, green transition targets, and high-level trade delegations. The race is for lithium, cobalt, graphite, manganese, platinum group metals and rare earth elements — the minerals powering electric vehicles, renewable energy systems and digital infrastructure. This scramble is quieter than the 19th-century version. But its implications could be just...

In the lead-up to Samsung’s Unpacked event next week, a major leak of promo materials confirms a few key details such as faster charging, while also showing the Privacy Display in better detail than we’ve seen. Official-looking Samsung promo materials posted on Twitter/X by @ya_sking12767 show off Samsung’s new phones – Galaxy S26, S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra, alongside the Galaxy Buds 4 series. There’s prominent Galaxy AI branding, of course, as well as a quick look at Samsung’s Phot...

Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 10a, its newest entry in the A-series lineup. On the surface, it looks like another compelling budget-friendly Pixel: minimalist design, fresh colours, a large battery, and Google’s well-known AI features. But dig a little deeper, and the excitement quickly fades. For many buyers, the Pixel 10a may feel like a déjà vu moment – a phone that looks new but behaves very much like last year’s Pixel 9a. In fact, the similarities run so deep that a growi...