Gertrude Kitongo

Nov 20, 2024 | cnn.com | Gertrude Kitongo

Alex Okosi, Google's managing director for Sub Saharan Africa, is committed to the continent's digital transformation. Gertrude Kitongo/CNN CNN  —  In 2021, Google announced $1 billion of investment in Africa, aiming to enhance connectivity, drive innovation and support local entrepreneurs. Three years on, it claims this investment is working.

Aug 27, 2024 | cnn.com | Gertrude Kitongo

CNN  —  Vergelegen Wine Estate in South Africa’s Western Cape is using an unconventional method to keep its 130 hectares of vineyards both virus and pesticide free. Pairing technology and nature, the 324-year-old wine estate is using drones to drop predatory wasps that control pests without the use of insecticides.

Jun 6, 2024 | sdvoice.info | Hanna Ziady |Gertrude Kitongo

Analysis by Hanna Ziady and Gertrude Kitongo, CNNLondon/Johannesburg (CNN) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) swept to power in 1994 on a pledgeto “build a better life for all,” winning almost 63% of the vote in the country’s first democratic election. When South Africans vote Wednesday, an unhappy combination of rampant corruption, soaring joblessness, crippling power cuts and feeble economic growth will likely be top of mind.

May 29, 2024 | madison365.com | Omar Waheed |Robert Chappell |Hanna Ziady |Gertrude Kitongo

London/Johannesburg (CNN) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) swept to power in 1994 on a pledgeto “build a better life for all,” winning almost 63% of the vote in the country’s first democratic election. Fast-forward 30 years and Nelson Mandela’s erstwhile liberation movement, which triumphed over the racist apartheid government, risks losing its parliamentary majority for the first time, according to opinion polls and analysts.

May 27, 2024 | albanyherald.com | Hanna Ziady |Gertrude Kitongo

London/Johannesburg (CNN) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) swept to power in 1994 on a pledgeto “build a better life for all,” winning almost 63% of the vote in the country’s first democratic election. Fast-forward 30 years and Nelson Mandela’s erstwhile liberation movement, which triumphed over the racist apartheid government, risks losing its parliamentary majority for the first time, according to opinion polls and analysts. kAm(96? $@FE9 p7C:42?D G@E6 (65?6D52J[ 2?