August 2026

Month: August 2026

AI Must Open Doors for All Women, Says GCIS Chief Director

Johannesburg: Artificial intelligence (AI) must be used to expand opportunities for women beyond newsrooms, universities, and technology companies, particularly for women in rural communities who often face barriers to accessing information, skills, a…

Coventry’s LILY Funding Program Reaches $1 Billion in Life Insurance-Backed Financing

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coventry, the leader and creator of the secondary market for life insurance and a pioneer of the life insurance-backed asset class, today announced the successful completion of its fourth asset-backed securitization since April 2025 under its LILY program, bringing total life insurance-backed financing across the platform […]

Grand Challenges Canada and AVPN Launch Nexa Lighthouse to Fund Climate and Health Innovation Across Asia and the Pacific

— Nexa, the global climate and health innovation initiative, joins forces with The Lighthouse Fund to back locally led solutions to climate-driven health threats across Asia and the Pacific — NEW DELHI, India, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Grand Challenges Canada (GCC), AVPN, and global partners today launched Nexa Lighthouse at the AVPN Global Conference 2026, […]

Macpherson Impressed with the Cape Flats Aquifer Model

Pretoria: Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says the Cape Flats Aquifer Recharge Project is an innovation he wants other municipalities to replicate. The Minister said this while on a site visit to the project on the sidelines o…