Rebuilding Syria Through Technology: A Diaspora’s Promise

In a nation scarred by war, a new kind of gathering is offering hope. Syrians from across the diaspora returned to Damascus for the Information and Technology Advancement Forum , determined to chart a technological future for their homeland. These were not politicians or generals, but engineers , scientists , and entrepreneurs who had built careers abroad. They carried with them not just expertise, but a belief that Syria could rise again — through innovation, education, and digital progress. At the forum, discussions ranged from artificial intelligence in healthcare , to renewable energy for communities , to coding lessons for schoolchildren . Every session carried the same conviction: technology is more than wires and screens — it is the lifeline of a new Syria. Beyond ideas, the gathering symbolized something deeper: unity. Syrians, once scattered across continents, stood together again, committed to channeling their skills back home. “Rebuilding Syria will not happen overnight,”...

'I'd work with Cyril, not David Mabuza': Steenhuisen

 

Steenhuisen to block any no-confidence vote in Ramaphosa

28 February 2021 - 00:00BY CAIPHUS KGOSANA AND THABO MOKONE

DA leader John Steenhuisen has opened the door to a possible coalition with the ANC should there be a stalemate in the 2024 elections - but only if President Cyril Ramaphosa is still its leader.

Steenhuisen told the Sunday Times this week that the DA is keen to work with "reformists" in the ANC - such as the president - to lift SA out of the doldrums...

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