Masie takes ABC’s CEO chair as suspended execs fight fines
Tech personality Stafford Masie. (Source: Stafford Masie) As three suspended senior figures at Africa Bitcoin Corporation (ABC) gear up to fight a Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) enforcement order, well-known tech personality Stafford Masie has stepped into the CEO role. With the executives suspended, Masie, an existing ABC executive director, director of Bitcoin strategy and…
Meloni’s helps Italy shake high-risk reputation, but challenges remain
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi on July 20, 2026 in Rome, Italy. Simona Granati | Corbis News | Getty Images Greater political stability under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has boosted Italy’s appeal in the eyes of international investors, but the country’s former leaders say more needs to be done. Speaking to…
Why the rural competition exemption should be refused
The Association of Comms & Technology (ACT), which represents South Africa’s biggest telecommunications operators, wants a five-year exemption from parts of the Competition Act so they can coordinate parts of their rural infrastructure roll-out. The pitch is simple – stop duplicating infrastructure, lower the cost of deployment and reach places that remain underserved. This is…
Illinois mother charged with murder after killing 2-year-old, attempting to harm herself
A suburban Illinois mother, who had become interested in the Lindsay Clancy case, has been charged with murder after she allegedly killed her 2-year-old son then attempted to harm herself, according to police and court records. A quiet street in the affluent village of Frankfort, Illinois, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago, became a scene…
Discovery Bank hits R370m profit, clients near 2m
Discovery Bank posted R370 million profit, while attracting 70% of new business from outside the Discovery Group. Discovery Bank has reported a normalised profit from operations of R370 million for the year ended 30 June 2026, marking a turnaround from the R68 million loss recorded in the previous period. The bank’s move into profitability comes…
Niger coup attempt: Is Russia proving better at protecting friends than fighting enemies in West Africa?
Niger’s government is facing threats on two fronts: extremist militant groups attacking the state, and grievances within its armed forces responsible for fighting them. Africa Corps may have helped contain the latter this past weekend, but it has yet to resolve the former. Unlike Wagner mercenaries, whose status in a private military company allowed Moscow…
only one in 10 businesses sells online
The Competition Commission has for the first time put hard numbers on how far South Africa’s township and rural businesses are shut out of online retail, and it points to informality, missing capabilities and weak infrastructure as the main reasons. The findings appear in the commission’s inaugural Rural and Township Economy Report, launched on Thursday…
Senior aides to U.K.’s Nigel Farage step down in donation scandal where reporter posed as wealthy American’s son
Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.’s populist Reform party, have stepped down after the party was accused of breaking British electoral law concerning foreign funding in the wake of an investigative news report where a journalist posed as a wealthy American’s son who wanted to donate to the party….
Hackers breach Rand Water’s defences
Hackers are targeting energy and water entities on a more regular basis. (Image made by GenAI) As cyber attacks on water utilities intensify, Rand Water – Africa’s largest bulk water utility – has had its network infiltrated and is still trying to determine the extent of the damage. It is now operating in a disaster…
Iran war live: Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’ | Donald Trump News
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Iran’s air defence commander Brigadier-General Alireza Elhami suggests that “the threat is not over”, adding that the country is “ready for any kind of confrontation” both now and in the future. Published On 5 Sep 20265 Sep 2026 Share Trump says US may target Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’ on social media…
