Supreme Court hands preliminary win to Trump on mail-in ballots executive order
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday handed an initial win to the Trump administration in its effort to implement an executive order aimed at limiting who can receive mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. At issue are provisions that seek to create a federal list of eligible voters and order the U.S….
Apply for the 2027 Amazon SDE Recruitment Bursary
Amazon is inviting eligible South African tech undergraduates to apply for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) Recruitment Bursary for the 2027 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded for undergraduate studies related to the following fields: Artificial Intelligence Computer Engineering Computer Science Data Science Information Systems Information Technology Machine Learning Software Engineering The Amazon SDE…
Iran faces ‘greatest financial offensive ever’, says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
The US announced a host of sanctions against Iran and threatened its supporters in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was “the single greatest financial offensive ever”. Labelling it an “economic D-Day” for Iran, Bessent said the US would sever all economic ties with the country and added that any nation financially partnering with Iran…
Africa: Benin President to Attend AU Summit in Luanda
Luanda — Benin President Romuald Wadagni will take part in the 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union Conference on strengthening conflict prevention mechanisms in Africa, scheduled to take place in Luanda on 29 and 30 August. The confirmation was made on Friday in Cotonou by the Deputy Secretary-General of Benin’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…
Uber hit with record GDPR fine over automated driver deactivations
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, or AP) has hit Uber with an €824.9 million ($966 million) fine for violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The regulatory watchdog concluded that the ride-hailing company systematically deactivated driver accounts between 2018 and 2022 using fully automated systems without human intervention, illegally stripping drivers…
Africa: Angola to Host 21st Extraordinary African Union Summit
Luanda — Angola will host the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Luanda on 30 August, focusing on strengthening mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution in Africa. The meeting, which will be preceded by the 26th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council,…
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Watch Live: Bessent speaks as Trump administration expected to unveil new Iran sanctions
Washington — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is holding a press conference Monday at the Treasury Department announcing Operation Economic Outcast, the Trump administration’s ramped up push to use economic tools to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran. “Today, at President Trump’s direction, the United States Treasury has begun Operation Economic…
Cause of breach on SA’s supercomputer revealed
The Centre of High Performance Computing’s Lengau supercomputer suffered a cyber security incident in late-May. (Image source: iStock) The cyber security breach on South Africa’s Lengau supercomputer was caused by “vulnerabilities associated with the legacy high-performance computing system”. This is based on insights contained in a written Parliamentary reply by the Department of Science, Technology…
Algeria’s schools put Shakespeare before Molière in break from France | Arts and Culture News
Ahmed Krim spent 30 years teaching English in Algeria’s middle schools. Now retired, the 60-year-old watched the language he loved remain firmly behind French as the country’s second language. English was less valued than French, which might have been the language of Algeria’s coloniser, but continues to be present in every dialogue, six decades after…
