Teen suspect in Virginia State University shooting found hiding in campus closet
A teenager has been arrested after five people were shot at Virginia State University (VSU) in the early hours of Saturday morning. Camron Harris, a 19-year-old from Henrico in Virginia, was found hiding in a closet on campus after the incident, police told US media. He is not a student at the university. Only one…
Social media rapist gets four life terms
Victor Mokoena was sentenced to life imprisonment on each of the four rape counts. (Image source: iStock) In a case reminiscent of the Thabo Bester Facebook rapist saga, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has welcomed the sentencing of 26-year-old Victor Mokoena to four terms of life imprisonment. This, after the Gauteng Division of the High…
Transcript: Rep. Don Bacon on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Aug. 16, 2026
The following is the transcript of an interview with Rep. Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Aug. 16, 2026. ED O’KEEFE: We turn now to Republican Congressman Don Bacon. He joins us from Omaha, Nebraska. Good morning, Congressman, and we understand it is your birthday. So…
Inside Google’s frantic push to close the AI gap
Google co-founder Sergey Brin in recent months has urged key AI staff to go all in on the company’s Gemini model as it seeks to close the gap with rivals, two people familiar with his remarks have said. As Anthropic raced ahead with a preview of its powerful Claude Mythos model, Brin addressed hundreds of…
‘The Mediterranean is a bridge, not a border’ | Migration
Chris Fearne says Europe must look beyond its borders to solve its migration problem. Malta’s Foreign Minister Chris Fearne calls for a stronger and more coordinated European response to growing crises across the Mediterranean and beyond. He rejects the idea of the Mediterranean as a border separating a more affluent Europe from a less affluent…
Vodacom execs sell R9.9m shares to settle tax
Vodacom South Africa CEO Sitho Mdlalose. Five Vodacom executives and the company secretary have sold a combined 63 216 shares, worth about R9.93 million, to settle tax obligations arising from the vesting of shares awarded under the company’s conditional and forfeitable share plan. The transactions, disclosed in accordance with the JSE Listings Requirements, took place…
Why this stock market is defying the critics
European equities have historically struggled to ignite the kind of investor enthusiasm enjoyed by U.S. stocks and certain fast-growing Asian markets. The continent has fewer high-growth companies, shallower capital markets and is thought to have a less compelling long-term earnings growth story. A spike in governments’ fiscal spending at the beginning of 2025, however, brought…
AI spreads at Standard Bank, but the tech bill barely budges
Standard Bank Group reported technology costs of R11.83-billion in its banking operations for the six months to 30 June, up just 2% on the R11.62-billion a year earlier – 3% growth in constant currency – in a period in which it said almost three-quarters of its staff were active users of generative AI tools. The…
Iran urges U.S. to ‘accept the reality of defeat’
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BlueVision expands behavioural analytics across three markets
Christo Coetzer, CEO of BlueVision. (Photo: Supplied) BlueVision is expanding its use of behavioural analytics across SA, the UAE and Canada through a new partnership with security analytics company Fluency Security. The partnership will see Fluency’s behavioural analytics technology integrated into BlueVision’s Fusion Cloud managed service, with the aim of improving the detection of identity-driven…
