Altron’s FY26 earnings seen firmer as platforms power growth
JSE-listed Altron has firmed up its earnings guidance for the year ended 28 February 2026, with headline earnings per share (Heps) from continuing operations now expected to rise by 31-37% — broadly in line with the more than 30% growth flagged in the group’s 12 February trading statement. In an updated trading statement issued on…
Revival of Blackberry nostalgia and keyboard fuels smartphone startups
The Clicks Communicater smartphone on display. Startup Clicks Technology makes a Blackberry phone. Clicks When Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, physical keyboards quickly lost ground to touchscreens and faded from mainstream smartphones. Now, a new wave of startups, including U.K.-based Clicks Technology and Chinese firm Unihertz, is bringing them back and carving out a…
68% of passwords can be cracked within a day
AI-driven cracking tools expose weaknesses in modern password practices. (Image source: 123RF) More than 50% of leaked passwords end with a number, and the “@” symbol appears in 10% of cases, according to Kaspersky research. This highlights persistent weaknesses and predictability in user password behaviour, particularly as AI is increasingly being used by hackers to…
Man throws rock at endangered monk seal in Maui
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A 12-year-old competition case lands on Canal+’s desk
The Competition Commission has signalled it is open to settlement talks with MultiChoice over its allegation that the pay-TV operator entered into a 2014 market-division pact with set-top box manufacturer Altech UEC. The regulator’s head of cartels has explicitly invited MultiChoice’s new French parent, Canal+, to negotiate rather than face full prosecution at the Competition…
International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools
A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.
E-hailing overtakes vehicle ownership, outpaces fuel spend
Discovery Bank and Visa data shows ride-hailing growth is now outpacing fuel spend, especially among younger urban consumers. South Africans are increasingly turning to ride-hailing services, as convenience, shifting economics and changing mobility habits reshape urban transport behaviour. This is according to the latest edition of the SpendTrend26 report, compiled by Discovery Bank and Visa, which…
Pentagon says one survivor after latest strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills 2
The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men Friday while leaving one survivor. Video posted on social media by U.S. Southern Command shows a black, boat-shaped image before what appears to be an explosion, followed by a column of fire rising from the ocean. Southern…
Your databases are being watched
The title of this piece is not a metaphor. When a database is compromised and goes unmonitored, an attacker is inside – querying, extracting, mapping access over weeks and months before anyone notices. The monitoring that would catch them, in most environments, does not exist. What makes this pattern consistent across sectors and incident types…
Iran war live: US expects Tehran’s reply to peace deal; ‘clashes’ in Hormuz | US-Israel war on Iran News
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, Israeli attacks killed at least 31 people in southern Lebanon on Friday, including a rescue worker, Lebanon’s official National News Agency said. Published On 9 May 20269 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
