The Seattle Seahawks’s defense just forced Patrick Mahomes to play one of the worst games of his career
The Kenneth Walker III revenge game didn’t go as planned. The Seattle Seahawks’ defense dominated in a 20-3 win over the previously undefeated Kansas City Chiefs in a Sunday nightcap, holding Patrick Mahomes and Walker, who won Super Bowl MVP for the Seahawks in February — to their lowest passing and rushing totals of the…
Africa: DA Within 1.2% of Overtaking ANC As South Africa’s Largest Party
South Africa is on the brink of a historic political breakthrough. The latest national polling places the Democratic Alliance at 28.4%, just 1.2 percentage points behind the ANC on 29.6%. The gap between the two parties has narrowed to the point where the DA is now within striking distance of becoming South Africa’s largest political…
New partnership brings Mimecast’s cyber resilience platform to partners across Africa, helping organisations strengthen protection against evolving cyber threats across e-mail, data, AI-powered environments
First Distribution and Mimecast expanding cyber resilience across Africa First Distribution, which positions itself as Africa’s leading value-added distributor of technology solutions, today announced a new partnership with Mimecast, which positions itself as a global leader in securing humans, data and AI, to make Mimecast’s integrated cyber resilience platform available to partners across Africa. Through…
Africa: Chapo Calls for Cooperation to Protect Africa’s Strategic Minerals
Maputo — Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has called for stronger cooperation among African countries and international organizations to protect the continent’s natural resources amid growing international competition for strategic minerals, natural gas and oil. Speaking at the 12th Tana Forum in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, on Saturday, Chapo argued that geopolitical rivalries and the global energy…
Serbia’s veteran ruler Vučić concedes election to student-led protest movement
The anti-corruption movement campaigned on a manifesto that included purging officials who broke rules cracking down on protesters, stopping party loyalists from leading public enterprises, and freeing the public broadcaster of political control. Vučić and the SNS party have repeatedly denied corruption. Vučić, who backs Serbia’s candidacy for the European Union while refusing to impose…
Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to country after 10-month exile
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado is back in her home country after nearly a year in exile, her team confirmed to CBS News on Sunday. “I am here. With you,” Machado posted in Spanish on X. Later Sunday night, she posted in Spanish, “Finally, Caracas, I’m here!!” along with video of…
SARS’s expanded auto assessments pay off
SARS urges non-provisional taxpayers with outstanding returns to file. (Image: Unicus Tax Specialists SA) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it had auto-assessed more than 6.9 million returns by 30 September, a 20% increase compared to the previous year. This, as the revenue authority readies to close filing season for non-provisional taxpayers today. Provisional…
Lula holds off far right with victory in Brazil presidential election | Elections News
Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has defeated right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil’s contentious presidential race, pulling off a remarkable comeback after a first-round loss that galvanised the country’s political right. Around 9:13pm Brasilia time (00:13 GMT), Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court called the race for Lula, who had earned 51 percent of the…
Godongwana cuts fuel levy again, with diesel getting the bigger break
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will cut the general fuel levy by R3/l on diesel and R1.50/l on petrol from 4 November, the government’s second round of fuel tax relief this year. The cuts will run until 1 December. From then until 5 January, the relief will be smaller: R1.50/l on diesel and R1/l on petrol….
Ukraine disputes Musk claim that military violated Starlink terms
A Ukrainian official disputed SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s claim that Ukraine’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service, prompting the company to restrict Ukraine’s access to the high-speed satellite technology. Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, wrote an online post on Sunday contesting Musk’s reason for temporarily throttling Ukraine’s access to…
