Why is the Trump administration trying to dismantle the ICC? | ICC News
The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Washington’s sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) came hours after one of its former judges, Navi Pillay, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The ICC was founded in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. It has…
LDV South Africa’s Gerhard Moolman on electric bakkies and fleets
Gehard Moolman LDV South Africa isn’t courting buyers whose fathers and grandfathers drove the same bakkie brand. CEO Gerhard Moolman wants the fleet owner replacing five vehicles who will try one LDV. Moolman, who took over in March after 23 years with Land Rover dealer groups, told Watts & Wheels‘ William Kelly that the brand’s…
JPMorgan sees once in a generation opportunity in fixed income space
J.P. Morgan Asset Management is making a bullish call on an underinvested market group: high-quality fixed income. Priya Misra, a portfolio manager at the firm, sees a once in a generation opportunity for investors. “You can actually take credit risk in the highest quality companies and still get [a] 6.5% [yield], Misra told CNBC’s “ETF…
SAP says enterprise context is key to predictive AI operations
Emmanuel Raptopoulos, global president of customer success for Europe, APAC, the Middle East and Africa at SAP. Organisations need to combine intelligence with business context to make their operations predictive rather than reactive, according to SAP. The company says this is also important for adopting agentic AI and achieving a return on investment. Emmanuel Raptopoulos,…
Apple AirPods 4 Are $79 at Walmart, Lower Than Prime Big Deal Days
If you held off on buying AirPods during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, your patience just paid off. Walmart has Apple AirPods 4 on sale for $79 right now, which is even lower than the price they dropped to during Amazon’s sale. Deals like this on Apple’s earbuds tend to go fast, so it’s worth…
Can the opposition make building a federal republic a 2027 election agenda?
Linda Mwananchi movement leaders Edwin Sifuna and James Orengo. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYO I have been reflecting on whether Kenya’s opposition formations, particularly Edwin Sifuna’s Linda Mwananchi movement and Kalonzo Musyoka’s Ukombozi Alliance, can make the establishment of a federal republic a central issue in the 2027 General Election. The question arose following a discussion…
when a machine can choose, who does it become?
To be useful, an AI model has to make judgment calls. That means ranking things: deciding that this matters more than that. Judgment calls imply values, and values are central to what we call character. Applied across thousands of decisions, that ranking shapes an AI’s character. Even in humans, character does not apply itself evenly….
Ukraine war: Russian glide bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia kills at least 15 people
Zelensky was quick to criticise Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, calling it a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Analysts view the deal as an attempt by the US president to allay domestic concerns about high fuel prices ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Zelensky wrote on social media on Saturday that Russian attacks on…
Vodacom brings connectivity, fintech to SA e-hailing
The e-mobility programme brings together partners from the technology, financial services, automotive and e-hailing sectors. Vodacom South Africa and SmartOps Fleet are targeting the deployment of up to 55 000 vehicles over the next nine to 12 months, in a programme combining connected-vehicle technology, vehicle finance and managed e-hailing operations. According to a statement, the…
Russian strikes kill at least 15 in Ukraine after Trump gets diesel deal with Moscow
Russian strikes killed at least 15 people, including three children, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, officials said on Saturday. The strikes came a day after President Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help bankroll Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Russian aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, Mykhailo Semikin, the head…
