Berkshire Hathaway shares hit eight-month high
The conglomerate that Warren Buffett built rallied to an eight-month high this week. There could be more gains ahead if they play catch up with the S&P 500.
Icasa’s rules skip the real bottleneck: ACT
ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi Communications regulator Icasa’s draft rapid deployment regulations – a critical intervention for the sector – risk failing unless the regulator brings municipalities into the process, according to Nomvuyiso Batyi, CEO of the Association of Comms & Technology (ACT). Speaking on the TechCentral Show with TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod, Batyi said Icasa…
Troy Jackson launches his first general election ad in Maine Senate race, criticizing Susan Collins
Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson is launching his first general election ad, highlighting his own background as a labor organizer and going after Republican Sen. Susan Collins. The 30-second spot, narrated by Jackson, is backed by a seven-figure buy slated to begin airing statewide next week, his campaign told NBC News on Saturday. “I’m…
Why ‘it looks right’ isn’t a test case: Rethinking BI quality assurance
Rethinking BI testing or quality assurance isn’t about adding more steps for their own sake; it’s about replacing an impression with a verifiable claim. (Image source: iStock) A dashboard opens. The visuals render cleanly. The numbers look plausible. Someone nods, and the report is deployed. Too many BI report outputs are signed off with nothing…
British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja killed in Pakistan avalanche, his company says
Renowned British-Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja is among 10 people killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan, his company has said. Sharing the news on social media, Elite Expeditions said it confirmed with “profound sadness and immense heartbreak” that Purja, 43, had died in Thursday’s avalanche. Purja, who was born in Nepal and later…
Africa’s Energy Crossroads: What Namibia’s Rise and South Africa’s Debate Mean for the Continent
Africa stands at one of the most consequential moments in its modern economic history. From the offshore oil discoveries of Namibia to the natural gas reserves of Mozambique, from Angola’s mature petroleum industry to Senegal and Mauritania’s emergence as new energy producers, the continent is witnessing the birth of a new energy era. Uganda is…
MTN Nigeria’s growth engine stalled in second quarter
MTN Nigeria Communications CEO Karl Toriola MTN Nigeria’s half-year results can be read two ways, and the company would much prefer the first one. That version is a triumph: ervice revenue up 25.9% to ₦3-trillion (around R35-billion at the naira’s end-June rate); earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation up 39.2%, with the margin widening…
European soccer says it has lost confidence in FIFA chief Gianni Infantino as investment plan scrapped
Successfully stopping Gianni Infantino’s FIFA plan to sell World Cup profits to private investors was the first half of a high-stakes game in global soccer politics. The second half kicked off Saturday with what seemed a clear aim of ending Infantino’s decade-long presidency. “No option should be off the table,” said European soccer body UEFA,…
IITPSA SIGCyber experts call for governance-first approach as Shadow AI becomes business reality
Professor Kerry-Lynn Thomson, Director of the School of Information Technology at Nelson Mandela University. Organisations should move beyond trying to eliminate Shadow AI and instead focus on governance, visibility and employee education to reduce cyber risk while enabling responsible AI adoption. This is according to experts from the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa…
Omani legend, US novice: Pakistan recovers bodies from Broad Peak | News
Rescuers are still looking for other missing climbers swept away in an avalanche on the world’s 12th largest peak. Published On 1 Aug 20261 Aug 2026 Rescuers continue the search for six climbers still missing after an avalanche hit Pakistan’s Broad Peak, as officials identified one of the four recovered bodies as Nadhira Al Harthy,…
