Political dissident who fled China by boat arrives in Canada, his friend says
A Chinese political dissident who fled to South Korea last month in a dinghy has arrived in Canada, his friend said on social media Saturday. Dong Guangping was aboard a 10.8-foot inflatable boat in the waters off a western South Korean island in May when he was detained by South Korea’s coast guard for allegedly…
ITWeb TV: Herotel signals next growth phase
The internet service provider’s CEO Van Zyl Botha details the company’s next growth areas, including adding one million South African homes to its expanding footprint. Internet service provider (ISP) Herotel is targeting an additional one million South African homes in the next two years, expanding its footprint to 1.6 million homes. So said Van Zyl…
‘Pick up the phone’: IRGC appears to rebuff US Strait of Hormuz ‘hotline’ | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps News
Tehran, Iran – Iran has indicated that there will be no direct communication between US and Iranian military officials as part of a hotline proposed by Washington designed to ease tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Hossein Mohebi downplayed reports on Friday of direct communications being established between the…
WhatsApp eyes its next act: a global superapp
Kunal Shah, an Indian fintech founder with no engineering degree or Silicon Valley pedigree, has spent two decades building businesses around digital payments and consumer behaviour in India. He now takes charge of Meta’s WhatsApp as the company looks to leverage the reach of the world’s largest messaging platform and build a “superapp” to capture…
Nvidia, Alphabet sit out megacap tech bounce as chip stocks sink
Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, speaks to reporters and answers questions during a brief press availability outside a Korean barbecue restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, on June 5, 2026. Chris Jung | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chip stocks sold off on Friday amid mounting concerns over the rising cost of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Intel shed…
CISO excellence recognised at ITWeb Brainstorm CISO Awards
Winners of the inaugural ITWeb Brainstorm CISO Awards: Deidre Marais, Zaid Parak and Manoj Puri. The leaders responsible for protecting some of South Africa’s most critical digital environments have been recognised at the inaugural ITWeb Brainstorm CISO Awards. Deidre Marais, CISO at the Western Cape government, was named Public Sector CISO of the Year, while…
A historical feud threatens a key wartime alliance for Ukraine
Poland says it’s taking a stand over a bloody massacre. Ukraine says it’s a needless affront to a nation fighting for survival. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Kyiv and its allies may be feeling pretty good about the present state of the war with…
Standard Bank deal cuts the dollar out of China trade
Standard Bank has become the first African-based lender authorised to clear renminbi transactions on the continent, a step that deepens the financial plumbing connecting Africa to China and moves more of their trade off the US dollar. The bank, the largest in Africa by assets, said on Friday it had been jointly authorised with the…
Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as families desperate for news
One case that boosted morale across Venezuela is the rescue in La Guaira of three young siblings, who emerged from the rubble covered in dust and debris, footage broadcast on state television showed. “Come here, my child, come here,” a man says to the first child as he emerges alive from a gap between chunks…
SpaceX to challenge telecom giants with US mobile network
SpaceX has signalled intentions to launch a dedicated Starlink mobile service for US consumers, according to a report from the Financial Times. The aggressive expansion would position the Elon Musk-led aerospace giant to compete head-to-head with legacy terrestrial carriers Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Read: IBM unveils world’s first sub-1nm transistor architecture Currently, SpaceX operates a…
