US says ‘specific steps’ agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus

US says ‘specific steps’ agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus

Watch: How a day of bombing unfolded in Damascus Israel’s military struck the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus and government forces in southern Syria on Wednesday, as deadly sectarian fighting in the mostly Druze province of Suweida continued for a fourth day. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said its forces were “working to save our…

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Meta closes child abuse accounts after SA court order

Meta closes child abuse accounts after SA court order

Possessing, distributing or creating child sexual abuse material is illegal. Meta has shut down several WhatsApp and Instagram accounts in compliance with a court order over sexually explicit content being shared via the social media channel. The Facebook parent company says it will continue to engage with law enforcement over the use of its apps…

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MTN Group appoints new chief enterprise officer

MTN Group appoints new chief enterprise officer

David Behr MTN Group has appointed David Behr as its group chief enterprise business officer with immediate effect. Behr will lead the JSE-listed telecommunications group’s integrated enterprise business unit following the recent consolidation of its converged solutions and group enterprise business units into a single structure. “This development follows strategic work initiated earlier this year to…

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Africans Survived 10,000 Years of Climate Changes By Adapting Food Systems – Study Offers Lessons for Modern Times

Africans Survived 10,000 Years of Climate Changes By Adapting Food Systems – Study Offers Lessons for Modern Times

Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that – navigate climate shocks like floods, heatwaves, and failed harvests. What’s often overlooked in the development policies to tackle these threats is a powerful sources of insight: Africa’s own history….

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Why did Israel bomb Syria? A look at the Druze and the violence in Suwayda | Armed Groups News

Why did Israel bomb Syria? A look at the Druze and the violence in Suwayda | Armed Groups News

Israel has launched a series of intense strikes on Damascus, Syria’s capital, intensifying a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group. Syria, on Wednesday, strongly condemned Israeli attacks, denouncing the strikes as a “dangerous escalation.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Israel of pursuing a “deliberate policy” to  “inflame tensions, spread…

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Cloud-based alliance tackles crime in SA

Cloud-based alliance tackles crime in SA

Prince Hlatshwayo, Vodacom Business executive head of AWS Cloud Solutions. Vodacom Business, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the National Vehicle Intelligence Cloud (NAVIC) have established a partnership to tap a cloud-based vehicle intelligence platform, Navic.Cloud, to help combat crime and support victims – including help to recover missing persons, stop kidnappings and rescue animals. NAVIC…

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