New Magix R&D Lab White Paper Helps Local Businesses Identify Hidden Cybersecurity Weaknesses and expose Business Logic Vulnerabilities. Learn how logic flaws in apps can cause major business risks and how to identify them before attackers do. South African businesses are investing heavily in cybersecurity – patching systems, encrypting data, and monitoring endpoints. Yet many…
Global Citizen has announced that its flagship Global Citizen NOW action summit will be held in South Africa for the first time on November 21, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The event, taking place on the eve of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, will convene world leaders, business executives, and activists to accelerate investment…
WASHINGTON — In a final love letter to San Francisco, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the nation’s first female speaker of the House and twice served in that top job, said Thursday in a video message she will not seek re-election in 2026. “I will not be seeking re-election to Congress. With a…
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Nairobi — President William Ruto on Thursday held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during which the two leaders discussed efforts to end ongoing conflicts across Africa and strengthen Kenya-Germany bilateral cooperation, particularly in labour mobility and skills exchange. According to a statement from State House, the discussion focused on regional peace and…
Genebanks and global cooperation deliver versatile, climate-resilient solutions for farmers Lima, Peru (06 November 2025) – The same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine nearly two centuries ago still devastates potato crops worldwide, inflicting up to USD 10 billion in annual losses. Now, climate change is driving the disease higher into the Andes and…
Attackers have boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades at the vessel, according to a UK maritime agency. Greek shipping company Latsco Marine Management confirmed the attack on a ship carrying gasoline, saying all the ship’s 24 crew were “safe and accounted for” and “we remain in…
Panel discussion with Digital Parks Africa and Oni-Tel during the Oni-Tel fibre network launch event Oni-Tel Fibre Networks, a fibre-optic cable infrastructure provider in South Africa, has launched an inter-data centre fibre network with Digital Parks Africa (DPA) serving as the inaugural point of presence. This high-speed fibre backbone connects all major data centres across…
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s presidential envoy for stabilization and civilian protection, MP Omar Hashi, met on Wednesday with El-Hadji Ibrahima Diene, the African Union’s special representative and head of AUSSOM, to discuss security and recovery efforts in recently liberated areas. The meeting focused on the progress of Somalia’s National Plan for Civilian Protection, which is…
A report by the World Bank has said that about 2.6 billion people globally lack access to the Internet and are therefore labelled as living in “digital darkness”. The number is about one third of the world’s population and those lacking access to the Internet cut across continents. The report was published by the Bank…
