Oil back above $100 as US to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail
The failure of negotiations at the weekend has raised concerns that the global energy crisis will deepen.
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Why South Africa’s EV market is going nowhere slowly
Audi South Africa’s Asif Hoosen South Africa’s electric vehicle market is failing to grow and Audi says import taxes and a lack of consumer incentives are largely to blame, with the premium segment declining in full battery electric sales last year. That was the message from Asif Hoosen, head of sales and planning at Audi…
Brian Hooker shared maps he says show where his wife went missing in the Bahamas
Brian Hooker sent images of maps to his friends and other boaters, telling them the drawings purportedly showed where his wife, Lynette, went missing in the Bahamas last week. He allegedly also sent them to law enforcement. Brian Hooker shared the images with friends, who gave them to CBS News, in the days following his wife’s…
Wired4Women 2026 winners to be revealed on 16 April
Out of over 60 shortlisted candidates, the winners of 13 award categories will be announced. There’s only a week left until the much-awaited 2026 Wired4Women Awards programme reaches its conclusion – the announcement of winners at a gala ceremony on Thursday, 16 April. This initiative of the Wired4Women Forum and ITWeb Brainstorm, with Telkom as…
Peter Magyar says his election win has ‘liberated Hungary’ from Orban | Elections
NewsFeed Peter Magyar has won Hungary’s election, defeating longtime nationalist leader Viktor Orban. In a victory speech in Budapest, Magyar celebrated his party’s success in bringing down Orban and ‘taking back the homeland’. Published On 12 Apr 202612 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Wall Street strains to justify SpaceX’s $1.75-trillion price tag
The entrance to the SpaceX rocket launch area in Brownsville, Texas. Veronica Gabriela Cardenas/Reuters Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk’s SpaceX. At least one of SpaceX’s large institutional investors is privately benchmarking the rocket and satellite company not against aerospace rivals like Boeing or telecommunications giants like AT&T, but…
Trump says U.S. will blockade Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after talks held in Pakistan to end the Iran war hit the skids. “Effective immediately,…
AI both boon and bane for SA’s channel
Lionel Moyal, co-founder, GrowthGuru.ai. While AI is unlocking new growth within South Africa’s formal ICT channel, it is also disrupting business models and adding complexity due to the rapid pace of change. This forces channel partners to pivot quickly to capitalise on opportunities but also to protect their revenue bases, claim tech industry pundits and…
Hungary’s opposition party Tisza poised to oust Viktor Orbán after 16 years, poll shows
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Peter Magyar’s center-right Tisza party is projected to win Hungary’s parliamentary election, bringing an end to 16 years of authoritarian rule under Viktor Orbán, a far-right ally of both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content….
Musk hurls expletives at senior SA diplomat in Starlink row
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has attacked South Africa’s head of public diplomacy, Clayson Monyela SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has called a senior South African government official “a fucking racist” and an “asshole” in the latest escalation of his long-running public dispute with Pretoria over the licensing of his Starlink satellite broadband service. The exchange, which…