There is a sentence in Jason Goodall’s remarkable confession this week that I keep coming back to. “Our undisclosed interests were held through nominees in a structure designed to keep our names hidden,” the former Dimension Data and NTT Ltd CEO wrote, in the course of admitting that he had sat on both sides of…
Denied Due Process; Some Returned to Danger in Home Countries The United States has sent more than 500 people whom it cannot deport to their own countries, because of the danger they would face, there to various countries in Africa where they have no connections, without giving them a meaningful chance to contest their removals…
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has accused vested interests of blocking the launch of his company’s satellite internet service, Starlink, to protect their hold over consumers, calling it “a crime against the people of India” The country’s telecom and internet service market is dominated by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Jio and Sunil Mittal’s Airtel, with both companies…
As the 2026-27 El Niño intensifies, WFP climate expert Richard Choularton explains why millions could face hunger and food insecurity, which regions are most at risk from droughts, floods and storms, and why early action is essential. WFP has been warning for months about this 2026-27 El Niño. Now that it’s arrived, what are we…
Vodacom invests R500 million to improve digital inclusion in the Western Cape. Mobile telephony group Vodacom says it will spend more than R500 million in network infrastructure and digital inclusion in the Western Cape this financial year. In a statement, the JSE-listed group says it will focus on network expansion, modernisation and upgrades, energy-resilience projects…
The launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) is a welcome step towards strengthening the continent’s voice in how its economies are assessed. Its mandate to draw on African data, expertise and economic realities deserves support. Credit ratings have consequences far beyond financial markets. They influence investors’ decisions, access to borrowing and the interest…
One of the seven men named in the lawsuit filed by a former Cornell University student who alleges that she was sexually assaulted at an on-campus fraternity house has filed a petition to block New York Attorney General Letitia James’ appointment as special prosecutor in the case. The attorney for Gillio Lopes, who has denied…
Seacom CEO Alpheus Mangale Seacom’s board has placed CEO Alpheus Mangale on special leave and appointed an independent third party to investigate allegations it received about how the company was being run, chairman Pieter Uys told TechCentral on Wednesday. Chief financial officer Charl Slabbert is standing in as interim CEO of the subsea and terrestrial…
Japanese officials have raided the country’s biggest beer makers over allegations they worked together to raise the price of their beverages. Asahi, Sapporo, Kirin and Suntory Spirits confirmed to the BBC that their premises had been searched by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), adding that they would fully cooperate with the regulator. The four…
Lawyers present hallucinated cases, a judge had ChatGPT reconcile car payments and another tested it on dubious citations, while experts say judges must stay accountable.
