Germany – a fellow Nato ally – pledged to permanently station a combat-ready brigade in Lithuania in 2023 as a response to the changing security situation in Europe. It is expected to be operational by 2027 and to number about 5,000 soldiers and civilian employees, though it has failed to recruit enough personnel voluntarily and…
Conflict coltan from the DRC is already finding its way into our electronic devices, and rising AI and data centre demand could accelerate harms and add pressure to creaking regulation Global Witness has worked for many years to expose how conflict minerals from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to fuel…
South African organisations are facing increasingly complex cyber threats. As digital transformation accelerates, cloud adoption grows and regulatory obligations become more demanding, security teams are expected to manage more alerts, greater complexity and increased business risk, often without a corresponding increase in resources. For managed security service providers (MSSPs), the challenge is amplified. Every new…
Ghana has won the bid to host the 6th Continental Congress of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) after the FAJ Steering Committee unanimously approved the bid submitted by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). The decision was taken at a two-day meeting of the Steering Committee held in Accra from September 17 to 18, 2026….
A police officer and a man were wounded in an exchange of gunfire Sunday near a synagogue in Ontario as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur, authorities said. Police identified the suspect as Sean Ward, 29, from Quincy West. He was hospitalized in life-threatening condition. The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said the…
The Please Call Me legal bill ran into hundreds of thousands. (Image created with GenAI) In October 2024, as Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate prepared for what would become his final court battle, three senior and three junior advocates prepared his Heads of Argument – potentially costing between R90 000 and R145 000 a…
A jury in Vermont, US has convicted Jason Eaton of three counts of attempted second-degree murder for the November 2023 shooting of three Palestinian college students. The verdict follows a week-long trial where jurors rejected Eaton’s insanity defence. Published On 22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026 Share Attempted murder for the man who shot three Palestinians…
AMD CEO Lisa Su The Nasdaq hit a record closing high on Monday, lifted by gains in AMD and other AI heavyweights, while falling oil prices and long-dated US treasury yields also boosted risk sentiment. Chip stocks rallied, with Intel and ARM Holdings surging more than 12% and the PHLX semiconductor index jumping 4.3%. AMD…
The $2.3 billion initial public offer of shares in India’s National Stock Exchange has received a frenzied response from investors, drawing bids worth more than $10 billion despite its hefty price-to-earnings multiple, which values it above several U.S. stock exchange businesses such as Nasdaq. Driven by strong demand from institutional and high-net-worth buyers, the NSE…
The content regulator is combining human monitors, automated tools and international networks as it strengthens its online enforcement capabilities. (Image source: iStock) The Film and Publication Board (FPB) is planning to incorporate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its regulatory processes, as it seeks to improve the monitoring, analysis and classification of the growing volume of…
