The White House said Friday that it planned to cut $810 million in bipartisan, congressionally approved funding, spurring criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The executive branch would effectively send the funds back to Congress using so-called pocket rescissions, a rare budgetary tactic that the Trump administration has used before to negate…
Meta has expanded its hardware portfolio with the reveal of Muse Charm: a compact, always-on handheld device designed to provide direct access to the company’s Muse AI assistant without requiring smart glasses. Introduced by Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg during the Meta Connect keynote, the standalone peripheral serves as an accessible entry point for users…
South African designer Wanda Lephoto argues that Africa’s competitive advantage in fashion is not only its fibre or factories, but the cultural knowledge, inherited craft and human collaboration that turn cloth into something the world cannot reproduce. The fashion industry usually presents value as something added in stages: fibre becomes yarn, yarn becomes cloth and…
US broadcaster CNN has been barred from travelling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip to Tennessee on Saturday. The move is the latest in a battle between the White House and the media after it was forced to lift its ban on some news outlets. CNN was scheduled to fly…
Nairobi, Kenya — I was born in Rwanda, but my family soon became refugees in Uganda during the conflict and unrest on the cusp of independence. My father was a teacher and went to great lengths to make sure I was well educated. My parents were also smallholder farmers, and I saw firsthand the challenges…
The Mzansi EV Truck Super Test 2026 is being led by flx EV, GoMetro and the Kuehne Climate Centre, with SANY supplying the vehicles. Two battery electric trucks have begun a planned 4 000km journey across South Africa in a test aimed at measuring the viability of heavy electric vehicles on the country’s major freight…
Victoria, Seychelles — After decades in which the high seas were too often treated as a distant frontier–vast, ownerless and beyond meaningful protection–the High Seas Treaty entered into force on 17 January 2026. It was a landmark achievement for international cooperation and a reminder that, even in an increasingly divided world, nations can still come…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian airing on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 27, 2026. It was recorded on Sept. 25. MARGARET BRENNAN: Mr. President, thank you for making the time for us. PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN: In the name of God, the most gracious and…
Qualifiers for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations get underway on Thursday, with a heavyweight clash between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire the pick of the bunch. Meanwhile, top sports lawyers are preparing to thrash out whether Senegal or Morocco won the 2025 edition of the tournament. Senegal’s squad originally brandished the Cup of Nations trophy…
More than three months after attackers took the personal information of insurance customers from software supplier MIP Holdings, the Information Regulator is still trying to establish how many insurers and policyholders were affected – and it is working that out with MIP, not the insurers. In a written response to questions from TechCentral, the regulator…
