UNITED NATIONS, New York – On 12 March, the of the Group of Friends for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls marked its fifth anniversary on the sidelines of the seventieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). ‘Five Years On: Securing Achievements and Ensuring Durable Impact’ brought together leaders…
On February 10-11, 2026, researchers and experts convened in Dakar, Senegal, for the first Africa Forum on Countering Foreign Interference (CFI). The forum brought together participants from Africa, Europe and America to examine the growing challenge of foreign information manipulation and its implications for governance, media ecosystems, and digital rights across the African continent. The…
Drones, cruise missiles and fighter jets have become a common sight for many sailors stranded on ships in the Gulf.
MultiChoice is intensifying its fight against DStv pirates. A series of enforcement actions led by MultiChoice and its subsidiary Irdeto, in partnership with South African law enforcement authorities, has resulted in arrests, seizures and multiple court convictions linked to illegal internet streaming operations in the Western Cape. In a statement, the DStv operator says the…
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first public message Thursday — but the statement came as a prepared message, with no speech, video or public appearance. Security around Iran’s leadership is extremely tight following the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the opening phase of the war now spreading across…
A team led by University of Cape Town astronomers has revealed the true scale of one of the largest hidden structures in the nearby universe, using South Africa’s MeerKAT radio telescope and the Southern African Large Telescope (Salt) to peer through a cosmic blind spot that has frustrated scientists for decades. The Vela Supercluster —…
Israeli strikes kill dozens more in Lebanon including 5 children among nine people killed in attack on Arki town.
Donovan Byrne, director for Africa at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Responsible and transparent deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) is under increasing scrutiny as organisations adopt end-to-end AI decisioning to improve efficiency. Regulators are focused on how decisions are made and whether AI-driven processes can be defended. This is according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions, which has examined…
Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 14, 2016. Reza B | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has a new “verified” account on X, the influential social media platform owned by Elon Musk. Khamenei, whose X handle is…
MultiChoice Group and its cybersecurity subsidiary Irdeto have led a series of enforcement actions against illegal streaming operations in the Western Cape, resulting in arrests, device seizures and multiple court convictions under South Africa’s Cybercrimes Act. Two raids were conducted in Cape Town in February and March 2026, working in partnership with the police’s Provincial…
