Ukraine has reported an acute shortage of Patriot interceptors since the US went to war with Iran in February. Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026 Russian forces have struck Ukraine’s Izmail port in southern Odesa, setting off a fire, authorities said, a day after Kyiv pounded Russia’s Novorossiysk port. In a statement on the…
Tertia Barrett, area VP of sales at nCino KYC, addressing delegates at the company’s Fighting Financial Crime Conference 2026. (Image supplied) Fraud, corruption, state capture and human trafficking are fuelling financial crime in SA, according to nCino KYC. The fintech software and services company has urged the financial services industry to mobilise resources – including…
A man looks at a stock index board showing South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) after the close of trading in Seoul on July 28, 2026. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi has staged a reversal from its latest rout, returning to bull-market territory as investors pile back into the country’s…
Checkers has added conversational abilities to Pixie, the Sixty60 AI shopping assistant, closing the clearest gap between it and Penny, the rival Pick n Pay switched on in July. When Pick n Pay launched Penny, the two assistants were built on opposite philosophies. Penny, running on Google’s Gemini models, started from conversation: ask for a…
An Army gynecologist charged with secretly videotaping patients during exams pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. Dr. Blaine McGraw is charged with indecent visual recording as well as conduct unbecoming of an officer, willful disobedience of a superior officer and making a false statement. The Army Office of Special Trial Counsel previously alleged there were 44…
Apple is laying the groundwork for a major overhaul of its smartwatch lineup, though a complete redesign remains a year or two away, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company is not expected to introduce significant aesthetic or structural changes with the upcoming Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 models. Instead, those iterations will…
The two big drags on the president’s popularity are the cost of living and the Iran War, with one bleeding into the other. The conflict has caused gas prices in the US to spike to above $4 a gallon, a painful hike to any US business that relies on transport. But in Kingsport, support for…
Old Mutual’s Durban Capability Hub marks three years. Insurer Old Mutual plans to deepen strategic partnerships and expand talent pipeline development through its Durban Capability Hub in KwaZulu-Natal. This comes as the Old Mutual hub marks three years since it was established, as part of attracting, developing and retaining scarce technology, digital, data and specialist…
The only total solar eclipse of 2026 brought darkness across a swath of the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday. Crowds gathered all across Europe to see it, with northern Spain a prime viewing location in the path of totality. First, if you’ve never had the opportunity to see a solar eclipse, what you are watching is…
Teraco’s CT2 data centre in Cape Town Eskom is courting the world’s largest technology companies as buyers for a power surplus it cannot otherwise shift, chairman Mteto Nyati told the Financial Times on Wednesday. But South Africa’s biggest data centre operator says the industry’s problem is not a shortage of generation. Nyati said Eskom was…
