Authoritarian governments have long relied on a blunt but effective tool to silence dissent: switching off the internet. From nationwide blackouts during elections to targeted throttling of social media platforms during protests, cutting connectivity has become a depressingly familiar tactic across parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. A recent Reuters report on Iran’s…
Climate refugees who abandon drying agricultural lands in frontier countries and head to South Africa to seek new livelihoods are encountering crushing hardship in this country. ‘Crop yield, livestock failed. That’s why we came to South Africa confident of a fresh start,” says Joshua Tuso (41), an undocumented migrant from Zimbabwe. But “it has been…
Anna FosterPresenter, Today programme UN Photo / Alba García Ruiz Antonio Guterres told the BBC some believe “the power of law should be replaced by the law of power” The US is acting with impunity and believes its power matters more than international law, the head of the UN has told the BBC. Speaking to…
OpenAI has announced plans to begin testing advertisements within ChatGPT in the coming weeks, primarily targeting adult users in the United States on the Free and newly introduced Go tiers. These sponsored products and services will appear directly below conversation windows and will be clearly labelled to ensure they are distinct from organic AI responses….
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Nomonde White-Ndlovu, CIO of Bidvest Bank and Chairperson of Wired4Women. Nominations for the Wired4Women Awards 2026 are officially open and the ICT community is invited to step forward and nominate South Africa’s shining female tech stars. The Wired4Women Awards are an initiative led by ITWeb Brainstorm and the Wired4Women Tech forum, proudly supported by Telkom…
These are the key developments from day 1,425 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 18 Jan 202618 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Here is where things stand on Monday, January 19: Fighting Russian attacks killed three people, including a 20-year-old woman, and injured 11 others in Ukraine’s Kharkiv…
People celebrate the New Year at a ceremony at the Juyongguan Great Wall section, also known as Juyong Pass, in Beijing, China, January 1, 2026. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets mostly slipped Monday, as investors assessed threats from the Trump administration toward Greenland over the weekend and looked toward key economic data from China….
The high-stakes tug-of-war over Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) remains the focal point of Hollywood, as Paramount Skydance continues to challenge Netflix’s massive acquisition proposal. In an effort to mitigate industry-wide anxiety regarding the potential merger, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has begun a charm offensive aimed at reassuring theatre owners and traditionalists about the streaming giant’s…
Rabat — Senegal 1-0 Morocco (AET), Pape Gueye, 93′ The two teams tied 0-0 at the end of 90 minutes Pape Gueye scored the winner in added time Senegal have won their second TotalEnergies AFCON title Senegal were crowned champions of Africa for the second time in their history after edging hosts Morocco 1–0 after…
