One day after a FlyDubai co-pilot made a violent attempt to crash the passenger aircraft and was subdued by passengers and other crew members, questions about his identity and motive continued to swirl Thursday. The flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was approaching Israel when the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the flight captain and attempted to crash…
One in five hits on an advert isn’t a genuine human interaction. (Graphic: Nicola Mawson | Magnific) South African advertisers could be being defrauded of between R2.8 billion and R12 billion a year through programmatic online advertising, according to TruthsetsOnline.com’s analysis of local campaigns. Marc Dhalluin, co-founder of TruthsetsOnline.com, estimates South Africa’s digital advertising market…
A report stating that the Trump administration directed funds towards right-wing groups comes ahead of Brazil’s presidential election. Published On 1 Oct 20261 Oct 2026 Brazil’s attorney general has called on law enforcement to investigate alleged efforts by the United States to interfere in the country’s domestic politics through the diversion of funds to far-right…
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber on Thursday unveiled what he said was South Africa’s first working digital ID, using his own credential on his smartphone in a live demonstration in Johannesburg. “What you are about to see is not only a real working digital identity credential that has been formally…
Shares of Accenture surged Thursday after the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter results beat estimates. The consulting giant reported earnings per share of $3.29 on revenue of $18.68 billion. That exceeded LSEG consensus estimates of $3.18 earnings per share and revenue of $18.03 billion. The stock surged more than 22% at one point, but ended the day…
MTN is on course to have 100% shareholding in IHS Towers. The Competition Commission (CompCom) has recommended the Competition Tribunal approve MTN’s proposed acquisition of tower operator IHS, with conditions. The acquisition, facilitated through wholly-owned MTN firm Sub-Merger Co, will see the mobile telephony group increase its shareholding in IHS to 100%. MTN holds approximately…
The Trump administration has asked several European allies to release diesel fuel from their national emergency stockpiles in an effort to increase global supplies and tamp down on soaring prices. The average U.S. price of diesel has soared by 70% since the war with Iran began, hitting $6.38 per gallon on Thursday, according to AAA….
Africa’s health-tech sector should produce its first billion-dollar company within the next five years, Jean-Philbert Nsengimana, Chairman of the Africa HealthTech Summit, has said. Also read: Nsengimana: Africa must build AI, unlock financing and scale health innovation Speaking at the opening of the fifth Africa HealthTech Summit in Kigali on September 30, Nsengimana challenged innovators…
Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber South Africa’s green ID book will cease to be a valid form of identification on 31 March 2028, home affairs minister Leon Schreiber said on Thursday, with the department set to stop producing the booklet a year earlier. Production will end on 31 March 2027, when “the machines that produce…
Addis Ababa — Multilingualism is essential to strengthening Africa’s international cooperation as language plays a central role in diplomacy, trade, education, science, culture and development, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) said. ECA Deputy Executive Secretary Mama Keita made the remarks today at an event marking International Translation Day, observed annually on September 30 under this…
