Better animal waste management and local intelligence can slow the smuggling and manufacture of explosives by violent extremists. Boko Haram factions are increasingly using dung to disguise improvised explosive devices (IEDs), in particular landmines, and boost their ignition. These landmines are similar to conventional antipersonnel landmines – not in their shape and composition – but…
China-South Africa relations are thriving, and one of the clearest signs of this partnership is the annual China Homelife South Africa and Machinex Trade Fair—the largest Chinese sourcing event on the continent. The 2025 fair takes place from 23–25 September at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Over…
New York — The President of Angola and African Union Chairperson, João Lourenço, warned on Monday (22) in New York that the conflict between Israel and Hamas will not be resolved by resorting to weapons, no matter how sophisticated. President Louenço stated that “this conflict, which has lasted for decades and has an unusual level…
Cairo — Archaeologists say they have discovered evidence of an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port that was linked to the Taposiris Magna Temple near Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery last week, expanding on what’s known about the temple complex about 30 miles west of Alexandria that…
AGPM was built for a different era of IT. Microsoft’s Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) tool is officially being retired. For IT leaders dependent on Active Directory and Group Policy Objects, this is an opportunity to redefine how policies are controlled, audited and secured, turning the loss of AGPM into a catalyst for better governance….
A century ago, half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. Today, just 27,000 remain. The latest annual State Of The Rhino report, released this week by the International Rhino Foundation, shows no dramatic declines in population numbers in the past year. On the surface, this might seem like good news: after decades of poaching,…
Johannesburg — African Governments Should Terminate Agreements and Refuse New Ones The United States’ recent expulsions of third-country nationals to Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan have exposed several hundred people to a risk of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and refoulement, Human Rights Watch said today. The opaque deals that facilitate these transfers, at least some…
Russia and Ukraine intensify attacks a month after US President Donald Trump met their leaders. NATO deploys more forces to the east after Russia is again accused of violating a member state’s airspace. Ukraine is hit by some of the largest drone strikes of the war, while it attacks Russian energy facilities. What’s happened to…
Not every organisation that has migrated to the cloud has reaped the rewards promised in terms of faster development and deployment cycles, simplified infrastructure management, and most importantly, a reduction in costs. Some are going as far as repatriating their infrastructure back into on-premises environments, perhaps because they understand it better and they find they…
Egypt Pardons Prominent Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi pardoned prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who had been imprisoned for six years. Abdel Fattah was expected to be released from prison after his sentence ended in September 2024, but he remained in custody in Egypt. He was arrested in 2019…
