Solly Malatsi, minister of communications and digital technologies. South Africa is at a “leapfrog” stage in AI adoption, and Huawei South Africa has called on organisations, policymakers, technology companies and government to act proactively to take advantage of emerging opportunities. The call came at the annual Huawei South Africa Connect 2026 event hosted this week…
A further 55,000 people have been evacuated from six towns in France, as wildfires which have caused devastation across the country pick up pace. The most recent evacuations took place in towns to the south of Bordeaux, in the Gironde region. Wildfires have raged across Europe over the past week, primarily France and Spain, where…
Brazil’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials who sought to travel to the South American nation next week, in the latest political barb between the two countries. The move became public after The Washington Post reported the Brazilian government saying the officials, Riley M. Barnes, an assistant…
Ali Yilmaz, Senior Manager of Solution Architects for Turkey and MEA at Picus Security. Modern cyber security has to move at machine speed to outperform automated attacks, which can exploit vulnerabilities at scale in a matter of minutes. This is according to Ali Yilmaz, Senior Manager of Solution Architects for Turkey and MEA at Picus…
NewsFeed Flavio Bolsonaro, son of disgraced former Brazilian President Jair, has launched his bid to unseat President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Flavio is vowing to carry forward his father’s legacy and has won right wing support from Argentina’s President Milei. Published On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026 Click here to share on social media…
Fighters supporting the Aden-based internationally-recognised Yemeni government gather during a vigil along the Red Sea shore in Khokha, in Yemen’s western Hodeidah province on July 20, 2026, calling for a resumption of hostilities with the Huthi group currently controlling the capital Sanaa. (Photo by Khaled ZIAD / AFP via Getty Images) Khaled Ziad | Afp…
Google’s new selfie verification system adds another layer of identity confirmation for eligible consumer Google accounts. (Image created via ChatGPT) Google has introduced a new account recovery feature that allows users to use a short selfie video as a backup method to regain access to their Google accounts when they are locked out, or unable…
Lord Dark Helmet is so back! Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. During a panel for the upcoming sequel to the 1987 “Star Wars” parody film “Spaceballs” at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, Rick Moranis, who played the hilarious spoof on Darth Vader, made a special…
South Africa’s headline consumer inflation accelerated faster than expected to 5% year on year in June, from 4.5% in May, data from Stats SA showed on Wednesday. The June print marks the fourth consecutive month of accelerating inflation — the rate has climbed steadily from 3% in February, when it briefly touched the Reserve Bank’s…
Pradhan announced his resignation on X in a post in Hindi saying he “respected the aspirations, dreams, and expectations of the youth” and was “pained by the events” of the past few days. “Considering the situation at Jantar Mantar and across the country – with the aim of preventing anti-national forces from exploiting it, preserving…
