Pandelani Munyai, group CIO at Transnet, and Jochem Melis, CIO of cloud, infrastructure and core platforms at Absa, have won the public and private sector categories respectively at the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Awards 2026. Pandelani Munyai, group CIO of Transnet, and Jochem Melis, CIO of cloud, infrastructure and core platforms at Absa, have won the…
Vanessa Trump, ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., revealed Friday that she is cancer-free, after beginning treatment for breast cancer earlier this year. “I am finally cancer-free,” Trump, 48, said in a video posted by her daughter, Kai Trump, who leaned over to hug her mother after she announced the news. Kai Trump wrote in the…
Redefine Properties has switched on a R106-million solar plant on a warehouse roof in Brackengate, Cape Town, that will wheel electricity through the city’s grid to three of its properties. It comes three years after Redefine announced the project, and R20-million above its first estimate. The property group this week launched the 7MWp (megawatt-peak) plant…
A criminal investigation into Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister’s links to a cryptocurrency scandal has been dropped. The case against Milei and his sister Karina Milei was dismissed by federal judge Marcelo Martinez de Giorgi at the request of prosecutors, court records show. The Argentinian president had denied promoting the newly launched cryptocoin…
Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX and Tesla have established independent special committees to evaluate a potential combination of the two companies, sending SpaceX shares up 8% and Tesla shares up 1.8% in extended trading. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The official confirmation follows months of market speculation regarding an operational merger…
Fifteen years after France promised a new relationship with Africa, Paris is still struggling to reconcile its rejection of colonial-era interference with its desire to retain influence on the continent. RFI Africa specialist Christophe Boisbouvier argues in a new book that France can still build a partnership of equals – based on respect rather than…
A gunman shooting from his car killed one person and wounded several others in the Paris suburb of Trappes on Friday, in what authorities described as a racially motivated act of terrorism. President Emmanuel Macron called it “a racist terror attack” and said the suspect’s statements suggested it was premeditated. The alleged shooter was “firing…
Communications minister Solly Malatsi. (Image source: DCDT) Minister Solly Malatsi has moved to simplify network deployment, asking the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to revisit the rules governing infrastructure sharing. Published in a Government Gazettethis week, the policy direction instructs ICASA to review its facilities leasing regulations and principles for the rapid deployment…
At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded after two masked gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, Jordan. Security forces are hunting the suspects as King Abdullah vows severe punishment and urges national unity. Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026 Share Masked gunmen kill seven in…
Validation marks a major step toward a shared continental approach to secure, ethical and sovereign health data governance, ahead of finalisation and consideration through African Union policy processes. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22 October 2026 – African Union (AU) Member States have validated the African Continental Health Data Governance Framework, paving the way for Africa’s first…
