NewsFeed Francia Marquez called for stronger Latin America–Africa ties to boost growth and challenge colonial legacies. Published On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026 Save Click here to share on social media share2 Share facebooktwitterwhatsappcopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
Harold van Graan, chief revenue officer, Solid8 Technologies. Let’s kick off with an obvious question, namely: what is online fraud? Fraud is variously defined as a deception or misrepresentation; a perversion of truth to convince someone to part with something of value or surrender a legal right. Online fraud encompasses both financial fraud and identity…
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket takes off, in Kourou, French Guiana, July 9, 2024. European Space Agency ESA | Via Reuters A new layer of critical infrastructure is emerging above our heads. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) — which NASA defines as the stretch of space at an altitude of 2,000 km or less — is rapidly evolving from…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Remo Casilli/Reuters In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone, overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos, was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon’s highest-profile flops. Now, Amazon is dialling up a new phone. The latest effort, known internally…
INTERVIEW | Prof Gordon Gray says US–Israel strikes on Iran have led to a full-scale regional war Prof Gordon Gray at the 2011 Independence Day reception at U.S. Embassy Tunis. PHOTO/ U.S. Embassy Tunis. Eyewitness Africa Editor Patrick Mayoyo posed questions to Professor Gordon Gray, Kuwait Professor of Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Affairs at the…
The Guthrie family on Saturday evening expressed their gratitude to the Tucson community where their missing mother Nancy lived before her disappearance and suspected abduction seven weeks ago. They asked residents not to forget her case. “We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends and the people of Tucson. We are all family…
Richard Ford, group CTO, Integrity360. South African companies are sitting on a “figurative asbestos” of digital data that is costing them millions and exposing them to significant security risks. As the world marks International Digital Cleanup Day on 21 March, cyber security firms are urging businesses to tackle the growing threat of “data toxicity” –…
Another total failure of its power grid underlines Cuba’s hardship under a US-imposed fuel blockade.
As a boom in online gambling across Africa gathers pace, governments are hiking taxes to contain addiction risks and fill depleted state coffers. In by far the biggest market, South Africa, the industry is pushing back. Once a niche activity, gambling has exploded across the continent as a result of easily available online betting accounts….
Iranian strikes hit two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research center, injuring more than 100 people in the southern part of the country. It was the first time Israel’s nuclear research center has been targeted in the war that began three weeks ago. The strikes came hours after Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit…
