0m ago Lebanon’s army warns southern residents not to come home yet, cites “risk of Israeli violations and attacks” The Lebanese Army on Monday warned residents from southern towns who have evacuated during months of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel not to return home yet. In a social media statement, the Lebanese Army Command…
Rising e-commerce and digital adoption are accelerating buy-now-pay-later growth across South Africa. South Africa’s buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) market is rapidly expanding, driven by growing consumer demand for flexible payment options, rising e-commerce adoption and increasing financial pressure on households. This is according to new research by TransUnion South Africa, titled: “Access, visibility and consequence: Understanding the…
The geographical reach of arboviral diseases is rapidly growing. Climate pressures, urbanisation, overstretched health systems, lack of reliable point of care diagnostics and gaps in surveillance and reporting are seeing diseases like dengue emerging in new countries. In Africa and Latin America, dengue is becoming an increasingly urgent public health concern. And as health budgets…
Africa’s record 10-team representation at the FIFA World Cup is not only a reflection of the continent’s growing talent pool, but also of the tactical minds shaping its football future. From TotalEnergies CAF AFCON winning coaches to architects of historic qualification campaigns, the men leading Africa’s nations at the global stage have proven pedigrees. Some…
The Ukraine war, trade tensions and the Iran-US conflict will be on the agenda as leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries are set to meet on Monday in the French town of Evian-les-Bains. United States President Donald Trump will join fellow world leaders at the summit after announcing a tentative deal with Iran…
Google will appeal a German court ruling which said it is legally liable for false claims appearing in AI Overviews, the US tech company said on Friday, in a case that will likely impact other AI developers. The challenge came after a Munich court issued a landmark judgment against Google’s AI-generated summaries that appear above traditional search…
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) recently held a successful two-day meeting with the Chairpersons and Vice Chairperson of the CAF’s Judicial Tribunals at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The objective of the two-day meeting was to bring together the leadership (Chair and vice chairpersons) of the Disciplinary Board, Appeal Board, Legal Committee, Governance…
The chaos that threatens to explode from this mobilisation will devastate not only migrants but all poor people and workers. Only reactionary political forces will benefit from promoting it. As with the mobilisation of the populist right internationally, which draws on and misdirects people’s real grievances against the wrong targets (vulnerable people instead of the…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Reuters The U.S. and Iran have agreed on a deal to bring their nearly four-month war to an end, with both sides declaring the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on…
The most dangerous attack surfaces are often not hidden. They are the technologies, platforms and connected environments that organisations have come to trust and rarely question. Dr Maiendra Moodley, IITPSA Pr.CIO, will be presenting at Mediatech Africa 2026 on ‘The Breach in Plain Sight – The Hidden Risks of Connected Technology’. Audiovisual (AV) systems could…
