Altron is currently finalising its interim results for HY27. (Source: Altron) Altron expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months ended 31 August to increase by as much as 27%, driven by growth across its group operations. In a trading statement released ahead of its HY27 results, it says group HEPS is expected…
Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Declaration on the Right to Development this December, world leaders gathered at a High-Level Week meeting on Wednesday to map progress made and the 21st century challenges still ahead – from narrowing the digital divide to levelling the AI playing field – as the UN chief presented…
I have interacted with human rights organisations across Europe, USA and Africa. They have performed an indispensable service in the world and in Africa. They have documented torture, unlawful deportations and detention, political repression, conflict-related abuses and attacks on civilians that might otherwise have remained hidden. They have given victims access to international audiences, preserved…
An attempted traffic stop by federal immigration officers ended in a deadly crash Sunday after the driver fled and smashed his car into a tree in Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to police. The driver, a Guatemalan national, was pronounced dead at the scene. Rosario Ovando, consul general of Guatemala in Chicago, which serves Michigan, identified…
When OpenAI’s models broke out of a test environment in July and hacked into Hugging Face’s systems to find the answers to a cybersecurity benchmark, it was read as a frontier lab problem: exotic models, reduced guardrails, an experiment that got away from its handlers. Adam Ely, GM of AI security at Check Point Software…
Through my visits to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, for the Booksellers and Publishers conferences, I have witnessed something remarkable: a deliberate effort to promote culture through books. Culture is not forced upon anyone. Instead, people are drawn in through the natural connection between books, culture and communities. I attend these events as a publisher and…
Africa’s projected population of 2.5 billion by 2050 places immense demand on the creative sector to nurture budding talent to withstand evolving expectations and remain relevant. Currently valued at around $60 billion and projected to hit $200 billion by 2030, the regional creative economy, which includes Nigeria, remains fiscally vital and poised for explosive growth…
When South Africa’s two-pot retirement system was introduced, the big question was whether people would treat their retirement savings as easy money to dip into or leave it alone for retirement. Two years later, the data tells a more complicated story – one driven primarily by real financial pressure. Many assumed withdrawals would happen evenly…
On Tuesday, a strike in the southern town of Alamata killed at least 14 people and injured 22 others, according to the Tigrayan authorities. The town’s mayor, Mogos Shiferaw, told the BBC that more than five drones and one fighter jet had carried out more than 21 strikes starting at around 03:30. “This caused a…
Brett Salovy As security risks proliferate and AI emerges as a game-changer in security, security architecture needs to change. This is according to Brett Salovy, Business Development Manager for Africa at Fortinet, who was addressing an executive briefing in Sandton, hosted by Fortinet and QBS Software Africa – a value-added distributor for Fortinet cyber security…
