President Donald Trump speaks with the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, after a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, May 22, 2026. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Ten days ahead of a meeting in which the Federal Reserve will likely consider raising interest rates, the Trump…
Veiled pro-government supporters carrying flags take part in a ceremony commemorating the memory of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in downtown Tehran, Iran, on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran maintained its harsh rhetoric Saturday against…
Amazon Leo has told communications regulator Icasa that it may not be able to provide affordable satellite broadband in South Africa if the authority does not adopt a proposed “frequency factor” that would lower spectrum fees for higher-frequency bands. The warning came during Icasa’s public hearings on Thursday into draft amendments to the radio frequency…
Xiaomi announced that the heaviest pressures on its smartphone business have likely passed, even as second-quarter earnings missed analyst projections due to elevated component prices. High memory costs severely squeezed margins across its mobile division, but management expects cost inflation to temper throughout the second half of the year as its fast-growing electric vehicle (EV)…
The potential investment in OPay followed Standard Bank Group’s disclosure that it plans to increase its investments in companies across Africa in June. Africa’s largest bank by assets, Standard Bank Group is in negotiations with Nigerian fintech company OPay ahead of the latter’s planned initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. OPay is working…
Hercules Ragoleka visited the ITWeb studio to discuss how Telkom is a technology and infrastructure leader modernising South Africa’s mobile networks to be smarter, more energy efficient and more resilient, while expanding access and supporting the digital economy. #Telkom Connectivity sits at the centre of how South Africans work, build businesses and entertain themselves, and the opportunities riding…
Graphic: Xsolla Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, today announced an expansion of the Xsolla Partner Network ahead of gamescom 2026 in Cologne, giving game developers a simpler, more reliable way to grow their games through creators. The creator platform now lives within Xsolla Publisher Account, where developers already run their business, with verified…
Authorities in California have arrested a man who was seen near a golf course owned by President Donald Trump in the Los Angeles area, just ahead of the president’s visit for a fundraising dinner there. Jeanine John Taele, 38, was found with a pistol and illegal ammunition at the Trump National Golf Course in Rancho…
As much of the world faces grapples with above normal temperatures and major rainfall changes, the UN Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday that El Niño, a powerful climate pattern shaping global weather, will intensify starting next month. Why it matters A strong El Niño is developing and expected to strengthen during August through October,…
Kampala — For more than two decades, scientific innovation and international financing have worked together to transform HIV from a deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition for millions of people. But today, the two pillars that have sustained the global HIV response appear to be moving in different directions. Researchers are reporting some of…
