South Africa is the most targeted country in Africa when it comes to cyber breaches. The cyber security breach that rendered the ICT systems of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) unusable led to “uncharacteristically poor” performance in the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. The Parliamentary portfolio committee on environment, forestry and fisheries…
In the predawn darkness of June 13, Israel launched a “preemptive” attack on Iran. Explosions rocked various parts of the country. Among the targets were nuclear sites at Natanz and Fordo, military bases, research labs, and senior military residences. By the end of the operation, Israel had killed at least 974 people while Iranian missile…
Iran launched an attack on the U.S. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on Monday, two days after the U.S. struck three nuclear sites in Iran. Explosions were heard in Qatar, multiple news agencies reported, and photos showed missiles over Qatar’s capital city, Doha. U.S. and Qatari authorities said the missiles were intercepted and no one was injured….
A bride was shot dead on her wedding night in a village near the south-east French city of Avignon after masked gunmen opened fire, local officials say. One suspected attacker was also killed in an apparent exchange of fire, and the groom and a child of 13 were seriously wounded during the incident in the…
With the humanitarian sector “under-funded, overstretched, and literally under attack” as crises continue in Gaza, Sudan and beyond, international support is needed more than ever, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday in Geneva. Tom Fletcher was speaking at the annual stock-take of his sector known as the ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment, which brings…
Getty Images/Minnesota State Senate On Saturday, two state lawmakers from Minnesota were gunned down in their homes in what Governor Tim Walz called a “politically motivated assassination” attempt. The attacks left one politician dead and the other seriously injured. The suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, was taken into custody in rural woodland after a day-long manhunt….
