As the news spread about the outbreak of Ebola in mid-May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report about pandemics. The title was: A World on the Edge: Priorities for a Pandemic-Resilient Future. The document was prepared by the WHO’s Global Preparedness Monitoring Board. It sets out why the world isn’t better prepared…
Arab states in the Persian Gulf are running dangerously low on interceptors to take down Iranian-fired missiles, two regional officials told CBS News. Governments in the region have asked the U.S. to expedite new supplies, and they’ve been told that officials in Washington are creating a task force to do so — but it isn’t…
Kerissa Varma Companies in South Africa and around the world must make better use of artificial intelligence if they’re to fend off malicious actors who are themselves harnessing AI to intensify their cyberattacks. That’s according to Kerissa Varma, chief cybersecurity adviser for Microsoft in Africa, who was unpacking the findings of the 2025 edition of…
Anna Collard, SVP, content strategy and evangelist at KnowBe4 AFRICA. Many businesses are overestimating their defence against cyber attacks, which creates a significant human risk blind spot. A new KnowBe4 report exposes a worrying disconnect between what leaders think about their cyber security readiness and what employees experience. According to the KnowBe4 Africa Human Risk…
