Remote job opportunities in South Africa have reached their highest level on record — and the fastest growth is no longer happening in the technology sector, where the trend began, but among bookkeepers, admin clerks, recruiters and marketers. That’s according to job platform Pnet’s latest Job Market Trends Report, which shows remote employment opportunities in…
Openserve has mounted a defence of its decision to launch its own internet service provider, telling TechCentral that the Telkom-owned wholesale fibre operator is “well below the threshold for dominance” in competition law – and that the bundled deals ISPs warn they cannot match are available to every provider on its network on the same…
A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador. Authorities have not immediately reported any severe damage or casualties in any country and a tsunami alert issued was lifted about an hour after the quake. The U.S. Geological…
The nationalisation came after Parliament on Wednesday passed legislation allowing the government to bring the steel industry into public ownership under circumstances where it met a public interest test. Jingye is seeking compensation, having previously said the business was losing £700,000 a day. The BBC has been unable to get a response from Jingye itself…
CCTV footage from a coffee shop in the Ukrainian city of Sumy captured the moment people crouched on the floor as explosions were heard nearby. Surveillance cameras showed three different angles from the scene, one outside the shop and two inside. As soon as the explosions stopped people ran inside, where customers were queuing by…
The U.S. military struck back at Iran on Tuesday in retaliation for its recent attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Central Command. Meanwhile, world leaders gathered for the annual summit of NATO leaders in Turkey. Ed O’Keefe reports.
Zelensky said on Saturday morning that the targets hit in St Petersburg and the surrounding region were about 850km (528 miles) from Ukraine’s border. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear, but a video posted by the Ukrainian president showed a drone flying towards a target and a huge column of black smoke…
EXPLAINER Israeli and Lebanese delegations will continue their talks on Friday. Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026 Israel continues to attack southern Lebanon on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledges that the Israeli military is “not going to withdraw” from occupied areas. Israel currently occupies about one-fifth of Lebanon. This comes amid…
Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Russia has pledged to carry out frequent and “massive group strikes” against Ukraine shortly after Kyiv launched a barrage of drones on Moscow,…
According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that out-of-school numbers are extremely high in conflict-affected countries, though the exact number is hard to quantify. For example, in the Central African Republic, South Sudan…
