South Africa’s crypto progress on the line

South Africa’s crypto progress on the line

South Africa is rewriting its exchange-control rulebook for the first time in more than 60 years – and the country’s crypto industry fears the new regime will set it back, not move it forward. National treasury’s draft Capital Flow Management Regulations, gazetted on 17 April, would replace the apartheid-era Exchange Control Regulations of 1961 and,…

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As undocumented migrants line up for Spain’s amnesty program, political opponents vow a fight

As undocumented migrants line up for Spain’s amnesty program, political opponents vow a fight

Madrid — There were long lines at registration points across Spain this week as application opened under a new amnesty program expected to see at least 500,000 undocumented migrants gain legal status to stay and work in the country.  The program came into effect this month, offering undocumented migrants a one-year renewable residence permit if they…

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Africa’s Urban Future On the Line As Continental Forum Opens in Nairobi With Call to Move ‘From Conversation to Execution’

Africa’s Urban Future On the Line As Continental Forum Opens in Nairobi With Call to Move ‘From Conversation to Execution’

NAIROBI, 8 April 2026 Africa’s most consequential gathering on housing and urban development, Africa Urban Forum 2 (AUF 2), opened today in Nairobi, as African leaders and policymakers called for urgent, coordinated action to transform the continent’s rapidly expanding cities into engines of economic growth, social inclusion, and climate resilience. The three-day forum, running from…

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MTN’s top brass in line for R160-million share windfall

MTN’s top brass in line for R160-million share windfall

MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has been awarded conditional shares worth nearly R40-million under the telecommunications group’s long-running performance share plan, the company disclosed on Tuesday. In a notice to shareholders published on the JSE’s stock exchange news service, MTN said Mupita had been allocated 207 633 shares at R192.50 each…

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The last line of defence

The last line of defence

A constant refrain in the security sector is that everything is an endpoint. If it’s connected to the internet, it’s an endpoint. Endpoints need protection and they’re often neglected. While the criminals who broke into the Louvre in broad daylight in October used prosaic methods, it turns out that the museum’s cyber policies were also…

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the new front line of cyber risk

the new front line of cyber risk

The cybersecurity industry has spent years perfecting how to defend laptops, servers, identities and APIs. Yet some of the most important systems in our lives, the industrial ones that keep society up and running, were never designed for cybersecurity at all. As they connect to modern networks, the stakes rise dramatically. These are the machines,…

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