A cryptocurrency investor who was locked out of his Bitcoin wallet for over a decade has successfully used Anthropic’s Claude AI to crack his own encryption, reclaiming access to a fortune worth R6.55 million ($399,404). Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: AI trends shifting! The user, posting under the handle @cprkrn on X,…
A federal appeals court ruled this week that President Donald Trump doesn’t need to pay an $83 million defamation award to writer E. Jean Carroll until the Supreme Court either reviews the case or decides to pass on it. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The…
Vodacom Group’s fintech business has surpassed 100 million customers for the first time, with the JSE-listed telecommunications operator reporting 103 million active financial services users in the year ended 31 March 2026 – cementing its position as the largest mobile money operator in Africa. The milestone, disclosed in the group’s annual financial results on Monday,…
Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub Vodacom Group leaned heavily on its Egyptian business and Kenyan associate Safaricom to power a strong set of full-year numbers, even as service revenue growth in its South African home market remained subdued. For the year ended 31 March 2026, group revenue rose 10.1% to R167.7-billion. Service revenue grew 10.6%…
Nairobi — The United Nations is making one of its largest-ever infrastructure investments in Africa since its inception besides peacekeeping, with Secretary-General António Guterres expected in Kenya next week to oversee a nearly USD 340 million expansion of its Nairobi headquarters. The Secretary-General will join President William Ruto on Monday, at the United Nations Office…
Rasan Builds on Momentum Highest-Ever Quarterly Revenue in Q1 2026 (Photo: AETOSWire) Rasan Information Technology Company (Tadawul: 8313), the leading Insurtech and Fintech platform in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, delivering highest ever quarterly revenue, accelerated profitability, and broad-based growth across all products. This…
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2026–The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved $250 million in financing for the Kinshasa Urban Transformation and Jobs Program — known as Kin la Belle — to improve solid waste management services and create inclusive employment opportunities in Kinshasa. The program is a cornerstone of the World Bank Group’s comprehensive support…
Aid agencies warn that time is running out to avoid an ‘irreversible humanitarian catastrophe’. Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 Nearly eight million people in South Sudan are at risk of acute hunger as conflict and displacement worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis, according to a United Nations report. Published on Tuesday, the report…
The Big Catch-Up, launched during World Immunization Week 2023, has delivered over 100 million vaccine doses to an estimated 18.3 million children across 36 countries Around 12.3 million were “zero-dose children” who had not previously received any vaccines and 15 million who had never received a measles vaccine. The initiative concluded in March 2026 and…
Prosus, the Naspers-controlled technology investment giant, has sold a 4.5% stake in the German food delivery platform Delivery Hero to Uber Technologies. The transaction, valued at approximately €270 million, represents a strategic move to satisfy regulatory requirements set by the European Commission. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Apple smart glasses! Under the…
