Washington — The rapid pace at which the U.S. is expending some of its most advanced air-defense interceptors and precision-guided weapons in the Middle East is a point of great tension inside the Trump administration as President Trump’s war with Iran ratchets up again, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials familiar with internal assessments….
Andisiwe Nikelo, CEO of WesBank Fleet Management and Leasing. South African fleet operators are increasingly introducing new energy vehicles (NEVs) into their fleets, as businesses look to lower operating costs, reduce carbon emissions and shield themselves from volatile fuel prices, says WesBank. This, as government incentives for local electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing begin taking effect,…
Across major cities, political entrepreneurs like Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and Zandile Dabula are staging increasingly bold anti-migrant marches, with little pushback from authorities. As António Guterres condemns the surge in threats and violence, South Africa faces mounting pressure to act before rhetoric turns fully combustible. City by city, South Africa’s two leading anti-foreigner figures – media-facing…
The recent targeting of African women exposes how tech-facilitated gender-based violence is outpacing law and accountability. In February, a purportedly Russian national allegedly secretly recorded and circulated sexual encounters with women in Ghana and Kenya without their consent. The case involved women across multiple jurisdictions, with some footage monetised on a subscription-based Telegram channel. The…
Britain has told parents to curb young children’s screen time, advising no screens for under-2s and up to an hour a day for 2- to 5-year-olds because prolonged solo use can disrupt sleep and displace play and exercise. Governments worldwide have been moving to tighten rules around children’s online use, with countries including France, Denmark…
Naivasha — The 2026 WRC Safari Rally revved off today morning (Thursday) in Naivasha with Belgian driver Thierry Neuville setting the pace after topping the times in shakedown as crews prepared for what is widely expected to be another brutal run. The Belgian, making his 185th start to move past Sébastien Loeb on the WRC’s…
Cassablanca — Riyad Mahrez has emerged as the early scoring leader at the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, while Nigeria have underlined their title credentials by becoming the tournament’s most productive attacking side after two rounds of group-stage matches. Mahrez, the Algerian captain, tops the scoring chart with three goals, continuing…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is doing all it can to keep pace with larger rival OpenAI, which is spending money at a historic pace with backing from Microsoft and Nvidia. Of late,…
If you are a GRC professional, how do you manage compliance when the goalposts never stop moving? This is one of several questions that international consultant and tech advisor Ross Saunders will discuss at the ITWeb GRC 2025 event on 30 October at The Forum, The Campus, in Bryanston. Saunders’ presentation is titled: “Racing regulation:…
iOCO co-CEOs Rhys Summerton, left, and Dennis Venter A turnaround at IT services group iOCO – previously EOH Holdings – is gathering pace. The group said on Tuesday in a trading update to investors that it expects to swing to positive headline earnings per share for the year ended 31 July 2025 when it reports…
