“As previously warned, if the fuel, energy, gas, and economic infrastructures of our country are attacked by the American-Zionist enemy, in addition to a powerful counterattack against the enemy, we will severely strike the origin of that aggression as well,” the military said in a statement published by Tasnim.
Brighton, UK — A massive expansion of AI-enabled surveillance of public spaces across Africa is violating citizens’ freedoms and the fundamental human right to privacy, warns a new report by the Institute of Development Studies. African governments are paying billions of dollars to Chinese companies for so-called ‘smart city’ products for public space surveillance –…
Mediterranean Shipping Company will add new charges on several trade routes to Africa as tensions in key maritime corridors disrupt global shipping. The Swiss shipping group said the “war surcharge” took effect on March 5 and affects cargo moving from the Indian subcontinent and Gulf countries to African markets. The measure will raise freight costs…
In 2023, Nigeria recorded 53,500 new breast cancer cases, representing a 542.9 per cent increase since 1990. African countries are recording some of the fastest-growing breast cancer burdens globally, with Equatorial Guinea topping the list at a 312 per cent increase in new cases since 1990, a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease…
Obesity – which the World Health Organization classifies as a disease – is not just an individual issue; it is shaped by the systems people live in. Research shows that urbanisation, economic status and food marketing strategies, for example, play a role along with more personal factors. More than 890 million adults were living with…
Nedbank Group reported a 2% increase in headline earnings to R17.2 billion for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, as it completed the sale of its Ecobank stake and settled a dispute with Transnet. Diluted headline earnings per share rose 3% to 3,628 cents. Return on equity eased to 15.4% from 15.8%. The bank declared…
Eskom CTIO Len de Villiers State-owned power producer Eskom is looking to cut the number of AI pilots across the organisation in a bid to avoid wasteful expenditure, according to its CTIO, Len de Villiers. Speaking at the industrial digital and intelligent transformation forum hosted by Huawei at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on…
Experts have warned that a prolonged conflict could push global energy prices even higher.
The biggest disruption to global air transport since the Covid pandemic continued on March 1, with thousands of flights affected and busy Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai and Doha shuttered as Iran lashed out after U.S.-Israeli strikes. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images Airline stocks led losses in Asia on Monday as Middle East…
Chee Tan, Vice President of Ecosystem & Alliances at Vasion, leads Vasion’s global strategic ecosystem partnerships. He drives the integration of AI-powered output management and document workflows with leading enterprise solutions such as SAP S/4HANA, enabling organizations to modernize print infrastructure, consolidate environments, and automate enterprise document workflows. Vasion, a leader in serverless printing and…
