# Oil prices jumped to a five-month high yesterday, with Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rising by three-percent to hit 112 dollars a barrel for the first time since 18 May. This comes as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have intensified attacks in Saudi Arabia, while four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the […]
# A federal judge has ordered US president Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his 164.95-billion-rand defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11th, or face sanctions. Trump is seeking damages over a Panorama episode that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave before the US Capitol riots in 2021. […]
# Die Franse president Emmanuel Macron sê “onwettige” betogings sal in die komende dae verbied word en pak die skuld vir geweld op “opruiende” ultra-linkse groepe en vandale. Betogings oor die toestand van skole en hoë lewenskoste het in landwye geweld en oproer ontaard en meer as twee-duisend mense is die afgelope naweek gearresteer. Owerhede […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says South Africa is working to turn China’s zero-tariff treatment for African countries into increased exports, local manufacturing and job creation. China introduced the unilateral preference scheme, which provides duty-free market access for 100-percent of products, with the exception of 47 tariff lines subject to tariff-rate quotas, […]
# French president Emmanuel Macron says that “illegitimate” demonstrations will be banned in the coming days, while blaming “seditious” ultra-left groups and vandals for the violence. Protests over the state of education and cost of living have spiralled into nationwide violence and rioting, with over two-thousand people arrested this past weekend alone. Authorities banned yesterday’s […]
# Companies and governments worldwide are racing to patch critical security flaws in PHP, a programming language used to run websites. Cybersecurity firm Cloudflare has reported millions of attempts to exploit the vulnerabilities since details became public. The flaws could allow attackers to run malicious code on vulnerable servers without logging in. Several countries have […]
# Maatskappye en regerings wêreldwyd skarrel om kritieke sekuriteitsfoute in PHP, ‘n programmeertaal wat gebruik word om webwerwe te bestuur, reg te stel. Die kuberveiligheidsfirma Cloudflare sê daar was miljoene pogings om die kwesbaarhede uit te buit sedert besonderhede bekend gemaak is. Die foute kan aanvallers toelaat om kwaadwillige kode op kwesbare bedieners te laai. […]
# Regerings en ondernemings wêreldwyd werk inderhaas om hulle webwerwe te beveilig nadat twee kritieke swakhede ontdek is in PHP, ‘n programmeertaal waarvolgens ‘n groot deel van die internet funksioneer. Dit stel kuberkrakers in staat om sonder ‘n wagwoord beheer oor kwesbare bedieners oor te neem. Miljoene pogings om die swakhede uit te buit is […]
# Die Durbanse polisie ondersoek die noodlottige aanranding van ‘n buitelandse burger deur ongeveer 50 mense in die middestad. Die woordvoerder, Robert Netshiunda, sê die man wat na raming in sy laat 30’s of vroeë 40’s was, is op die toneel dood verklaar. Die aanval het plaasgevind nadat twee mans uit ‘n groep, wat in […]
