Cyclones have swept through Africa, as a result depriving dry and arid landscapes from receiving necessary water to combat naturally occurring fires. Without the rainfall necessary to increase water reserves, the dry and arid landscape is at threat of wildfires growing out of control, causing loss...
Securex West Africa will return to Lagos, Nigeria this year in nine weeks’ time and visitors are now able to register to attend the upcoming 11th edition. The show is co-located with Firexpo West Africa, Facilities Management West Africa, and Smart Cities West Africa bringing...
Honeywell has unveiled the first fire alarm system that comes with UL-approved self-testing smoke detectors that can automate testing and system maintenance. The Notifier Inspire fire alarm system with self-test detectors has been designed to create a safer building environment through increasing facility managers’ awareness of...
Whether a manual hand pump, horse-drawn steam pumper, or a 400 HP engine, the apparatus sporting that iconic fire engine red paint – and in some cases white, yellow, or even lime – has been rushing down our streets and safeguarding human life and critical...
A new study has shown that climate change was a major factor in the wildfire that raged through Cape Town’s Table Mountain area between the 18th and 20th of April in 2021. The study, conducted by Zhongwei Liu, Lead Author from the University of Coventry, found...
Securexpo East Africa 2023 is well underway and currently FREE to visit. East Africa's leading exhibition & conference for security, fire & safety members is currently taking place at the Sarit Centre, Nairobi, Kenya - featuring heads of these industries discussing undertaking projects, data protection and...
Tech giant Huawei is set to invest over $300 million in Africa’s data centres and cybersecurity sector by the end of 2026. Currently in Africa, the cybersecurity industry is facing a critical need for more storage and computing power, as competition between what will be the...
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has placed Africa’s elephants on the red list of threatened species. The population of the animal has dropped to 415,000, meaning an alarming 86% drop over the previous three decades. “We must urgently put an end to poaching...
Cybersecurity defences in energy and mining need to be strengthened in Africa, according to Kaspersky. The company notes that many traditional cybersecurity solutions focus on data-orientated businesses, while ICS protection is targeted more towards OT security and cyber-physical companies. During the course of 2022, 40% of global...
Global security firm Gallagher has released a single door controller, the first in a new line of controllers for the company. The C7000 SD is a lower-cost controller that in addition to single-door access control, can also be used for system interfaces, alarm monitoring, perimeter security...
