UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Security Council to strengthen peace operations in Africa, adding that the gains made on the continent and elsewhere were reversing. Guterres made the appeal while briefing the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, emphasised the need...
Trend Micro, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions, is aiming to tackle the cybersecurity skills gap in Africa by delivering a free 10-week programme focused on soft and hard skills required to succeed in the cybersecurity field. The programme will be open to recent ICT-related and...
The recent fire that ravaged parts of Cape Town's Table Mountain has been contained by authorities, but still has no known cause. It began early on Friday evening in Fountain Ravine, in the Kasteelspoort area of Table Mountain. SANSParks said: "The fire has burnt up the steep...
Airforce industry leaders from across Africa and global defence experts gathered last week to address security challenges and the necessity for regional Air Forces to enhance air operations to counter asymmetrical threats across Africa and highlight aviation in Low-intensity conflicts at the Inaugural African Airforce...
The National Fire Protection Association® has responded to fire officials' concerns about the growing number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries that power electric bikes and electric scooters as their popularity increases. Their new web page offers advice and guidance for e-scooters and e-bikes, to...
A wildfire on Mount Kilimanjaro has reignited, despite fire officials thinking it was under control. The blaze began on Friday evening near the Karanga site used by climbers ascending the famous peak, at about 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) altitude on its south side. Hard winds helped fan...
The Women in Cyber Security Middle East (WiCSME) will conduct their 3rd annual conference November 8th & 9th. The 2022 conference theme is “Connecting Minds, Creating Safer Future”. The theme represents the role of WiCSME in connecting the cybersecurity women of Middle East and North...
The third Africa Data Security Conclave (ADSC) is set to be held virtually on Thursday, October 27, and Friday, October 28, 2022. The third virtual conference is riding off on the success of the first two editions which were held in October 2020 and October 2021...
EDGE Group PJSC, one of the world’s top 25 advanced technology groups for defence and beyond, will showcase its technology portfolio at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX) next month. EDGE Group PJSC, also known as EDGE, is one of the attendees at the event being...
Seclore, the platform leader in data-centric security, has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Tech First Gulf (TFG), an IT infrastructure and Cybersecurity Value Add Distributor, to deliver digital asset protection for Africa’s largest businesses. The move comes against a backdrop of steadily rising...