BlackBerry Limited has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Midis Group to expand its go-to-market sales motion across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The move comes from the technology company Midis Group, which boasts a network of over 170 affiliates...
Biometric solutions provider Innovatrics has successfully helped to transform the police work in West Africa. Innovatrics has helped to digitise paper files of the Guinean police since December 2021, by enabling all police districts to efficiently identify criminals by their fingerprints, shortening identification time from hours...
South Africa is seeing kidnapping crime on the rise, with the latest crime statistics released by the police ministry painting a bleak picture. Between October and December 2021, 2605 kidnapping cases were reported, which is an increase of 686 more cases compared to the previous reporting...
Cameroon has stepped up to take over the chair position at the Peace and Security Council (PSC). The council is part of the African Union (AU) on the prevention and resolution of conflicts for the month of May. Cameroon's tenure will cover ten substantives meetings. In a...
A house fire in Cape Town's Bishop Lavis has killed two children on Friday 6th May. According to the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse, firefighters were alerted to the fire just before midnight on Thursday evening. He said: "When crews from...
The City of Cape Town says its Fire and Rescue Service responded to an overwhelming number of emergency calls last year. The emergency service received 22,000 calls in 2021. The bulk of these were fire-related whilst other incidents include motor vehicle crashes and medical emergencies. Mayoral Committee...
The US Africa Command is to enhance its security partnership with Zambia by opening an Office of Security Cooperation at the US Embassy in Zambia. Brigadier General Peter Bailey, deputy director for Strategy, Engagement, and Programmes, made the announcement in Zambia during a meeting with President...
Vodacom and Accenture have announced their partnership to help fight cyber crime in South Africa. The collaboration comes as South Africa is recently named as one of the hardest hit by cybercrime in the world, and one that has insufficient defences against sophisticated cyber attacks. Vodacom...
Data published by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) shows that South Africa’s private security sector now dwarfs the official South African Police Service (SAPS). In some cases, private security firms have been carrying out official police duties, even when not authorised to do...
West Africa's maritime and coastal security has been enhanced as several West African nations joined forces with U.S. Sailors, Coast Guardsmen, Marines and a team from the Environmental Security Program of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). The partnership came as illegal fishing is on the...