THE cyber-security firm that identified the large-scale hacking of US government agencies says it “genuinely impacted” around 50 organisations. Kevin Mandia, CEO of FireEye, said that while some 18,000 organisations had the malicious code in their networks, it was the 50 who suffered major breaches. The US Treasury and departments of homeland security, state…
SOUTH Africa is experiencing a new variant of the coronavirus that is driving a second wave of infections, the health minister said on Friday. “We have convened this public briefing today to announce that a variant of the SARS-COV-2 Virus – currently termed 501.V2 Variant – has been identified by our genomics scientists here in…
SHARES in London have fallen sharply and the pound has lost ground after several EU countries closed their borders to the UK, which has reported a new variant of coronavirus. In early trading, the FTSE 100 and 250 indexes fell about 1.7%, with the main markets in Germany and France 2% lower. Sterling was…
ZAMBIA must build majority stakes in selected mines to benefit from its mineral wealth beyond taxes, President Edgar Lungu said on Thursday, as he set out an economic recovery plan after the country defaulted on a debt payment last month. Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, Zambia is seeking to increase its control over the mining sector…
ZIFA has been dragged to court by local tour operator Led Travel and Tours (Led) over a long standing dispute involving a US$200 000 debt. In summons filed before the High Court, Led and Olive Touch Investments (Pvt) Ltd are the applicants while Zifa and Zifa (Pvt) Ltd are respondents. Led now wants the authority…
MOROCCO’S renewed focus on grassroots football is beginning to pay dividends following the qualification of Morocco’s Under 20 national team for next year’s Nations Cup in Mauritania after a 15-year absence. Morocco’s Under 20 team last qualified for the tournament in 2005 but the seeds of development that the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF)…
By Pepertua Rojasi POLICE commissioner- general Godwin Matanga has challenged senior members of the force to show professionalism and effective leadership in order to uphold the integrity of the law enforcement agency. This comes as the police force is still in a transition phase after years of alleged corruption and heavy handedness during former boss…
THE High Court has relaxed bail conditions for MDC Alliance youth leaders Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova following an outcry over delays in the commencement of their “fake abduction” trial. The prosecution is alleging that the trio violated peace regulations after staging a demonstration in the high-density suburb of Warren Park in Harare…
BEITBRIDGE has recorded an increase in teenage pregnancies and early child marriages, particularly in areas along illegal exit and entry points to neighbouring South Africa, a recent study has revealed. According to findings of a Population Mobility Mapping (PMM) study conducted in Beitbridge in October this year, numerous cases of early marriages and pregnancies were…
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday gagged Zanu PF members from discussing party issues in public, following the chaos that rocked the former liberation movement’s recent district coordinating committee (DCC) elections. Addressing a politburo meeting in Harare, the 78-year-old Zanu PF leader also gave hope to some defeated party bigwigs, whom he said deserved to have their…
