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Year: 2024

UK urged to build a spacecraft capable of collecting defunct satellites

Britain has been urged to create a spacecraft capable of removing the growing amount of debris and redundant satellites from the earth’s orbit. Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, Stephanie Ayres of UK Space said that the UK could become…

30-year high in SA business confidence, but hinges on GNU “doing right things”

I had to search over 37 years to find a time when we saw such a positive change in attitude. The last time this occurred at a similar level was when the IFP announced its participation in the 1994 election,

Israel’s Lebanon attacks is taking focus away from hostages, says families

The hostages have been forgotten and there had been an “abject failure of international diplomacy” in securing a hostage return deal.

The danger of a ground campaign against Hezbollah

There has never been a better time in recent years for Israel to launch a cross-border ground attack against Hezbollah. The Iran-backed terrorist group’s senior leadership, both political and military, has almost been wiped out – with up to 19…

Lebanon ceasefire calls lack clout, says senior military expert

Calls for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict are toothless, according to Col. Philip Ingram, a former British Army Intelligence Officer and NATO planner. Ingram added that it will also be very difficult to halt a military operation of…

Zelensky courts Ramaphosa & BRICS leaders for second peace summit

A clear articulation of its principles and coherent positioning will make South Africa a strong advocate for dialogue and cooperation and cooperation at a time of multi-polar factionalism.

Space Economy to reach $772 Billion by 2027, driven by commercial revenue

As an industry and an ecosystem, we always say there has never been a better time to become part of the global space sector.

Synack’s army of ethical hackers bolsters corporate security, US election systems

We have just over 1,600 fully vetted freelance ethical hackers in the community from over a hundred countries around the world.

Kremlin’s no-show at Africa’s biggest airshow after SA military snubs US

The Department of Defence either deliberately sabotaged the United States’ participation in the AAD or is staggeringly incompetent.

From genocide to African policeman: Rwanda ventures into space

“We are thinking big because space is playing a key role in many different programmes, whether it’s in our agriculture, whether it’s in weather-related type of incidents, whether it’s in education.