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South Africa’s highest court has ruled that the public protector – the state official in charge of investigating corruption – had lied under oath and acted in bad faith. The devastating judgement will add weight to claims that Busisiwe Mkwebane is involved in a dirty-tricks campaign to undermine President Cyril Ramaphosa and halt his campaign against high-level corruption, says the ...

The UK’s telecom regulator has said Three is the only major UK mobile network to have “refused” to automatically cut its customers’ monthly charge at the end of their contract’s lock-in period. As a result, Ofcom said, the firm’s subscribers would “overpay” unless they took action to change to another deal. The watchdog said it had challenged the industry to ...

Uber passengers in the US have complained on Twitter after a “glitch” meant they were charged 100 times more than advertised fares. One journey that should have cost $96.72 (£77.60) was reportedly charged at $9,672, while some charges were so high they triggered fraud alerts. The payment problem reportedly hit riders in San Diego and Washington. Uber said the issue ...

Kazakhstan’s drive to obtain government access to everyone’s internet activity has raised concerns among privacy advocates. Last week, telecoms operators in the former Soviet republic started informing users of the “need” to install a new security certificate. Doing so opens up the risk that supposedly secure web traffic could be decrypted and analysed. Some users say the move has significant ...

Credit score agency Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700m (£561m) as part of a settlement with a US regulator following a data breach in 2017. The Federal Trade Commission had alleged the Atlanta-based firm failed to take reasonable steps to secure its network. The records of at least 147 million people were exposed in the incident. At least ...

It is here at the State Library of Queensland in Australia that these young migrants have acquired technical skills. Today, they are participating in a competition to rebuild a computer. The library set up the program to make the most of electronic waste, reusing the pile of old government computers that are supposed to be good for scrap. “They’re taking ...

Dr. Kambale Tsongo Philemon survived the deadly Ebola viral disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo in November 2018. And now, he’s inspired to treat others suffering the deadly disease at an Ebola medical center in Beni. “I took an oath and I have compassion for people who are sick. I want to save lives. This is my oath. That ...

The France international is on the verge of completing a move to La Liga, one year after a proposed transfer to Liverpool collapsed at the last minute France midfielder Nabil Fekir will undergo a medical at Real Betis later today, ahead of a permanent €20 million (£18m/$22.4m) switch from Lyon. The 26-year-old had one year left to run on his ...

The Gunners’ top scorer has been linked with a switch to Old Trafford and their former goalkeeper would not rule out selling the striker Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann says that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang would be replaceable for Arsenal if he moves to Manchester United, while criticising the lack of direction at the Emirates. Unai Emery’s first season in charge saw the ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has previously said the club will not overpay for players but the Sporting chief is adamant Bruno will command a high price Bruno Fernandes will certainly cost more than €62 million (£56m/$70m), Sporting C.P. president Frederico Varandas has insisted, amid reports of interest from Manchester United. The Red Devils have been linked with the Portugal international for ...