INTERPOL Cyber Crackdown: INTERPOL’s Operation First Light 2026 wrapped up a four-month sweep across 97 countries, arresting 5,811 people and seizing about $293 million in illicit assets tied to social engineering scams like business email compromise, romance fraud, impersonation, sextortion and investment scams; investigators also analysed 152,808 cases, blocked 31,014 bank accounts, and identified 142,000+ victims, with Eswatini police arresting 82 suspects and dismantling an online gambling, money laundering and impersonation network. Local Tech & Skills: Inyatsi Group’s EswatiniMobile is funding a three-month, fully paid internship programme for 10 UNESWA students, placing them across group businesses to build workplace readiness and mentorship. Digital Business in the Region: Towa is pushing a cloud POS approach for multi-site retail and hospitality operators, letting owners track sales, stock and staff from one login. Policy & Data for Better Spending: A southern Africa initiative in Johannesburg will bring together analysts from Namibia, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe to use cost-benefit analysis to stretch limited budgets further. Gender Safety in Higher Education: Eswatini is strengthening collaboration under the Litsemba Rising initiative to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based violence in universities, sharing findings on student risk and prevention steps. Conservation Tech & Citizen Science: South Africa’s National Crane Census is being modernised with a WhatsApp reporting system, inviting the public to submit sightings with location data to support updated conservation research. Youth Tech Funding: Google Play launched an Indie Games Fund for Africa, committing $1 million (Sh129m) to help small studios scale and reach global audiences.