ESKOM CALLS ON PREPAID CUSTOMERS TO UPDATE METERS BEFORE 24 NOVEMBER DEADLINE

Tue 22 October 2024: Eskom has urged prepaid electricity customers to recode their meters by 24 November 2024 as required by the Standard Transfer Specification Association (STSA). According to Eskom, after this deadline, meters will no longer accept electricity tokens unless they are updated to key revision number (KRN) 2. In response to recent reports, […]

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NORWAY’S GROUNDBREAKING TV CHANNEL BY AND FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES 

Tue 22 October 2024: Norway has made history by launching the world’s first TV station run entirely by and for people with learning disabilities. Known as TV BRA, which translates to “TV Good,” the channel provides a platform where autistic individuals and those with learning disabilities report on news, entertainment, and sports. With a weekly […]

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UK: NEW EVIDENCE SUGGESTS MORE INFANTS HARMED UNDER LETBY’S CARE

Tue 22 October 2024: Lucy Letby, a former nurse convicted of murdering seven infants, may have caused harm to even more babies than previously thought. Recent findings indicate that she could have poisoned a child in her care with insulin. Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, which […]

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HOW COLONIALISM AND WARS KEEP 26 COUNTRIES POOREST IN THE WORLD

Tue 22 October 2024: The countries that were relatively richer prior to colonisation are now the poorest, and they are dependent on foreign aid while struggling to even pay off low-interest debts. Burundi, a country in East Africa, has been identified as the world’s poorest country in the latest World Bank report. The nation of […]

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META’S ISRAEL POLICY CHIEF SOUGHT TO CENSOR PRO-PALESTINIAN INSTAGRAM POSTS

Tue 22 October 2024: Meta’s Israel policy chief advocated for the censorship of Instagram accounts linked to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group that has played a key role in campus protests against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, The Intercept reported Monday. Jordana Cutler, also a former senior Israeli official, used the company’s […]

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PAKISTAN NAVY SEIZES NARCOTICS WORTH $145M IN ARABIAN SEA

Pakistan Navy officials handing over the seized narcotics to the ANF at Gwadar. Mon 21 October 2024: The Pakistan Navy, on Monday, captured over 2,400 kilograms (5,291 pounds) of narcotics during an operation in the Northern Arabian Sea, Anadolu Agency reports. The confiscated drugs included 2,000 kg of hashish, 370 kg of crystal methamphetamine and 50 kg […]

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9 MILLION MOZAMBICANS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE – WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE NATIONAL BUDGET AND HOW TO FIX IT

Mon 21 October 2024: Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country’s progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard of living. Nearly two-thirds of Mozambicans – 18.9 million people – live below the national poverty line of US$0.70-a-day. The country also struggles to […]

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US PUSHES FOR LEBANON CEASEFIRE AS IRAN AND ISRAEL HOLD FIRM ON TOUGH STANCE

  Israel targeted sites in Lebanon belonging to what they say is ‘Hezbollah’s financial arm’. The finance group al-Qard al-Hassan. Mon 21 October 2024: As a senior US diplomat visits Beirut on Monday to discuss the potential for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, Iranian state media continues to tout the “victorious” attacks carried out […]

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