Fri 17 January 2025: Singapore has introduced a new code requiring designated app distribution services to implement age assurance measures to enhance online safety, particularly for children, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) announced on Wednesday. The Code of Practice for Online Safety for App Distribution Services, which will take effect on March 31, mandates […]

Fri 17 January 2025: In a stunning discovery, archaeologists stumbled upon the ruins of a 2,000-year-old temple which is said to have been created by an ancient civilisation. The temple was also featured in the 1989 Hollywood film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  The remains were found submerged near the Italian coast and were found […]

Fri 17 January 2025: Iraq is seeking to convince Iran-backed armed factions in the country to lay down their weapons or join the official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told Reuters in an interview. Hussein said it was unacceptable for armed groups to operate beyond Baghdad’s writ. “Many political parties started to raise a […]

Fri 17 January 2025: A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to jail time over a graft case related to the Al Qadir University Trust. The former premier was sentenced to 14 years behind bars, and his wife to seven, in the thrice-postponed verdict announced inside […]

Fri 17 January 2025: A rescue operation at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, has been called off after just four days, despite expectations that it would take two weeks. According to Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, who spoke to Newzroom Afrika at the site on Thursday, the decision to withdraw came […]

 Britain’s Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. Fri 17 January 2025: Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says government will also undertake a ‘rapid’ review of child sexual abuse in the UK. The United Kingdom’s government has announced it will back new local inquiries into child sexual abuse and undertake a “rapid” review of the extent of child sexual […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Fri 17 January 2025: A rescue operation at the abandoned Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, North West, has been called off after just four days, despite expectations that it would take two weeks. According to Mannas Fourie, CEO of Mines Rescue Services, who spoke to Newzroom Afrika at the site on Thursday, the decision to withdraw came […]

Tue 26 November 2024:   What does the wave of coups in the Sahel mean for its people? Since 2020, Central and West Africa have faced more than 10 coup attempts. Meanwhile, global powers are shifting, as Russia eclipses France and the United States in the region’s geopolitics. In a region where people are demanding security […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]

Tue 09 April 2024:   SWEET YELLOW RICE “This family-favourite rice dish is the first thing to go at family events! INGREDIENTS 210 g 1 cup, basmati rice 2 sticks cinnamon ¼ t ground turmeric 100 g ½ cup, white sugar 3 T water 60 g butter, cubed COOKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Rinse the rice for 3 […]