WHATSAPP PLANS LIMITS ON BROADCASTS MESSAGES TO TACKLE SPAM ISSUES

Thu 22 May 2025: WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will limit the number of broadcast messages users can send per month to curb spam and promote more thoughtful use of the broadcast feature. The new feature is currently available for beta testers via the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.14.15 update, which is […]

STUDY WARNS OF ACCELERATED ICE SHEET MELTING, RISING SEA LEVELS

Thu 22 May 2025: New research warns that runaway melting of Earth’s major ice sheets could cause significant sea level rise and force mass migration from coastal areas— even if global warming is limited to the widely accepted 1.5°C target. A team of international scientists aimed to determine a “safe limit” of global warming for […]

IRAN THREATENS ‘SPECIAL MEASURES’ IF ISRAEL ATTACKS NUCLEAR FACILITIES

Thu 22 May 2025: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that his country will “forcefully respond” to any Israeli attack after CNN reported that the Israeli military could be preparing strikes. “Iran strongly warns against any adventurism by the Zionist regime of Israel and will decisively respond to any threat or unlawful act by […]

CAN RAMAPHOSA CHARM OFFENSIVE HELP FIX SOUTH AFRICA’S TIES WITH TRUMP’S US?

Thu 22 May 2025: South African leader keeps calm in the face of an ‘ambush’ by President Donald Trump about false ‘white genocide’ claims.  Johannesburg, South Africa – When the millionaire mining magnate-turned-president of South Africa landed in Washington to meet the billionaire real estate tycoon-turned-president of the United States, it was with a deal in […]

TRUMP TELLS EUROPEAN LEADERS RUSSIA NOT READY TO END UKRAINE WAR: REPORT

Thu 22 May 2025: US President Donald Trump, during a phone call with European leaders on Monday, said Russian President Vladimir Putin is not ready to end the war in Ukraine as he believes he is winning, according to three Wall Street Journal sources who were familiar with the conversation. The newspaper said the “acknowledgment was what European leaders had long believed about Putin—but […]

ONE IN EIGHT GIRLS, WOMEN RAPED OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BEFORE AGE 18, UNICEF SAYS

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 […]

WHATSAPP PLANS LIMITS ON BROADCASTS MESSAGES TO TACKLE SPAM ISSUES

Thu 22 May 2025: WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will limit the number of broadcast messages users can send per month to curb spam and promote more thoughtful use of the broadcast feature. The new feature is currently available for beta testers via the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.14.15 update, which is […]

PODCAST | WHAT’S BEHIND THE SAHEL’S WAVE OF COUPS?

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 […]

JALEBIS

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 […]

SWEET YELLOW RICE

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 […]

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