Fri 28 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Zuma’s architect ordered to repay R147m but ‘clearly did not act alone’: More than 10 years after the controversial Nkandla upgrades ballooned from a R27.8m security project to more than R216m, the SIU has secured a major victory, with architect Minenhle Makhanya […]
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Fri 28 August 2026: The Israeli authorities are continuing to rename streets, landmarks and historic sites in Jerusalem as part of a policy aimed at replacing traditional Arab place names with Hebrew ones, the Jerusalem Governorate said Wednesday. The governorate said that Israeli authorities had installed a sign reading “Old Gate” while removing signs bearing […]
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Thu 27 August 2026: Far-right Hindutva groups in the US must be reined in as they are threatening lives and spreading hate, while perpetuating supremacist ideas and discriminatory conduct against Americans, a new report warns. The report, titled “Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism”, is a damning 68-page document prepared by Rutgers […]
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Thu 27 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇 ◼️Missing SA tourists: Gift of the Givers ready for Nepal rescue mission: Founder and chairperson of Gift of the Givers, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman said: “We spoke to the tour operator that hosted the couple; he confirmed that a second South African couple and several […]
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Thu 27 August 2026: US-based social media Meta has agreed to pay some $18 billion to settle claims brought by a coalition of dozens of state attorneys general alleging the company misled consumers about the potential harms its social media platforms pose to children and teenagers, the company said Wednesday. The agreement would also require […]
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Thu 27 August 2026: Hamas and other armed factions in Gaza have agreed — for the first time — to surrender their weapons and transfer full civilian and security authority to a UN-recognized transitional administration, Nikolay Mladenov, the Gaza Peace Board’s high representative, said Wednesday. Mladenov made the remarks at a UN Security Council briefing […]
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Thu 27 August 2026: According to a Financial Times report, the British government will urge the public to stockpile tinned food and water in preparation for emergencies such as extreme weather or cyber-attacks. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to encourage people to get ready, as the new administration prioritises national resilience in response to […]
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Thu 27 August 2026: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is alive but has sustained severe injuries to the left side of his body. “He was very seriously wounded. The left side of his body, the arm, the leg, the whole thing,” Trump told political commentator Glenn Beck. He […]
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Statue of Adam Smith, widely considered to be the father of economics and capitalism, in front of St. Giles Cathedral in Old Town Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2021 Thu 27 August 2026: Economics shapes many aspects of our daily lives, from the prices we pay to the policies governments adopt. Yet many of the ideas taught […]
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Thu 27 August 2026: Around 3.7 million children in Afghanistan are suffering from wasting, including about 1 million with life-threatening severe acute malnutrition, UNICEF said Tuesday. UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan Tajudeen Oyewale said nearly 40% of children admitted to hospitals with severe wasting and medical complications are babies under 6 months old. Children under 2 account for 83% of severe acute malnutrition […]
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