Wed 18 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ All eyes on Mkhwanazi: Mkhwanazi’s testimony is highly anticipated, as he is expected to respond to allegations raised by previous witnesses and provide clarity on key issues that have emerged since his last appearance before the committee in October. He is expected […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque and former Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories, has issued a fatwa (religious ruling) calling on Muslims to perform Eid prayers at the nearest point to Al-Aqsa Mosque, which has been closed for more than two weeks. Palestinian platforms reported that the […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Google has removed an artificial intelligence-powered search feature that offered crowdsourced health advice from non-experts, The Guardian reported on Monday. The company had said the feature, “What People Suggest,” which shared tips from strangers, demonstrated “the potential of AI to transform health outcomes across the globe.” However, Google has since quietly […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: AI-powered toys often struggle to communicate effectively with children, sometimes misinterpreting their emotions and giving inappropriate responses, according to new research on Friday. The study by the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education examined how a small group of children aged three to five interacted with an AI-powered cuddly toy called […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani had been killed in an Israeli strike. The killing marks a significant escalation in Israeli-Iranian tensions, as Larijani was a central figure in Tehran’s security and political apparatus. Who is Ali Larijani? Known for decades as a […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Kenyan Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi said Russia agreed to stop recruiting Kenyans for the Ukraine war after more than 1,000 were enlisted, amid domestic pressure over foreign fighter flows. Kenya has secured an agreement with Russia to halt the recruitment of its citizens into the war in Ukraine, responding to domestic […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: A sharp rise in migrant deaths and disappearances in the Mediterranean is being compounded by a growing lack of transparency from authorities, making it increasingly difficult to verify casualties and assess the scale of the crisis along one of the world’s deadliest migration routes. According to the International Organization for Migration […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Rights group says Tomahawk missile likely used in Minab school strike that killed at least 170 people, mostly children. The United States is responsible for an attack on an Iranian primary school that killed at least 170 people, most of them children, Amnesty International has said in a new investigation, urging accountability for […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Cuba has not received oil shipments since early January amid US pressure, worsening the humanitarian crisis on the island. United States President Donald Trump has promised to take over Cuba as the island nation plunged into total darkness after its national power grid collapsed amid an ongoing oil blockade imposed by […]
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Tue 17 March 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA to stay on prolonged rate hold: Surging oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict are likely to push South African inflation higher and see policymakers keep interest rates unchanged for months, according to Morgan Stanley. Based on an outlook that oil […]
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