Wed 26 March 2025: In Africa’s Ghost Reporters, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit reveals a shadowy influence campaign that uses fake journalists and local media to spread political propaganda, mainly in the French-speaking countries of West and Central Africa. The investigation uncovers how images of the dead have been used to create fake journalists, how middlemen […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: Government has implemented island closures with immediate effect to enhance the conservation of South Africa’s penguin populations. This follows the recent finalisation of a historic settlement agreement — in the form of a court order — securing critical protections for South Africa’s penguin populations. The landmark agreement — reached between the […]
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Tue 25 March 2025: Building tension and violence threatens to unravel the peace deal that halted ethnic conflict in 2018. South Sudan is on the brink of a renewed civil war as violence between rival factions escalates, the United Nations has warned. The situation in the country is “dire” said Nicholas Haysom, head of the UN Mission in South […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: The Department of Home Affairs has announced a comprehensive upgrade to its digital verification system, a crucial component of national security, as well as both public and private sector services in South Africa. The verification system enables government departments, including National Treasury and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), as […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Rwandan authorities on Sunday welcomed the M23 rebel group’s decision to withdraw from the strategic mining town of Walikale and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s move to halt hostilities in the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. A statement by the office of the government’s spokesperson said Rwanda supports […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: Expelled South African Ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool said Sunday he returned home with “no regrets,” following his 32-hour flight from the US via Qatar to Cape Town, Anadolu Agency reports. Stating that he would have preferred to come to South Africa with secured deals with the US, Rasool told South […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has deepened its interest in Libya following the developments in the country after the military attack launched by the House of Representatives-affiliated leadership on the capital, Tripoli, in 2019. One of the most dangerous consequences of this attack was the direct military presence of foreign forces, particularly the Russians […]
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Sat 22 March 2025: It’s become common to see kids, some in their school uniforms, puffing on a vape. The World Health Organization points to the enticing flavours and targeted marketing to young people as the key reasons behind this trend. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students […]
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Sat 22 March 2025: In the digital economy, data is more than just information – it is an asset with immense economic and strategic value. Yet, despite its significance, a fundamental legal question remains unresolved: Can data be owned? While privacy laws worldwide focus on protecting individuals’ rights over their personal data, they often sidestep […]
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Fri 21 March 2025: The Sudanese army seized full control of the Presidential Palace in downtown Khartoum today, it said in a statement, in one of the most symbolic gains in a two-year-old conflict with a rival armed group that has threatened to partition the country, Reuters reports. The army had long been on the backfoot but has recently […]
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