Fri 20 June 2025: No amount of foreign aid can fix what bad governance and political impunity continue to destroy. On June 2 while addressing an audience in the Nelson Mandela Hall at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Bill Gates – the world’s second richest person and co-chairman of the Bill & […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Ousted uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu plans to consult South Africans on forming a new political movement, following his removal from the party’s leadership In a significant political shift, Floyd Shivambu, who was axed as the secretary-general of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party two weeks ago, has announced his […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Tehran’s claims against WhatsApp highlight growing concerns over surveillance and digital independence. Iran has said that WhatsApp leaked sensitive user data to Israeli intelligence services, hinting that this breach of privacy might have helped Israel to carry out pinpoint airstrikes that killed multiple senior Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists. Iran’s […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Wealth grew disproportionately quickly last year in the United States, where over 379,000 people became new US dollar millionaires, more than 1,000 a day, a report showed. Private individuals’ net worth rose 4.6% worldwide, and by over 11% in the Americas, driven by a stable US dollar and upbeat financial markets, […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Following Australia‘s social media age restriction set at 16, Denmark and France are now discussing similar laws, while the Netherlands has advised parents not to allow children under 15 to use platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The warnings highlight that these platforms can trigger depression in children. After Australia’s social media ban for those under 16, similar steps continue to emerge […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Public support for refugees’ right to seek safety remains robust across the globe, even as geopolitical tensions intensify and humanitarian aid dwindles, according to a new Ipsos survey released Wednesday. The survey, conducted in 29 countries, found that 67% of respondents still support offering refuge to those fleeing danger – a […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: As of 31 March 2025, total consumers debt owed to municipalities amounted to R416.1 billion when compared to R347.6 billion that was reported in the same period in 2023/24. This is according to a report released by National Treasury on local government revenue and expenditure for the third quarter of the […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: Gilles Deleuze was one of the most original and imaginative thinkers of postwar France. A lifelong teacher, he spent most of his career at the University of Paris VIII, influencing generations of students but largely shunning the mantle of public intellectual. His complex, creative books mix philosophy, literature, film and politics – not to give clear […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: Donald Trump had said last month that the nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to a ceasefire after talks mediated by the US Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear to United States President Donald Trump that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May was achieved through talks between […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: State-sponsored cyber threat groups are increasingly using subcontractor firms with security vulnerabilities to reach major targets that they cannot access directly, prompting a greater emphasis on global cooperation and layered defense strategies against such threats. Supply chain attacks aim to infiltrate large targets indirectly by compromising third parties such as software […]
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