Wed 18 June 2025: Meta announced it will introduce ads and subscription options to its popular WhatsApp messaging platform, according to a statement. The firm, best known as Facebook’s parent company, said the updates will be implemented gradually in the coming months to support business and organizational growth. The move is a sensitive one for […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: The R26.5 billion loan, intended for infrastructure reform, has been welcomed by the government but condemned by the country’s largest trade union federation as a “dangerous Trojan Horse.” A recently approved R26.5 billion (US$1.5 billion) World Bank loan to South Africa has ignited a sharp division between the government and […]
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A 3D image of the shipwreck site. “This final report is the culmination of 25 years of detailed and meticulous archaeological study on this important vessel,” said Australian National Maritime Museum director Daryl Karp of the museum’s research, which he described as the “definitive statement” on the project.Credit: ANMM via Pen News Tue 17 June […]
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Tue 17 June 2025: Billionaire Elon Musk has denied allegations of heavy drug use during the 2024 election cycle, following a New York Times report that raised new questions about his behavior while serving as a senior adviser to President Donald Trump. Tech mogul Musk on Tuesday posted a drug test report on X showing […]
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Alaa Mousa, accused of crimes against humanity under former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime, arrives at a court in Frankfurt on June 16, 2025Tue 17 June 2025: Life sentence handed to Alaa Mousa highlights the ‘brutality of Assad’s dictatorial, unjust regime’. A German court has handed down a life sentence to a Syrian doctor convicted […]
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Tue 17 June 2025: Experts call for a multi-faceted approach, drawing lessons from the nation’s historic public health battles. South Africa is facing a severe public health challenge as an obesity crisis places immense strain on the nation’s healthcare system. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than half of the adult population is now classified […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: Brazil’s Supreme Court ruling could lead to fines for social media platforms failing to remove certain user posts. Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that social media companies can be held accountable for some types of content published by users on their platforms. The decision could clear the way for the […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: Australian researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can decipher words and sentences from brainwaves detected by a wearable cap, opening up a new frontier in medical science, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday. It will not only help patients with cognition, but could also revolutionize how humans […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: Bitcoin’s price, recovering from the severe impact of the ongoing Iran-Israel military conflict, continued its rise on Monday. The largest cryptocurrency, which has recently approached its record level of $111,970, lost around 1% on Friday due to the tension in the Middle East. The latest escalation follows Israeli strikes Friday on […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has confirmed that South Africa has substantially completed all 22 recommended action items outlined in the Action Plan adopted when the country was placed on the organisation’s grey list in February 2023. South Africa was placed on the FATF grey list due to deficiencies in […]
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