Sun 25 May 2025: During President Ramaphosa’s recent working visit to the USA on the invitation of President Trump, AfriForum had definitely wished for a different treatment of our President or at the least a different outcome of the meeting. However, wishes are not horse or else beggars will be riding. Let me address a […]
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Sun 25 May 2025: Being constantly connected to your electronic devices, and the social media they enable, may be bad for your health and well-being and working remotely only compounds these challenges. Until very recently, I didn’t have a smartphone. In 2018, I wrote an article outlining the benefits of not being connected to the world through a phone. […]
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Sun 25 May 2025: Childhood overweight and obesity are a growing public health challenge in South Africa. In 2016, 13% of the country’s children were reported to be obese. This is predicted to double by 2030. This problem has been linked to the regular consumption of calorie-dense foods high in sugar, salt and fat. South African children are growing […]
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Sun 25 May 2025: Our digital clouds, overflowing with images and files, are unknowingly causing increasing harm to the environment. According to experts, individual users’ data habits carry not only financial costs but also serious environmental consequences. The dreaded warning “Your cloud storage is almost full” has become a common nightmare for many. What users […]
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Sun 25 May 2025: Science and technology ministry accuses messaging app of not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by users in Vietnam. Vietnam has ordered the country’s telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by users of the platform, in a move that Telegram said […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: Relations between China and Africa are increasingly important in understanding the dynamics that shape our world. But until now, the role of sport was overlooked. A new book, Global China and the Global Game in Africa, explores the role of football in relations between China and Africa – culturally, politically and economically. Wycliffe W. […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: Iran’s top cybercrime official said that many websites and online platforms advertising sigheh or temporary religious marriage are designed to defraud users, even after an investigation by Iran International last week demonstrated it was a genuine industry. “Many users fall for false promises and suffer serious financial and reputational damage,” said […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: The new poll, carried out by Israeli television network Channel 12, asked respondents whether Prime Minister Netanyahu is more interested in remaining in power than winning the war or freeing the remaining captives in Gaza. Some 55 percent of respondents said they believed Netanyahu saw staying in power as his main […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: Experts at the International Family Forum in Istanbul warned Friday of a growing demographic crisis as global fertility rates continue to fall, threatening economic stability and social systems worldwide. Held under the theme “Safeguarding and Strengthening Family in the Face of Global Challenges”, the panel “The Myth of Overpopulation: How a […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: The latest release of South Africa’s crime statistics for the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year, covering January to March 2025, paints a grim picture of violent crime, even as some decreases were noted. A staggering 5 727 people were murdered during this three-month period, averaging 62 deaths per day. […]
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