The countries that have banned WhatsApp

The countries that have banned WhatsApp

Russia on Wednesday became the latest country to restrict some WhatsApp calls, accusing the Meta-owned platform of failing to share information in fraud and terrorism cases. Here is a list of nations restricting WhatsApp: Fully blocked China started blocking WhatsApp in 2017, using its so-called Great Firewall to filter and block traffic with overseas servers….

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Former EOH director responds to JSE findings

Former EOH director responds to JSE findings

Anushka Bogdanov. Anushka Bogdanov, founder of ESG data science consultancy Risk Insights, and former EOH director, has requested a right of reply to two articles ITWeb recently ran. The first article quotes the JSE as saying that Bogdanov falsely claimed to hold a PhD in International Financial Management and Mathematics from the London Business School,…

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Trump admin backs off Washington, DC police takeover after striking deal | Donald Trump News

Trump admin backs off Washington, DC police takeover after striking deal | Donald Trump News

US President Donald Trump had placed Washington’s police department under federal control earlier this week. The administration of US President Donald Trump has reversed course and agreed to leave the Washington, DC police chief in control of the department, after Washington officials and the United States Justice Department negotiated a deal at the urging of…

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Vodacom takes the whole scrum in new rugby deal

Vodacom takes the whole scrum in new rugby deal

Vodacom and SA Rugby have signed a partnership agreement that makes the mobile operator the official telecommunications partner to all national South African rugby teams across all age groups and genders. According to a statement from Vodacom on Thursday, the agreement applies to all SA Rugby-affiliated tournaments as well. “This builds on Vodacom’s longstanding relationship…

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Queer, female journalists face online harassment

Queer, female journalists face online harassment

The MDDA called for action to create safer digital spaces for female and queer journalists. Online harassment remains a significant threat to female and queer journalists, and these incidents are often met with inadequate intervention. This was one of the main points highlighted at a workshop discussing online gender-based violence (OGBV) against journalists, hosted by…

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Trump weighs US government taking stake in Intel

Trump weighs US government taking stake in Intel

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Laure Andrillon/Reuters The Trump administration is in talks with Intel to have the US government potentially take a stake in the struggling chip maker, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the plan. Such a move would mark another intervention by US President Donald Trump in industries seen as…

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