Year: 2025
Africa: At Least 146 Land and Environmental Defenders Killed or Disappeared Globally in 2024
New Global Witness figures bring the total up to 2,253 from 2012 to 2024 At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or disappeared* around the world last year defending their land, communities or the environment, a new report by Global Witness reveals. Today the investigative organisation published its annual report on land and…
‘The hungry can’t stay silent’
AFP via Getty Images People in parts of the Angolan capital, Luanda, are still afraid to talk openly about what happened in July when protests brought part of the city to a standstill and disturbances rocked other provinces too. What began as a call among taxi drivers to come out against the jump in the…
Bug bounty hunter partners Integrity360 to strengthen SA’s cyber defence
Bug bounty hunters and partners stress the value of acquiring an attacker’s view of the organisation’s systems. Cyber security specialist Integrity360 has partnered with offensive security solution company and bug bounty hunter HackerOne to leverage the expertise of a 2 million-strong global ethical hacker community. Access to this community will ensure real-time vulnerability discovery and…
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9/16: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News What to know about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect’s alleged text messages; College grads struggle to find jobs
Naspers to implement five-for-one share split next month
Naspers has declared and finalised a five-for-one subdivision of both its “N” and “A” shares, saying the move will make the stock more accessible to retail investors. The implementation will kick in from Monday, 6 October 2025. New N ordinary shares will list on the JSE from Wednesday, 1 October, with the record date set…
Africa: Inside Africa’s Big Bet On Youth to Feed the Continent and Who’s Actually Getting Funded
Dakar — Winnie Wambui leans forward on the panel stage, microphone in hand, scanning the room until she spots a raised hand. Everyone in the room wears headphones, each voice isolated so that discussions don’t clash with sessions in adjacent halls. A question cuts through: how did a student science project become a commercial business?…
Africa: Inequality in Africa – What Drives It, How to End It and What Some Countries Are Getting Right
The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a host of factors, including policy choices, institutional legacies and power structures that favour elites. Professor Imraan Valodia, director of the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies spoke to Ernest Aryeetey, emeritus professor of Development Economics at…
Thousands of Palestinians flee as Israeli bombs rain down on Gaza City | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The Israeli army has subjected Gaza City to its most punishing attacks in two years of war, sending thousands of residents fleeing under bombs and bullets amid fears they might never return, with the United Nations chief calling the offensive “horrendous”. “Gaza is burning,” Israeli Minister of Defence Israel Katz said on X, as columns…
Young minds innovate at G20 Tourism Hackathon
Patricia de Lille at the G20 Tourism Hackathon with the young innovators. A group of young innovators from across SA’s universities recently gathered at Sabi River Sun Resort, in Mpumalanga, for the G20 Tourism Hackathon. The event, launched by minister of tourism, Patricia de Lille, in June 2025 at the University of Western Cape, brought…