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Southern Africa: Upholding Information Integrity and Democratic Resilience in Southern Africa

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

Addressing information disorder requires sustained capacity-building and regional cooperation, as exemplified by initiatives such as MISA’s Connected Media, Informed Citizens project, which supports journalists and citizens in combating disinformation. This year’s global theme for the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) 2026, Upholding information integrity in the Digital Age: The role of access…

US prosecutors reopen case of alleged gang rape at Cornell University

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago013 mins

New York state prosecutors say they will reopen a criminal inquiry into the alleged rape of a woman at Cornell University in 2024. The woman filed a civil lawsuit on 16 September alleging she was drugged and raped by multiple people at a fraternity house at the university. “Once we determine the appropriate charges, the…

Africa: Who Is Missing From Africa’s AI Future?

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago011 mins

What if every baby born in Africa started life with an all-access key to the 21st century? Not a smartphone or an AI assistant, but something much more – fundamental recognition that says you are here, you are known, and you belong. At the just-concluded UNGA81, I listened to African leaders reflect on what it…

New FPB council members appointed

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago04 mins

New members of the Film and Publication Board’s council will serve for a five-year term. The Film and Publication Board’s (FPB’s) nine-member council has been officially appointed for a five-year term, communications minister Solly Malatsi has announced. The new members are: Lungelo Dhladhla Nxele, Mariann Maartens, Ditaba Lucy Maraka, Dr Phosa Jan Mashangoane, Zandile Gail…

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Africa: 40 African Countries Endorse Charter to Strengthen Families, Protect Children

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago07 mins

Forty African countries have endorsed a proposed charter on family, sovereignty and values aimed at strengthening families and protecting children from what its proponents describe as foreign ideologies considered inconsistent with African cultural and family values. The development was disclosed by the Executive Director of the Center for African Policy and Advisory, Segun Adebayo, at…

Search for dozens of missing college students in Mexico leads to human remains, 17 new suspects

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

Twelve years after the disappearance of dozens of Mexican students from a rural university, allegedly at the hands of drug traffickers and police, authorities said Monday they had identified 17 new suspects. Thousands of people attended an annual march on Saturday in Mexico City to demand justice for 43 young men who were studying to…

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Africa: Access to Water and Sanitation in South Africa: a Tale of Insufficiency and Inequality

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

Share of households experiencing water shortages has doubled over the past decade. Key findings Water supply ranks third among the most important problems that South Africans want their government to address. Only unemployment and crime/security are deemed more important. o A decade ago, water supply was ninth on the list of citizen concerns. o Rural…

Standard Bank and Huawei forge strategic cloud partnership

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago010 mins

Standard Bank and Huawei executives signing a strategic cloud partnership agreement Standard Bank has deepened its strategic technology collaboration with Huawei as the group accelerates the modernisation of its banking platforms to support growth, innovation and greater financial inclusion across the continent. Announced at Huawei Connect 2026 in Shanghai, the expanded partnership will focus on…

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Africa Must Fund Its Own Maternal Health – NNN

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago06 mins

New York — African countries must stop relying too heavily on external support to keep mothers and children alive and instead invest more of their own money in maternal and child health, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said. Nandi-Ndaitwah made the call on Thursday afternoon in New York during a high-level Tanzanian event on women’s leadership…

Malaysia begins sending back Rohingya refugees despite safety warnings | Rohingya News

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago09 mins

Malaysia has begun sending nearly 1,500 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, describing their return as voluntary despite warnings from the United Nations and rights groups that Myanmar remains unsafe for them. Dozens of buses arrived under police escort at a stadium near the Lumut naval base in northwestern Malaysia on Tuesday, the AFP news agency…