NewsFeed At least 6 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an explosion in northern Syria’s Idlib province. Reports suggest it happened at an ammunition depot and officials said rescue efforts were hindered by “recurring explosions.” Published On 24 Jul 202524 Jul 2025
Matome Chiloane, Gauteng MEC for education, sport, arts, culture and recreation. (Photograph by GDE) The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) this morning kicked-off the 2026 online admissions application period for grades one and eight. The GDE marked the occasion with a “switch-on” event at the YMCA in Ga-Rankuwa,north-west of Pretoria, with Matome Chiloane, MEC for…
UBUNTU Ubuntu, Motho ke motho ka batho Umunthu ngumunthu ngabantuA person is a person through other people. The conversation at the center of this post (see videos below) was motivated by a LinkedIn post by Ashish Paul, a recent graduate in Mechanical Engineering from SRM Institute and the Gen-Z Founder of SoundSpire, a music tech…
African legislators attending the 5th Ordinary Session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, South Africa, have made an unprecedented joint demand for reparations from former colonial powers, citing centuries of injustice, theft, and oppression. Gambian MP Sulayman Saho likened the trans-Atlantic slave trade to a “holocaust,” saying it claimed millions of African lives and…
The UnitedHealth logo on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Friday, July 7, 2023. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group revealed Thursday it is facing a Justice Department investigation over its insurance arm’s Medicare billing practices. In a securities filing, the company said it has started complying with formal criminal…
Samsung South Africa recently unveiled its most advanced and expansive TV line-up yet, headlined by the 2025 Neo QLED Mini LED and OLED series. Powered by the intelligent Samsung Vision AI, the new line-up combines cinematic picture, immersive sound and smart connectivity to redefine home entertainment from its intuitive smart features and designs that seamlessly…
The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced,…
United Nations — As a result of the worsening climate crisis, extreme weather patterns have disrupted nearly all aspects of human life around the world. With the impacts of fossil fuel reliance being more pronounced than ever before, the United Nations (UN) has implored governments and industries to begin adopting more sustainable, renewable energy sources….
“When there’s no power, banks are closed, the whole system just stops,” Tehran restaurant owner Edo Mansourian said. “And now the country’s basically closed for the next few days.” The 72-year-old added that “working conditions have become frustrating and its hard to keep the place running.” Mohammadreza Tavakoli runs a hostel on the island of…
Brad Gilmour, director at RegCom As many organisations faced growing uncertainty around the sustainability of state-linked services, the company stepped in with a compliant, technology-driven alternative for digitally verifiable communications. This ensured continuity at a time when others were struggling to maintain service. The company’s Registered Email™ and Registered SMS™ services have continued without interruption,…
