Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya. The presidency says minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, acted within the confines of the law by publishing a policy direction in the Government Gazette on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) in the ICT sector. Last week, Malatsi instructed the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence said Thai F-16 fighter jets continued to bomb targets inside country. Published On 13 Dec 202513 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Cambodia has accused Thailand of continuing to drop bombs in its territory hours after United States President Donald Trump said Bangkok and Phnom…
The director of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division told agency staff in a memo that an internal review found that at least 10 children died “after and because of receiving” the Covid vaccine. The 3,000-word memo, obtained by NBC News, was written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics…
A court ruling in France could give African countries more power to hold corporations to account when they pretend to be environmentally friendly. The Paris Judicial Court found global oil and gas giant TotalEnergies guilty of misleading commercial practices, in a case brought by three environmental organisations. The October 2025 ruling marks the first time…
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that once stated unequivocally that vaccines do not cause autism has been rewritten, now suggesting without evidence that health authorities “ignored” possible links between the shots and autism. “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the…
No, bitter leaf cannot cure malaria – ignore dangerous claims and seek verified medical treatment IN SHORT: Claims that bitter leaf contains quinine and can cure malaria are false. Experts warn that this is dangerous information and that patients with malaria must seek effective treatment with quality medication. According to posts doing the rounds on…
Damian Zane and Danai Nesta Kupemba Reuters Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes because of the ongoing conflict Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has taken control of the western city of el-Fasher, marking a turning point in the civil war. The group said in a statement…
Getty Images The Metropolitan Police said it is “actively” looking into media reports that Prince Andrew tried to obtain personal information about his accuser Virginia Giuffre through his police protection. “We are aware of media reporting and are actively looking into the claims made,” the force said on Sunday. Ms Giuffre, who took her own…
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence model. Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik, professors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York told the court in…
No, soaking your right hand in cold water won’t cure your headache; ignore social media claims IN SHORT: Social media posts claiming that soaking your hand in cold water for five minutes will make headaches “disappear” are circulating on Facebook. But what little research there is says this may make your headaches worse. A Facebook…
