The Please Call Me legal bill ran into hundreds of thousands. (Image created with GenAI) In October 2024, as Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate prepared for what would become his final court battle, three senior and three junior advocates prepared his Heads of Argument – potentially costing between R90 000 and R145 000 a…
The typhoon is the latest in a series of storms in the Pacific, made more intense by the “super El Niño”, which has warmed the ocean, fuelling the formation of storms. Authorities have advised the public to pay attention to weather information. Dujuan, which is Japan’s 25th typhoon of the year, has hit in the…
When the creek beside Taudibura Garo’s school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn’t stop at the gate. It rises through the pit toilets – making the school unsafe – sending the 16-year-old and her classmates home without being able to finish. She is one of an estimated 171 million students worldwide whose schooling…
Prince Harry must pay Daily Mail publisher millions after invasion of privacy case fails – CBS News Watch CBS News Prince Harry and six others, including musician Elton John, must pay the publisher of Daily Mail millions of pounds after their failed invasion of privacy suit. Ian Lee has more details.
The eruption of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026 sparked a major crisis. Transmissions and deaths are skyrocketing, and no vaccine is currently available. This virus is notably prevalent in settlements and communities for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and communities. This happened too…
El Niño is putting millions of lives at risk in eastern and southern Africa but the UN is ensuring that communities are better prepared to deal with its impact. The story from a human perspective A farmer in Zambia who hasn’t seen a maize harvest. A mother in Somalia carrying her sick children through floodwater….
Algeria — The Kiswahili language continues to strengthen its position as one of Africa’s most influential means of communication, connecting millions of people across borders while gaining increasing recognition on the global stage. For centuries, Kiswahili has played a unique role in bringing together communities from different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds, particularly in Eastern and…
Global childhood immunization programmes continued to recover in 2025, but conflict, poverty and growing vaccine hesitancy are still leaving millions vulnerable to preventable diseases, according to new UN data released on Wednesday. The annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage reveal 90 per cent of infants worldwide received at least one dose of the diphtheria,…
A study conducted by Altron Digital Business (ADB) found that a staggering 88% of South African employees agree that technology enables them to do their best work. ADB concluded the benchmark study, focusing on how employees experience technology across eight major institutions in the financial services industry. The Employee Technology Experience Index (TEXI) measured employee…
A new industry report from the FinTech Association of South Africa (Finasa) has found that a decade of fintech innovation has transformed the landscape for connected, urban South Africans – but left informal economies and township merchants largely behind. South Africa’s fintech sector has had a remarkable decade. New digital banks have grown to millions…
