Meta closes child abuse accounts after SA court order

Meta closes child abuse accounts after SA court order

Possessing, distributing or creating child sexual abuse material is illegal. Meta has shut down several WhatsApp and Instagram accounts in compliance with a court order over sexually explicit content being shared via the social media channel. The Facebook parent company says it will continue to engage with law enforcement over the use of its apps…

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Africa: Breaking Chains – Africa Pushes to Overhaul Unfair Financial Order

Africa: Breaking Chains – Africa Pushes to Overhaul Unfair Financial Order

Africa is intensifying its calls for reforms to the global financial system, arguing that the current standards for accessing international concessional finance and building competitive financial institutions remain under the control of outdated frameworks that disadvantage the continent. During the African Union Commission’s 7th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting held in Malabo, AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali…

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Who let the dogs order? Sixty60 now delivers for Fido

Who let the dogs order? Sixty60 now delivers for Fido

Shoprite Group’s Sixty60 platform has added pet food and other pet products to its catalogue through an alliance with Petshop Science. Petshop Science, a chain of pet stores owned by the JSE-listed retail giant, will now offer same-day delivery – in scheduled 60-minute timeslots – of even the heaviest bags of dog food. “Customers will…

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Africa: Breaking Chains – Africa Pushes to Overhaul Unfair Financial Order

East Africa: Somaliland – Horn of Africa’s Stable Star, Shunned By Outdated Global Order

Addis Abeba — The global community’s ongoing disregard for Somaliland is far more than a diplomatic oversight; it is a profound injustice that undermines regional stability and silences one of Africa’s most successful democratic stories. A symbolic yet telling incident occurred recently when the BBC corrected a map of Somalia following strong condemnation from the…

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