Kosovo, a small majority-Muslim country in the Balkans, has signed up to United States President Donald Trump’s controversial Board of Peace and the planned International Stabilization Force for Gaza, after Israel gave its approval. The proposed force is, in theory, expected to help maintain security, support demilitarisation and train Palestinian police, though its mandate and composition…
As stated in President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14204, “Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa,” the United States remains gravely concerned about racially motivated crime and government-sponsored discrimination occurring against the Afrikaners and other minority populations in South Africa, including race-based discriminatory legislation, threats of land expropriation without compensation, and incitement of…
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has accused government of substituting workshops and road maps for delivery on technology policy, pointing to a broadcast digital migration programme 16 years overdue and South Africa’s continued absence of an AI strategy. Godongwana was delivering the keynote address at the Development Bank of Southern Africa’s annual…
In South Africa, the debate about protecting young people from drugs is increasingly raising a different question: are current policies actually helping those who need support most? Charity Monareng, Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy International, said answering that question requires looking beyond prevention and asking whether young people have meaningful access to…
Published: September 7, 2026 Francis Boakai Passawe* School of Postgraduate Studies in Economics, University of Liberia, West Africa, Monrovia, Liberia *Corresponding author: Francis Boakai Passawe, School of Postgraduate Studies in Economics University of Liberia, West Africa, Monrovia, Liberia. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines ABSTRACT Despite Liberia recording one of the…
Critics argue that the administration’s arcade games prioritise entertainment over pressing issues like rising costs and foreign conflicts. Published On 4 Sep 20264 Sep 2026 The White House’s unveiling of five arcade-style games on its website, each believed to be promoting a different policy of United States President Donald Trump’s agenda, has ignited backlash, with…
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, speaks during a Senate Appropriations committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, July 21, 2026. Finn Gomez | Getty Images Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, defended President Donald Trump‘s energy and economic agenda on Friday during an appearance at a southwestern Ohio steel mill with Vice President JD Vance,…
President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Aug. 19, 2026. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed frustration that the Federal Reserve isn’t cutting interest rates, insisting that solid economic data shouldn’t stop the central…
AI presents teaching opportunities, but VUT warns universities need stronger governance, ethical guidelines and lecturer training. (Image created via ChatGPT) Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in higher learning, teaching and assessment is outpacing the policies, skills and ethical safeguards needed to govern it responsibly, according to research presented by Vaal University of Technology (VUT). The study,…
South Africa has been excluded from the World Bank’s global map of economies with a national AI strategy, a direct consequence of the collapse of the country’s draft AI policy in April. The exclusion appears in World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence, the Bank’s flagship annual publication, released on Tuesday. A note…
