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It seems controversy is never too far when it comes to the 2024 Paris Olympics. One of the latest being the gender policy in boxing after Italian boxer, Angela Carini, abandoned her Olympic bout against Algeria's Imane Khelif inside 46 seconds. Carini sparked discussion on whether Khelif should have been allowed to compete over the previous failure to pass a gender eligibility test after crying in the ring - while […]

International relations expert, Professor John Stremlau, has described the killing of Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, as provocative. Haniyah was assassinated in a strike in Tehran where he was attending the inauguration of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. According to reports, one of his bodyguards also lost his life in the ambush. Iran has since declared three days of mourning. This attack has sparked fears of heightened tensions in the […]

Constitutional law expert, Pierre de Vos, says the heavy handedness of police in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is a cause for concern. In the past four days, nine suspected criminals have been shot dead by police in shootouts. De Vos says even though police have every right to defend themselves, it does not justify the random killing of civilians who may or may not have been correctly identified as criminal suspects. On […]

    Security concerns in Paris ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony tonight - has been thrust into the spotlight again. This is after arsonists carried out attacks on France's high-speed train network, causing major travel disruption and the French airport has now been evacuated and closed. The city's rail network was paralysed with most of its high-speed train services affected hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. France's […]

The combination of a funny and witty Deadpool with a serious Wolverine can seem like a weird pairing. However, after watching the movie - I can say it works. Marvel movies in keeping the franchise alive, have now moved to bring back the 'older' characters, maybe with plans to even have those 'superheroes' be the new talk of the town. Known for hit movies like Black Panther, Captain America and […]

Education expert, Professor Mary Metcalfe, says racism is structured in South Africa and for it to be dealt with - constant willingness to learn to live in an ethnically diverse society is needed. Metcalfe was reacting to the suspension of 12 learners from Pretoria High School For Girls over alleged racism. According to the Gauteng Education Department, the learners who are white, were part of a WhatsApp group - where […]

  Financial experts says even though the two-pot system could be beneficial, South Africans must be aware of the pros and cons of withdrawing early. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday signed the Pension Fund Amendment Bill into law, which will come into effect on the 1st of September. The amended piece of legislation will allow workers to tap into their pension funds at least once a year, without having to […]

International relations expert, Professor John Stremlau, says Kamala Harris is the perfect candidate to usher in a 'new' America. The US vice president has been earmarked as the new Democrats leader, after President Joe Biden announced that he has decided to pull out of the Presidential race for the November 5 elections - saying it is in the best interest of his country and party. The 81-year-old Democrat has now […]

  A mass IT outage caused chaos around the world to major companies, including banks, media (TV and radio stations), airports and airlines. According to reports, an update to an antivirus programme from a cybersecurity company affected Microsoft's cloud services updates, causing the system to crash. This is said to be one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years. Social media went on a frenzy with people from around […]