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Australia social media ban sparks global debate

There have been mixed reactions to Australia's looming social media ban of children under-16. According to the new law, which will come into effect in a year, social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and X will now have to prevent minors from logging in to the apps or face fines of up to R582 million. Australia's government says the Social Media Minimum Age Bill will assist in […]

todayNovember 30, 2024 126

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Experts warn of Black Friday scams

As Black Friday sales come alive, experts have urged customers to be weary of scams and to avoid overspending on unnecessary things. November 29 marks the famous day, where retail stores 'slash' prices of certain items including, appliances and groceries, amongst other things. Black Friday is historically a United States tradition that take place after Thanksgiving and marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. It is one of the […]

todayNovember 28, 2024 123

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Inmate falls pregnant without intercourse

A couple that had a child even whilst incarcerated have shocked many, especially because they had never met in person. 29-year-old Daisy Link, who is in prison for shooting and killing her boyfriend, had a child with Joan Depaz, 24, who also doing time for murder. The two who were previously held together at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Centre in Miami-Dade County, Florida in the United States, would communicate […]

todayNovember 27, 2024 262

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‘Demure’ named 2024 word of the year

TikToker, Jools Lebron, says she started doing videos using the catch phrase ‘demure, very mindful’ as a joke. Demure has now been named as the word of the year by Dictionary.com. According to the digital dictionary, the word saw an increase of almost 1 200% in digital web usage alone between January and the end of August. The centuries’ old word took on a new meaning in August after Lebron […]

todayNovember 26, 2024 89

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Conspiracy theories, sympathy abound following TD Jakes health scare

Social media has been abuzz with concern and rumours after Texas megachurch pastor, TD Jakes, almost collapsed on stage. The disgraced founding pastor of the Potter’s House Church had just finished preaching when he lowered his mic and looked like he was about to fall off the chair. A crowd of people quickly rushed over and surrounded him on stage.   The 67-year-old pastor and author is said to be […]

todayNovember 25, 2024 365 1

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World reacts to ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu

  The International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, former Minister of Defence, Yoav Gallant, and the late Hamas leader, Mohammed Deif, has been met with mixed views globally. The historic decision has ended months of suspense as the word has been waiting to see whether the court would approve the prosecutors' request to charge the trio for the 13-month-old war that […]

todayNovember 22, 2024 132

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‘Panado or no panado, zama zamas also have right to medication’

Rescue operations are still underway in Stilfontein, North West, where illegal miners continue to refuse to come back to the surface at an abandoned mineshaft. A number of illegal miners remain underground, with some said to be sick. The miners, who have underground for months now are believed to be trying to evade arrest. It is understood that the rescue experts are planning to build a cage or elevator to […]

todayNovember 21, 2024 158

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FBI puts R90 million bounty on ‘CryptoQueen’ suspected to be in SA

South Africans have banded together on social media to look for Ruja Ignatova, who is alleged to have scammed people of more than $4 billion in Bulgaria and across Europe. Ignatova, who is originally from Bulgaria and has been missing since 2017, is currently on the FBI's list of most wanted fugitives. She is believed to be hiding in Cape Town. The United States has now offered a $5 million […]

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Emotions run high in Soweto

Emotions ran high in Soweto today, where residents returned to the Jabulani Civic Centre in a bid to stop foreign spaza shop owners from registering their businesses as per President Cyril Ramaphosa's 21-day ultimatum for them to register or face closure. Amid claims that some South Africans were at the centre to register businesses on behalf of the foreign shop owners, angry community members chased the police and the Crime […]

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