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South Africa

Minister condemns social media misinformation

Today at 14:36 PM, via SAnews

Minister condemns social media misinformation

Minister in The Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has condemned the photoshopping of her X account with vulgar images and misinformation as not only distasteful, but also shameful.

“In a country that is battling with a scourge of gender-based violence, the continued use of sexual images to tarnish women is deplorable at the least. The...

South Africa

Department to continue work to create employment opportunities

Today at 14:21 PM, via SAnews

Department to continue work to create employment opportunities

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) will continue to work with municipalities and stakeholders to create much-needed work opportunities for poor and unemployed South Africans through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).

This is according to Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts, who concluded...

South Africa

Deputy Minister emphasises importance of community-run organisations

Today at 14:04 PM, via SAnews

Deputy Minister emphasises importance of community-run organisations

Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, has emphasised the importance of community-run and faith-based organisations in helping to move the country forward.

“Across South Africa, community-run and faith-based organisations quietly carry a heavy responsibility, often with limited resources, yet with...

Africa

Mbeumo ‘sad’ over Cameroon Afcon exit

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via BBC News

Forward Bryan Mbeumo says Cameroon’s first-half performance cost them in the quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Business

Big change coming for smoking in South Africa

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

New smoking laws being processed by parliament could force tobacco brands to use standardised packaging. But there’s a big problem.

Business

Warning for matrics in South Africa

Today at 07:00 AM, via BusinessTech

As South Africa’s class of 2025 gets ready for their results to be published this week, the Public Servants Association (PSA) has warned matriculants to be wary of ‘bogus’ colleges and education groups.

Education

Ban social media for under-16s, top teaching union urges UK government

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

NASUWT says evidence growing that unregulated access affects behaviour in school and harms mental health

One of the UK’s biggest teaching unions has called on the government to ban social media for under-16s over concerns about mental health and concentration.

The Teachers’ Union (NASUWT) wants legislation to be tightened so big tech firms would face penalties for allowing children to access...

Science/Tech

Cory Doctorow: Legalising Reverse Engineering Could End ‘Enshittification’

Today at 14:34 PM, via Slashdot

Scifi author/tech activist Cory Doctorow has decried the “enshittification” of our technologies to extract more profit. But Saturday he also described what could be “the beginning of the end for enshittification” in a new article for the Guardian — “our chance to make tech good again”.There is only one reason the world isn’t bursting with wildly profitable products and projects that...

Motoring

BYD unveils new car brand

Today at 07:00 AM, via TopAuto

BYD has created a new sub-brand designed to appeal to the e-hailing industry.