On Tuesday residents took to the streets burning tires and demanding urgent action over rising crime

BUDAPEST, April 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance lashed out on Tuesday at what he called “disgraceful” European Union interference in Hungary’s election, even as he openly endorsed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a close ally of both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, days before the vote.

A New York Times analysis found Google’s AI Overviews now answer questions correctly about 90% of the time, which might sound impressive until you realize that roughly 1 in 10 answers is wrong. “[F]or Google, that means hundreds of thousands of lies going out every minute of the day,” reports Ars Technica. From the report: The Times conducted this analysis with the help of a startup called...

The unit says its investigation is at an advanced stage and a report will be released in September.

Nandi Madida joins the Gates Foundation as a Global Creative Councillor, continuing her advocacy for mothers and children across Africa.

The Democratic Alliance has accused Mayor Babalwa Lobishe of misleading Parliament — a criminal offence — when she was called to account for persistent municipal failures in the metro.

Without sufficient water pressure to fight fires – driven by years of poor maintenance, pipe bursts and blockages – buildings across Johannesburg are losing insurance cover, exposing businesses to catastrophic risk and accelerating disinvestment in already fragile parts of the city.

As Gauteng experiments with new populist coalition politics, Johannesburg already shows us what this could look like for the rest of South Africa.

The ANC’s deal with the EFF – with MK possibly next – may preview South Africa’s political future, even as public support for democracy hits troubling lows.

Forum chairperson Abie Isaacs has called on all law enforcement agencies to flood the area.