Activists: Lone woman running for presidency in Senegal Anta Babacar Ngom inspires hope
Ngom is the first female candidate to run for president in over a decade, reflecting how progress has been frustratingly slow in the minds of activists who say there has been a reversal among young people toward more traditional views of the roles of women in society.
5G technology: New FCC labelling scheme won’t keep ‘smart’ devices from spying on you, experts warn
Wilkens: “5G is more hackable given the thousands of 5G nodes being installed, thereby increasing the surface area for hackers,” Wilkens said, “It’s software-based – a hacker gaining access to one node potentially gains access to the whole system. 4G and 3G are hardware-based systems, making it easier to quarantine a security breach.”
Living a lie: Ex-US State Department official details how state, media and Big Tech unite to suppress dissent
According to Benz, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has played a key role in coordinating censorship efforts, pressuring tech companies to adopt stricter content moderation policies and suppress information that questions official narratives. He emphasised the urgent need for public awareness and resistance to these anti-democratic practices.
UN humanitarian agencies say aid efforts to continue in Haiti amid violence and volatility
Some 5.5 million people in Haiti, roughly half the population, need humanitarian aid. However, a $674 million plan, announced in late February, is just 6.5 per cent funded, with $43 million received.
The plan aims to provide food, shelter, health, education and protection services for 3.6 million people this year.
South Africa’s ruling ANC takes Umkhonto Wesizwe, rival party fronted by ex-president Zuma to court
The ANC says the new uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation) party did not meet criteria when it was registered in September. The case at the Electoral Court in the central city of Bloemfontein opened on Tuesday.
South Africa asks UN court to examine Israel’s targeting of Rafah in ongoing genocide case
South Africa’s government said on Tuesday it had lodged an “urgent request” with the UN’s International Court of Justice to consider whether Israel’s military operations targeting the southern Gaza city of Rafah are a breach of provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case alleging genocide. South...
Home of South Africa’s parliament speaker searched for evidence after bribery allegations
The investigation of Mapisa-Nqakula, 67, was made public this month by a newspaper, which said she was suspected of receiving at least $120,000 in bribes from a defence contractor between 2016 and 2019. The money was delivered to her in cash in gift bags.
Black football managers are 50 per cent likely to be sacked or not promoted than Whites in England – report
In the latest report, academics Sam Hoey from the University of Liverpool, Thomas Peeters from Erasmus University, Rotterdam and Stefan Szymanski from the University of Michigan studied a sample of about 3,500 players from England’s top two divisions from 1990 to 2010 and who stopped playing in 2013 or earlier.
Starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms in Gaza and puts 1.1 million lives at risk
The UN children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday that nearly 1 in 3 children under two years old in northern Gaza suffer from acute malnutrition, twice as many as in January.
US Congress agrees to keep government funded in current fiscal year but fears linger over $34.5 trillion debt
The actual legislative text of the agreement, which must be finalised before lawmakers can vote on it, is still being completed. Current House rules require that lawmakers have three days to consider legislation before bringing it to the floor.
