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Australia also bans young teenagers from using social media. (Photo: Saeed Khan / AFP) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Thursday that children under the age of 15 may no longer use social media. With this, the country joins a growing group of countries, including Australia, Britain and Canada, which have introduced or proposed similar measures. According to a cabinet decision, social media platforms will have to take into account the new rules and monitor and deactivate accounts created by children under 15. Failure to do so may result in the platforms being blocked. The platforms are given a…

The border between Israel and Gaza on October 9, 2025. (Photo: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) Israel’s foreign minister announced on Thursday that he was cutting all contact with Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s head of foreign policy, after she allegedly compared Israel to the former apartheid regime in South Africa. Diplomatic relations between Israel and the EU have been under pressure since the outbreak of the war in Gaza in 2023. Gideon Saar, Israel’s foreign minister, accused Kallas of acting “obsessively and openly unfairly” towards Israel. “During her visit to Mexico, she compared Israel to the racist apartheid regime,” Saar…

It is being looked forward to that it will give birth if the Nkonyane family takes each other to court with the leader, Ma Khuzwayo, over the dispute over the body of the President of the Nyonini church, the Christian Catholic Apostolic Holy Spirit Church in Zion, Dr Thamsanqa Nkonyane.Nkonyane passed away after a brief illness at his home in Durban.It will be remembered that there was a lot of noise last night when the funeral of this leader was held at the site of this church in Newcastle.This happened after the funeral was about to end when the police…

Helen Zille on Saturday evening at the Lock, Stock & Beer hangout in Fourways, Johannesburg. (Photo: Helen Zille/Facebook) When most other 75-year-olds are already in bed, Helen Zille is still dancing on fire. Because Zille, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Johannesburg, is no ordinary grandmother. She paddles on storm water, snorkels in potholes… and keeps her body (in a leather jacket) DJ – all to convince voters to vote and get the City of Gold back on its feet. Zille will even launch a song and music video soon, Kyle Jacobs, Zille’s spokesperson, revealed to Maroela Media on Thursday. The…

Kaya 959 has confirmed its program changes for the new year by officially announcing DJ Fresh as the new Kaya Breakfast minister with a revamped weekday and weekend schedule.The list includes new additions and familiar voices. Sweetness Motsepe joins Kaya 959 from YFM, Dee Nkomo has also left Capricorn FM, and Nonn Botha returns to the station, strengthening its weekend program and new weekday programs.With DJ Fresh and Thato Mataboge at the helm of Kaya Breakfast from July 1, the station says its comprehensive program is built around the way its listeners live, work and go about their day, from…

The DA revealed on Thursday that 56% of police stations cannot be reached by telephone. (Photo: DA/X) More than half of the police stations cannot be reached by telephone. This is evident from a nationwide audit conducted by the DA in which 1,025 police stations’ official telephone numbers were tested. According to Ian Cameron, DA deputy police spokesperson, the audit found that 571 police stations did not answer their phones, while only 454 answered calls to one or both of their registered phone numbers. This means that 56% of police stations cannot be reached by phone, while only 44% answered…

There have been riots where stones were thrown at the staff of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the police as well as the staff of the embassy of Malawi yesterday, when the people of that country protested in Sherwood, Durban, complaining about the “arrest” of their colleagues.It was necessary for the police to fire rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the group that was fighting, demanding the release of “those who were arrested”. What caused confusion is that Malawians thought they were being arrested by their colleagues when they saw them being put in vans of the Ministry of…

Iran’s supreme leader says he initially disagreed with the recently signed memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington but ultimately approved it after receiving assurances from Iran’s leadership that the country’s interests would be protected.In a written statement carried by Iranian state media on Thursday, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said he had “a different opinion” on the agreement but granted permission after President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials pledged to safeguard “the rights of the Iranian nation and the resistance front” and accepted responsibility for the deal.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listKhamenei warned that Tehran would not accept additional…

TRADE UNIONS in this country have criticized the government for failing to solve the problem of foreigners in the country illegally.In a press conference at the National Economic Development and Labor Council (NEDLAC), the unions Cosatu, Fedusa, Saftu and Nactu said the problems facing the country were not caused by immigrants.They said that they can hear the complaints of people complaining about the influx of immigrants in the country, but the existing problems are not caused by them.”Foreigners should not be made scapegoats for problems that the government has failed to fix. Kicking them out of companies will not make…

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, President of the ODP. Jacob Zuma is dogged. (Photo: MKP/X) Former Pres. Jacob Zuma has expelled his daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla from his party with immediate effect. Nhlamulo Ndhlela, the former national spokesperson of the uMkhonto weSizwe party (MKP), was also expelled from the party. Ndhlela was already provisionally suspended last month. Zuma-Sambudla and Ndhlela’s suspension stems from, among other things, their actions before and after the death of Edward Muzikayise (Muzi) Ntshingila, an MKP MP. Ntshingila died at the beginning of this month after a long illness. Sibonelo Nomvalo, the secretary general of the MKP, revealed at a…