Countries

Toxic social media fuels June 30 anti‑migrant deadline in South Africa

Johannesburg – Inflammatory social media posts – including of men brandishing a machete or calling foreigners “leeches” – are stoking... Read more

yesterday

Countries

SAPS raises alarm over viral video of women handling firearms

Cape Town – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has raised concerns over a viral social media video showing... Read more

15 May

Countries

Fake SAPS job Ads flood social media — Police warn public

Johannesburg – The South African Police Service has warned the public against a growing number of fake police recruitment... Read more

12 May

Countries

WATCH | Zille’s Soweto raft stunt sparks social media split over Joburg service delivery

Johannesburg – Social media reactions to Helen Zille’s Johannesburg campaign visit have exposed sharply different perceptions of service delivery... Read more

15 Apr

Countries

Unisa confirms Sarah-Jane Trent holds LLB, rejects viral claims

Cape Town – The University of South Africa (Unisa) has rejected social media claims suggesting that attorney and certified... Read more

9 Mar

Arts and Leisure

LOOK | LaConco shows off tummy tuck transformation, sparks mixed reactions online

Cape Town – Reality TV star and media personality Nonkanyiso “LaConco” Conco has unveiled the results of her recent... Read more

6 Mar

Technology

Gabon in talks with Meta and TikTok over social media ban

Libreville –  The government in Gabon, where social media platforms have been suspended for more than a week, is... Read more

27 Feb

Technology

Portugal ruling party MPs seek social media ban for teens

Lisbon –  Portugal followed France and Australia by seeking to ban social media for children in a proposal submitted... Read more

3 Feb

Technology

TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial

Los Angeles –  Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing... Read more

28 Jan

Technology

UK upper house approves social media ban for under-16s

London –  Britain’s upper house of parliament voted Wednesday in favour of banning under‑16s from using social media, raising... Read more

22 Jan