Russia threatens total ban on WhatsApp
Moscow – Russia said Friday it was considering banning popular messaging service WhatsApp, accusing it of failing to prevent... Read more
2 Dec, 2025
Nadia Jaftha engaged: Social-Media star says yes to Reece Meyer
Cape Town – South African content creator Nadia Jaftha has revealed that she is engaged — and many of... Read more
2 Dec, 2025
Black Coffee loses R30m divorce battle – begs fans: ‘leave my kids out of this’
Cape Town – Legendary South African DJ and producer Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as Black Coffee, has urged the... Read more
22 Oct, 2025
EU lawmakers propose social media ban for under-16s
Brussels – European lawmakers on Thursday called for stricter rules to protect minors online, including a bloc-wide minimum age... Read more
17 Oct, 2025
Afghan mobile access to Facebook, Instagram intentionally restricted: watchdog
Kabul – Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been “intentionally restricted” in Afghanistan,... Read more
10 Oct, 2025
China says combating ‘malicious’ content in two-month social media crackdown
Beijing – China’s top internet regulator announced Monday a sweeping two-month crackdown on social media, vowing to combat content... Read more
22 Sep, 2025
Stop using my face! – Mkhwanazi distances himself from political protests
Durban – Police in KwaZulu-Natal have issued a public warning about a surge in fake social media accounts impersonating... Read more
18 Jul, 2025
Nurses suspended after video of naked patient circulates on social media
Residents protest outside Hewu Hospital in the Eastern Cape on 17 June. Three nurses at the hospital have been... Read more
2 Jul, 2025
Mayibuye mayhem! Shivambu and Sizwe go to war on X
Cape Town – Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu made headlines this week after a fiery... Read more
26 Jun, 2025
Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale by 90 days
Washington – President Donald Trump announced Thursday he had given social media platform TikTok another 90 days to find... Read more
20 Jun, 2025
