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Iran suspends discussion of social media ban – for now
This week Iran’s Parliament decided to suspend discussions of a controversial new law which proposes severe restrictions on Iranians’ access to the Internet. The official
Unarmed troops to help enforce Australian lockdown
Hundreds of soldiers are being deployed to Sydney to help enforce the latest Covid-19 lockdown as Australia battles to contain a Delta-variant outbreak, which began
Booing of Chinese anthem in Hong Kong to be investigated
The Hong Kong police are investigating an incident in that territory where the national anthem of China was booed. According to reports a crowd had
Army driver charged with negligence after losing truck
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Driver appeared before a military court on Friday facing charges of negligent loss of state property. The driver was charged after the army truck
Billionaire jailed in Chinese crackdown on outspoken capitalists
Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu, whose company is among China’s biggest, with businesses ranging from meat processing and pet food to schools and hospitals, has been
SA’s men’s hockey team scores a famous win over Germany
Yesterday South Africa’s men’s hockey players beat Rio 2016 bronze medallists and world number 4, Germany, for the first time in an international competition. The
Tanzanian President gets vaccinated as Covid policy changes
Samia Suluhu Hassan, the President of Tanzania, received a Covid-19 vaccination on Wednesday, and is at the forefront of a campaign to reverse the Covid
Islamist base seized in Mozambique – reports
An Islamist military base has been taken in northern Mozambique by a joint force of Mozambican and Rwandan soldiers. This was according to reports on
Woman power in the Middle East
There is only one country in the Middle East and North Africa that would count nine women ministers amongst them. They comprise 1/3 of the
Almost 1000 businesses were liqudated in the first quarter of 2021
According to data by Statistics South Africa, nearly 1000 businesses have been liquidated in the first half of 2021, Businesstech News reports. A company is