Troops to protect Eskom facilities – report
Eskom said at the weekend that South African National Defence Force troops would be deployed at power stations to counter the ‘growing threat’ of sabotage,
Twitter users convince Musk to reinstate banned journalists
Twitter owner Elon Musk has said he was persuaded by users of the social media platform to lift bans on journalists suspended over concerns about
Location-data fears behind Twitter bans, company says
Prominent New York Times, CNN and Washington Post journalists covering Twitter owner Elon Musk are among those who found themselves locked out of their accounts
Ramaphosa, Gordhan should stand by De Ruyter – IRR
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan should publicly declare their full confidence in Eskom CEO André de Ruyter as a means to
Ethiopian man sues Meta over father’s death
The son of an Ethiopian academic shot dead after being attacked in Facebook posts is a key figure in a legal case in Kenya which
EU seized by corruption allegations
In what is being described as one of the biggest scandals in the history of the European Parliament, Greek MEP Eva Kaili has been stripped
Decriminalising sex work would boost cause of civil liberty
The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has welcomed the proposal to decriminalise the buying and selling of sexual services through the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences
Simkins remembered as outstanding liberal
The Institute of Race Relations joins the South African liberal community in paying tribute to one of its outstanding members, economist and notable liberal thinker
27 bodies dumped in Zambia
Nearly 30 bodies were dumped next to a road in Zambia. Police reported that the bodies of 27 people had been found north of Lusaka,
Catcalling to be criminalised in UK
New measures to reduce street harassment in the UK will include the criminalisation of catcalling, as well as following a person or blocking their path.