Opinion

Authorities say the scale of online manipulation -- including sophisticated AI-generated images -- has become so severe that a special unit has been created to curb false content.

Iraj Abedian, Chief Economist at Pan-African Investment Research Services, says the President’s goals sound “warm and fuzzy,” but the real challenge lies in implementation.

A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison on Monday following his high-profile national security trial.

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has expressed scepticism ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), warning that the speech is likely to prioritise political messaging over meaningful solutions to South Africa’s deep-rooted challenges.

Three opposition figures close to Venezuela's Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado were freed from jail on Sunday.