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South Africa: Youth Unemployment Crisis Presents a Potential Economic Opportunity
South Africa's high youth unemployment (nearly 50%) presents a significant challenge, but strategic investments in digital and green skills development, coupled with public-private partnerships and higher education reform, offer a potential path to creating 1.2 million jobs by 2030 in sectors such a...
South Africa: Youth Unemployment Crisis Presents a Potential Economic Opportunity
South Africa's high youth unemployment (nearly 50%) presents a significant challenge, but strategic investments in digital and green skills development, coupled with public-private partnerships and higher education reform, offer a potential path to creating 1.2 million jobs by 2030 in sectors such a...
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44% Bias Score
Bitcoin Ekasi: Integrating Bitcoin in a South African Township
Bitcoin Ekasi, a South African project founded in 2021, has successfully integrated Bitcoin into a township community by building trust, providing education, and incentivizing adoption through various community initiatives, resulting in 32 shops and 21 employees using Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Ekasi: Integrating Bitcoin in a South African Township
Bitcoin Ekasi, a South African project founded in 2021, has successfully integrated Bitcoin into a township community by building trust, providing education, and incentivizing adoption through various community initiatives, resulting in 32 shops and 21 employees using Bitcoin.
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56% Bias Score
Indwe Hospital Downgrade Sparks Violent Protests in Eastern Cape
Three days of violent protests in Indwe, Eastern Cape, followed the government's plans to downgrade Indwe Hospital, prompting Health MEC Ntandokazi Capa to assure residents that no final decision has been made. The hospital serves a population of 42,600 across 33 villages, leading to community outra...
Indwe Hospital Downgrade Sparks Violent Protests in Eastern Cape
Three days of violent protests in Indwe, Eastern Cape, followed the government's plans to downgrade Indwe Hospital, prompting Health MEC Ntandokazi Capa to assure residents that no final decision has been made. The hospital serves a population of 42,600 across 33 villages, leading to community outra...
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44% Bias Score
South Africa's Secret Nuclear Weapons Program: Development and Dismantlement
In 1993, South African President F.W. de Klerk revealed that South Africa secretly built six nuclear bombs during the Cold War due to regional security concerns and international isolation, but later dismantled them due to changing geopolitical circumstances and domestic political reforms.
South Africa's Secret Nuclear Weapons Program: Development and Dismantlement
In 1993, South African President F.W. de Klerk revealed that South Africa secretly built six nuclear bombs during the Cold War due to regional security concerns and international isolation, but later dismantled them due to changing geopolitical circumstances and domestic political reforms.
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32% Bias Score
Ramaphosa Denies White Persecution Claims Amidst US Sanctions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied claims of white persecution, contradicting allegations by Donald Trump and Elon Musk that led to Trump's executive order cutting funding to South Africa and offering refuge to Afrikaners; while violent crime is a serious issue affecting all races, t...
Ramaphosa Denies White Persecution Claims Amidst US Sanctions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied claims of white persecution, contradicting allegations by Donald Trump and Elon Musk that led to Trump's executive order cutting funding to South Africa and offering refuge to Afrikaners; while violent crime is a serious issue affecting all races, t...
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64% Bias Score
Expelled South African Ambassador Returns Home Amid Strained US Relations
South African ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, expelled from the US for criticizing President Trump's administration, returned home on Sunday to a hero's welcome, highlighting strained US-South Africa relations stemming from South Africa's land reform bill and the ambassador's outspoken remarks.
Expelled South African Ambassador Returns Home Amid Strained US Relations
South African ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, expelled from the US for criticizing President Trump's administration, returned home on Sunday to a hero's welcome, highlighting strained US-South Africa relations stemming from South Africa's land reform bill and the ambassador's outspoken remarks.
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44% Bias Score
South African Father Admits to Raping and Murdering One-Week-Old Daughter
A 37-year-old South African father, Hugo Ferreira, admitted to raping and murdering his one-week-old daughter in Welverdiend after her mother left them alone to sell clothes and buy nappies on June 8th, 2023; the baby died from head injuries, and Ferreira faces sentencing next week.
South African Father Admits to Raping and Murdering One-Week-Old Daughter
A 37-year-old South African father, Hugo Ferreira, admitted to raping and murdering his one-week-old daughter in Welverdiend after her mother left them alone to sell clothes and buy nappies on June 8th, 2023; the baby died from head injuries, and Ferreira faces sentencing next week.
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36% Bias Score
China-South Africa Quantum Link Extends Secure Communication to Southern Hemisphere
China and South Africa successfully established a quantum key distribution link, achieving a secure key generation rate of 1.07 million bits during a 10-day experiment using China's Jinan-1 satellite and Stellenbosch University's ground station, marking a significant advancement in quantum communica...
China-South Africa Quantum Link Extends Secure Communication to Southern Hemisphere
China and South Africa successfully established a quantum key distribution link, achieving a secure key generation rate of 1.07 million bits during a 10-day experiment using China's Jinan-1 satellite and Stellenbosch University's ground station, marking a significant advancement in quantum communica...
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40% Bias Score
US Expels South African Ambassador Amid Deteriorating Relations
Former South African Ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled by the US after criticizing President Trump's policies, marking a significant low point in relations between the two countries, jeopardizing trade and diplomatic ties.
US Expels South African Ambassador Amid Deteriorating Relations
Former South African Ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled by the US after criticizing President Trump's policies, marking a significant low point in relations between the two countries, jeopardizing trade and diplomatic ties.
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52% Bias Score
False Claims of "Genocide" Fuel Dangerous Alliance Between US and South African Far Right
On March 3, Tucker Carlson interviewed Ernst Roets, promoting the false narrative of "white genocide" in South Africa; this fuels a dangerous alliance between US and South African far-right groups, hindering progress toward racial equality in both countries.
False Claims of "Genocide" Fuel Dangerous Alliance Between US and South African Far Right
On March 3, Tucker Carlson interviewed Ernst Roets, promoting the false narrative of "white genocide" in South Africa; this fuels a dangerous alliance between US and South African far-right groups, hindering progress toward racial equality in both countries.
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76% Bias Score
Expelled Ambassador Returns to Hero's Welcome Amid Strained U.S.-South Africa Relations
South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by the Trump administration for criticizing U.S. domestic policies and supporting the Palestinian cause at the International Court of Justice, returned to a hero's welcome in Cape Town on Sunday, emphasizing the need to repair relat...
Expelled Ambassador Returns to Hero's Welcome Amid Strained U.S.-South Africa Relations
South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by the Trump administration for criticizing U.S. domestic policies and supporting the Palestinian cause at the International Court of Justice, returned to a hero's welcome in Cape Town on Sunday, emphasizing the need to repair relat...
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40% Bias Score
South African Mother Charged with Selling Missing Daughter to Traditional Healer
In February 2024, six-year-old Joshlin Smith vanished from her Saldanha Bay, South Africa home; her mother Kelly Smith, boyfriend, and friend are accused of selling her to a traditional healer for approximately \$1,100 due to her light eyes and skin; the healer was initially arrested but released du...
South African Mother Charged with Selling Missing Daughter to Traditional Healer
In February 2024, six-year-old Joshlin Smith vanished from her Saldanha Bay, South Africa home; her mother Kelly Smith, boyfriend, and friend are accused of selling her to a traditional healer for approximately \$1,100 due to her light eyes and skin; the healer was initially arrested but released du...
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40% Bias Score
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