South African parents are being warned against giving primary school children unrestricted access to WhatsApp after a reported incident involving nine-year-olds being exposed to pornography during a group call. According to IOL, digital law expert Emma Sadleir raised concerns after receiving an email describing how a nine-year-old girl allegedly shared pornographic material with friends using...

Two deadly attacks on Riyadh’s main international airport have reportedly killed 14 people and injured several others, as Yemen’s Houthi movement warns that further strikes could follow. King Khalid International Airport was struck again on Sunday, 11 October, just a day after an earlier attack killed 13 people. According to Reuters, Sunday’s strike left one...

A controversial R1.3 billion property deal involving former Dimension Data executives has come under renewed scrutiny after the company’s former chief executive admitted wrongdoing and agreed to pay approximately R208.6 million to settle a legal dispute. Former CEO Jason Goodall acknowledged that he secretly held a financial interest in the 2019 sale of Dimension Data’s...

Syria has introduced new university admission restrictions preventing women from enrolling in several courses, including law, management, security and technical programmes, raising concerns about equal access to education. The restrictions were announced by Syria’s Ministry of Higher Education on 30 September as universities opened applications for the new academic year. According to reporting by AFP,...

South African motorists could face a new charge when renewing their vehicle licence discs as government considers changes to how the financially troubled Road Accident Fund (RAF) collects money. The proposal raises concerns about whether vehicle owners could end up paying more to support a fund already struggling with declining income and growing financial pressure....

South Africans received billions of spam calls in just six months this year. Now, government is moving ahead with a national system designed to give consumers greater control over unwanted direct marketing. Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau is expected to provide further details on South Africa’s National Opt-Out Registry on Wednesday, 7 October....

A Saudi-led air campaign involving 100 fighter jets has intensified the war in Yemen, as government forces battle the Houthis for territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a major route for global trade. The Saudi-led coalition says its aircraft are supporting forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government as they push into Houthi-held areas along...

For more than one million Muslims in California, celebrating Eid has sometimes come with a difficult choice: observe one of the most important days on the Islamic calendar, or show up for school or work. A new California law is trying to change that. Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2017, officially recognising Eid...

OpenAI has scrapped the planned release of its next-generation artificial intelligence model, GPT-6.1 Astra, after safety testing raised concerns about whether the powerful system could reliably stay within the limits set by its users. The model was expected to launch in October, but testing reportedly identified problems involving deception, operating outside authorised boundaries and taking certain...