South Africa’s immigration proposals are based on false claims and poor logic – experts: The South African government recently issued a long-awaited policy statement – called a White Paper – outlining proposed changes to the country’s asylum and immigration system. More than 20 years after its first post-apartheid immigration legislation in 1998, immigration remains a …
Boris Johnson’s claims about being ‘forced out’ of parliament are simply false – here’s why: In characteristically dramatic fashion, Boris Johnson let the world know he would be standing down as an MP by publishing a letter claiming he was the victim of a witch hunt and establishment stitch up. Ahead of the publication of …
Greenwashing: energy companies make false claims about sustainability – they should be held to account: A farmer walks on a marshy shore of a river polluted by oil spills in Nigeria’s Niger delta, region. Pius Utomi Ekpei/ AFP Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way to present an environmentally responsible image and therefore …
Ukraine war: drone ‘attack’ on Kremlin – logic suggests a false flag to distract Russians ahead of Victory Day on May 9: Whether the alleged drone assassination attempt on the Russian president in the Kremlin was an audacious attack by Ukraine or a clumsy attempt at a false flag operation by Moscow may never be …
Ukraine war: ‘false flag’ operations – long used as weapons of mass distraction under the rules of conflict: The alarmist tone of recent tit-for-tat reports from the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on so-called “false flag operations” and their legality under international law. At the beginning of March, Ukraine dismissed as “provocation” a Russian …
Noble false widows: the tiny spiders taking a big bite out of British and Irish wildlife: The small and unassuming _Steatoda nobilis_. JorgeOrtiz_1976/Shutterstock Over the last two decades, an uninvited guest has made an appearance in and around homes throughout western Europe, including Britain and Ireland, as well as west Asia and the Pacific coast …
Ukraine war: Putin escalates with sabotage and ‘false flag’ operations leaving the west struggling to find a response: From the start of his invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has employed the threat of escalation to the use of nuclear weapons as a means to deter western support. He has aimed to spread …
Ghana’s law on publication of false news is vague and easily abused – it should go: Protecting persons from ‘false information’ is not a legitimate justification for restrictions on the right to freedom of expression Wikimedia Commons Ghana repealed its controversial criminal libel law two decades ago. Recent incidents have seen the Ghana Police Service …
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South Africa in the news: Ntsiki Mazwai slams Unathi Nkayi over ‘false GBV’ claims: “A woman is alleged to have lied about someone and almost ended their career and reputation in an act of malice… And you give her a TV show?” tweeted an unimpressed Ntsiki Mazwai.: “South Africa” – BingNews IND vs NZ 1st …
Claims that COVID jabs can be used to track you with ‘luciferase’ are false – the substance isn’t even in the vaccine: Emerald Robinson, the White House correspondent for the conservative news network Newsmax, recently tweeted that Moderna’s COVID vaccine contains luciferase “so that you can be tracked”. “Read the last book of the New …
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Why the handling of a false South African news report about 10 babies has set off alarm bells: Iqbal Survé, executive chairman of the Independent newspaper group. Dirco/Flickr South African newspaper proprietor Dr Iqbal Survé has long pushed the boundaries of credibility, but recently he crossed the line into full fantasy. Should South Africans pay …
South Africa in the news: Anti-vaxxers’ false claim on SA news site debunked: Contrary to misinformation, the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine does give you protection against Covid, and a second dose gives even more.: “South Africa” – BingNews Test match Rewind: England v South Africa 2008: Test matches at Edgbaston have delivered many …
South Africa’s basic income versus jobs debate: a false dilemma: An unemployed man collects trash for resale in Diepsloot Johannesburg. Calls are growing for a basic income grant for poor South Africans. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook Once considered a utopian ideal, a basic income guarantee has become a distinct political possibility, as the South African government scrambles …
Apocalyptic films have lulled us into a false sense of security about climate change: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)‘s sobering “code red for humanity” report comes on the heels of months of devastating weather events around the world. Our front pages have been dominated by photos that look as if they’ve come from …
False story about decuplets was a low point for journalism: how to fix the damage: South Africa's Pretoria News didn't dress itself in glory with its false decuplets story. This picture was taken following Nelson Mandela's death in 2013. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images It is difficult to imagine a bigger journalistic disaster than the recent decuplets …