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On land and sea: On Christmas Day, US President Donald Trump, in coordination with the Nigerian government, ordered Tomahawk missile strikes from a US warship in the Gulf of Guinea against what he termed “ISIS Terrorist Scum” in Islamic State-Sahel camps in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Sokoto.

The white man’s burden trumps Nigeria

US President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to take military action against Nigeria to save Christians from a “genocide”

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
The top exported products by value include citrus, apples and pears, maize, wine, dates, pineapples, avocados, sugar, grapes, fruit juices, nuts and wool.

SA’s agricultural export growth cools slightly in second quarter of 2024

Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Reputational damage: The Filipina journalist Maria Ressa was the victim of deepfake technology that made it appear as if she were peddling an automated cryptocurrency trading programme. Photo: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Nobel peace laureate: ‘More money in lies than in truth’

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has taken up the fight against deepfake, a threat to journalism and democracy

  • Simon Allison
5 min read