Middle East Report: Fragile Iran-Israel Ceasefire Holds

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27 June 2025 | 12:35 CAT 2-minute read Iran has vowed to respond to any future US strikes by attacking American military bases in the Middle East, according to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an address on Thursday- his first televised remarks since a...

Water Crisis in South African Schools: Shocking Test Results from Citizen Science Project

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26 June 2025 | 10:13 CAT 3-minute read A recent school-based water testing project has exposed alarming levels of bacterial contamination in water consumed by South African learners, raising urgent questions about the safety of water in the country’s educational...

The Asia Pacific Report: Impact of war on Asia; ASEAN Must ‘Get Its Act Together’ on Myanmar

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26 June 2025 | 08:30 CAT 3-minute read Impact of Israel-Iran War on Asia Analysts have raised the alarm over the far-reaching implications of the conflict in the Middle East and have condemned the United States’ participation and complicity in perpetuating violence...

Schools Ill-Equipped to Tackle Racism, Says Diversity Expert

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25 June 2025 | 12:32 CAT 2-minute read Johannesburg – South African schools are failing to adequately address racism because anti-racism education is largely absent from the national curriculum. This is according to Teresa Oakley-Smith, founder and CEO of the...

The Media Lens: Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Signals Shift in New York’s Political Landscape

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25 June 2025 | 11:17 CAT 2-minute read Zohran Mamdani has clinched a historic victory in the New York City mayoral Democratic primary, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in a stunning upset that positions him to become the city’s first Muslim and Indian American...