Parenting advice: ‘My daughter won’t stop crying because of a fight with her friend’
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Parenting advice: ‘My daughter won’t stop crying because of a fight with her friend’

This week on Parenting, one mother asked for help comforting her daughter after the recent breakdown of a long-term friendship. “My daughter is 13,” she told Moncrieff. “She came home very upset from school all last week. “It seems that her best friend is no longer speaking to her and the whole friendship group is now divided. “There doesn’t seem to have been one major incident or fight, but my daughter is now crying at home every night as she feels she’s lost her best friend. “I’ve tried chatting to her and...
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Deepfake technology outpaces South African law: Rights protected, justice delayed
Science & Technology

Deepfake technology outpaces South African law: Rights protected, justice delayed

Key topicsSa laws ban deepfake misuse but enforcement lags behindVictims face costly, slow access to justice and weak takedownsCall for reforms: platform accountability and AI watermarkingSign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Registerhere. Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Registerhere. If you preferWhatsAppfor updates, sign up to the BizNews channelhere. Deepfakes are forgeries of people’s faces, voices and likeness generated through artificial intelligence (AI). They create a serious digital deception. Deepfakes undermine constitutional rights, reduce trust in media and distort fairness in elections. While many countries have laws that address the risks caused by deepfakes, enforcement remains a challenge. Deepfakes began...
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Mr Eazi’s Secondary School Yearbook Ignites Drama As Netizens Search for Classmates, Measure Success
Business News

Mr Eazi’s Secondary School Yearbook Ignites Drama As Netizens Search for Classmates, Measure Success

Business Mr Eazi’s secondary school yearbook and the motivational message attached to his picture recently trended online The singer’s yearbook also featured some of his classmates, who also trended on X, formerly Twitter Reactions also trailed Nigerians measuring Mr Eazi’s classmates’ success with his as they search for their social media pagesNigerian singer and businessman Tosin Ajibade, better known as Mr Eazi, has gone viral after sharing a photo from his secondary school yearbook online. The post featured a motivational statement he wrote as a student, which he revealed has now manifested in his life. Eazi, who recently married billionaire Femi Otedola’s daughter, actress Temi Otedola, shared the throwback as a way to inspire others on his Instagram page on Sunday, September 21. The photo showed his younger self with a caption that reflected his ambitions at the...
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2027: Nigerians regaining confidence in PDP as party of hope – Saraki
Politics

2027: Nigerians regaining confidence in PDP as party of hope – Saraki

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State for the successful conduct of its local government congresses across the 16 councils. Saraki, in a statement signed by his press officer on local matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, on Sunday, described the exercise as a demonstration of the PDP’s commitment to inclusiveness, fairness and internal democracy. He said the outcome of the congresses has positioned the PDP as a credible alternative capable of restoring good governance in Kwara and across Nigeria. His words: “The PDP has once again shown that it is the party that provides a level playing field and prioritises the will of the people. “The maturity displayed in Kwara State congresses is a reflection of the national character of our great party.” He expressed confidence that with renewed energy and unity, the PDP...
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