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Kirsten Cosser

Kirsten Cosser

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Will the real Slim Shady please stand up? Eminem video endorsing South African opposition party EFF and bashing the ruling ANC is a deepfake

A video circulating on social media appears to show US rapper Eminem implying support for South African opposition party the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and discrediting the ruling African National Congress (ANC). This comes ahead of South Africa’s national elections in May 2024. In t...

No, the South African Reserve Bank did not give a performance award to bank in whites-only settlement of Orania

Orania, a controversial settlement in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, was thrust into the social media spotlight in February 2024. An account on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, posted: “SA [South African] Reserve bank appointed Orania OSK bank as the best co-op (...

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