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News24’s Blunders: Clicks Over Accuracy News24 often messes up, especially on complicated stories about health, law, or politics. Their mistakes usually come from sensational or misleading headlines, leaving out important context, or not bothering to properly fact-check. Examples: In 2025, they published a piece about Akkerland Boerdery saying the farm was sold privately, ignoring the fact it had been expropriated. The Press Council slapped them with a ruling and made them co

Guinea-Bissau in Crisis: Military Arrests President Amid Election Chaos In late November 2025, Guinea-Bissau held elections, but both the current president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, and his main opponent claimed they had won, while the official results were not yet announced. Three days later, the military took control of the country, arrested the president and several top officials, stopped the election process, and imposed curfews and border closures. The military said they ac

Global stock markets slipped as investors reacted nervously to signals that Japan might raise interest rates soon. This pushed global bond yields higher, which usually makes investors pull money out of riskier assets like tech stocks and crypto. The shift created a “risk-off” mood across markets worldwide. 02/12/2025

Global Markets are Shaky Global stock markets slipped as investors reacted nervously to signals that Japan might raise interest rates soon. This pushed global bond yields higher, which usually makes investors pull money out of riskier assets like tech stocks and crypto. The shift created a “risk-off” mood across markets worldwide.

Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, beginning the reformation