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NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND – JANUARY 19: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation at the War Memorial Centre on January 19, 2023 in Napier, New Zealand. (Photo by Kerry Marshall/Getty Images)

Lessons in feminism from the leadership of New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

The loss of a female political leader of the calibre of Ardern should be mourned, in the context of our troubled world

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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces shock resignation

At her peak she was a domestic force, but her government has been steadily sliding in the polls over the last year

Brigitte Macron intends to file a legal complaint to sue over the disinformation.

Brigitte Macron targeted by transphobic fake news

For several months, messages have multiplied on social networks claiming that Brigitte Macron, born as Brigitte Trogneux, is a transgender woman whose first name at birth was…

Secretary General of the United Nations, the Portuguese António Guterres, during his meeting with the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez (R), at the Moncloa Palace. Guterres has shown his “admiration for the courage in the resilience that the Spanish have shown”, in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and has assured that being a direct witness of “an exemplary cooperation of Spain with the United Nations system”, in the peace and security mechanisms and operations, and also “in human rights”, of “an exemplary commitment of Spain to multilateralism”, as well as of “the quality” of Spanish institutions. (Juan Carlos Rojas/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)

Urgent need for the world to reinvigorate rules-based multilateralism

The system needs to be more open and inclusive to give young people, civil society, the private sector, academia, and others a spot at the table

One-way flow: From Nelson Mandela to Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa (above), there has never been a standard of high engagement between the press and the president in South Africa.

Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship

To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.

Screen Grab: Ramaphosa, the pixelated prez

Having taken on the form of a spectral apparition, many of us have stopped watching Cyril Ramaphosa’s speeches

Intergenerational benefits: Children who have healthy diets, good care and education are likely to have productive lives. (Adek Berry/AFP)

Invest in children to give them a better world

This entails putting them at the centre of national strategies, but doing it without high CO2 releases

Snitch, snitch, snitch: Bride, groom and guests were bust by a whistleblower in KwaZulu-Natal. (orrin417/Twitter)

Nation of curtain twitchers

Now that we are in the second week of lockdown, South Africans seem to be taking their unwritten civic duty of snitching very seriously

President Cyril Ramaphosa and Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. (Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images)

Eusebius McKaiser: Why Ramaphosa must act decisively against Ndabeni-Abrahams

The president needs South Africans on his side if the lockdown is to be extended. He must show leadership and censure the communications minister for breaking the regulations

England’s Chris Woakes consoles New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill after the most dramatic ODI of all time. (Michael Steele/Getty)

Technical knockout: Kiwis praise team but query ‘cruel’ rules

New Zealand and England could not be separated in 102 overs of cricket, but the hosts won the World Cup on a technicality

A woman comforts her friend at a vigil for murdered British backpacker Grace Millane in Wellington, New Zealand in December last year. (Reuters/Charlotte Greenfield)

New Zealand slams Google over murder case gaffe

A public Google email named the accused killer of Grace Millane, despite a court order suppressing his identity while he was on trial

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has characterised the mosque killings a well-planned “terrorist attack” (Reuters)

Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism: police

51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one charge under the Terrorism Suppression Act have now been filed against Brenton Tarrant

The New Zealand Media Freedom Committee, which represents the country’s five largest news outlets, said the accused “may attempt to use the trial as a platform to amplify white supremacist and/or terrorist ideology”. (Mark Mitchell/Reuters)

New Zealand media set rules for mosque terrorist trial

The New Zealand government has barred downloads of Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto and the livestream footage he posted of the attacks

Supporters of data localisation cite developing countries’ structural dependency on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and an unfair share of the industry’s economic benefits. (Reuters)

‘Long overdue’: Facebook bans white nationalism on its platforms

Social network extends ban on hate speech to prohibit promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism

New Zealand has about 1.5-million privately owned firearms. (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

New Zealand bans assault weapons within days of massacre

Initial public reaction was positive in the still-shocked country, where hundreds of people turned out for a second day for funerals in Christchurch

A girl reacts near Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. Facebook New Zealand said the firm was “working around the clock to remove violating content using a combination of technology and people.” (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

Facebook scrubs 1.5mn Christchurch attack videos but criticism goes viral

As the alleged gunman callously picked off his victims in Christchurch’s Al Noor mosque, he livestreamed the gruesome scene on Facebook Live

DigiGirlz is designed to inspire female students to consider a job related to science

Tech’s not just for boys: Microsoft’s DigiGirlz expands career perceptions

Around 70 school pupils attended the event, which included speakers in what might not be considered conventional tech jobs

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New Zealand budget aims to deliver on ‘Jacinda-mania’

Government has boosted spending on welfare and public services in a budget aimed at delivering on promises made during last year’s election campaign

New Zealanders criticised an interview with their Prime Minister as sexist and “creepy”.
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Veteran journo slammed for ‘creepy’ interview with New Zealand PM

Charles Wooley has been criticised for calling Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern “attractive” and discussing the conception of her baby.