Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract

More than 1,000 low-paid workers in Kenya have been abruptly sacked by an outsourcing company contracted by Meta, in what activists said was a shocking move exposing the precariousness of tech jobs in the global south. Sama, a company based in Nairobi to which Meta outsourced content moderation and AI training work, announced on Thursday

‘Staggering’ I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says Starmer

7 hours ago Jennifer McKiernan, Political reporter and Jack Fenwick, Political correspondent BBC Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in Paris for talks on the Iran war Sir Keir Starmer has said it's "staggering" that he, as prime minister, was not told about Lord Peter Mandelson failing to pass initial security vetting checks. The prime

South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence

The South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018. Lawyers for the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, South Africa’s fourth largest political party, immediately appealed, and Malema will remain free while the appeal proceedings are

More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepens

More than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The financial commitments made on Wednesday will also help offset a chronic humanitarian funding shortfall in a country devastated by three years of conflict, where

Migrants Fabricating Abuse Allegations to Stay in UK

2 hours ago Billy Kenber, Politics investigations correspondent and Phil Kemp, Politics reporter Watch: BBC reporter told to fake domestic abuse claim to stay in the UK Migrants are falsely claiming to be victims of domestic abuse in order to stay in the country, a BBC investigation has discovered. They are exploiting rules brought in

Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay for UK asylum

Watch: BBC investigation finds legal advisers are helping migrants pose as gay to get asylum Billy Kenber, Politics investigations correspondent and Phil Kemp, Politics reporter A shadow industry of law firms and advisers is charging thousands of pounds to help migrants pretend to be gay in order to stay in the UK, the BBC has

Lebo M sues comedian Learnmore Jonasi claiming Circle of Life misrepresentation

A Grammy-winning South African composer who wrote and performed the opening chant in Circle of Life for Disney’s The Lion King is suing a comedian for allegedly damaging his reputation by intentionally misrepresenting the song’s meaning on a podcast and in his standup routine. Lebohang Morake’s lawsuit accuses the Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Mwanyenyeka, known as

Two men arrested over Jewish charity ambulance arson attacks

PA Media The burnt out remains of Hatzola ambulances at the Jewish Community Ambulance service in Golders Green Two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after four Jewish charity-owned ambulances were set on fire in north London. Four Hatzola ambulances were set ablaze in Golders Green in the
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