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US President Donald Trump. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

Trump sues banks in bid to block Congress subpoenas

Donald Trump on Monday sued Deutsche Bank and Capital One in an attempt to stop them from complying with Congressional subpoena

US President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

Trump says Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him

Asked by reporters at a White House Easter event for children whether the prospect of impeachment worries him, Trump replied: "Not even a little bit."

The scrupulously tight-lipped Mueller will appear at back-to-back hearings on July 17 of the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Collusion, obstruction among key findings in Mueller report

Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report confirms Russian collusion and obstruction of justice in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidental election.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised the Mueller probe as a “witch hunt” and views it as an attempt to besmirch the legitimacy of his presidency. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump blasts FBI counterintel probe into whether he worked for Russia

The New York Times reported that the FBI launched a counterintelligence investigation to determine whether Trump posed a national security threat

“One of my top priorities for 2018 is to prevent misuse of Facebook,” Mark Zuckerberg said on his own Facebook page.

Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms

Facebook shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent ‘coordinated’ effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of midterm US elections

The fate of private commercial deposits with VBS is also in serious doubt, most notably that of about R370-million in funds meant for widows and orphans of former mineworkers. (Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Former Trump campaign chief goes on trial for bank and tax fraud

Paul Manafort has pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of bank and tax fraud related to his lobbying activities

In the tape, Trump and Cohen talk about buying the rights to McDougal’s story, which she had sold a month earlier to the National Enquirer for $150 000. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

CNN obtains Trump-Cohen affair hush money tape

The tape was secretly recorded by Trump’s former longtime attorney Michael Cohen two months before the 2016 election

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announcing the indictments.

If the 12 indicted Russians never face trial in the US, can anything be gained?

The indictments are an important step in the effort to determine what happened during the 2016 US elections

Republicans are keenly aware that losing their majority will hamstring Donald Trump’s political agenda over the next two years. (Reuters/Leah Millis)

Under fire, Trump says he misspoke on Russia election meddling

At their meeting in Helsinki on Monday, Donald Trump failed to challenge Vladimir Putin over the 2016 presidential election

“One of my top priorities for 2018 is to prevent misuse of Facebook,” Mark Zuckerberg said on his own Facebook page.

Zuckerberg vows to ‘step up’ as Facebook scandal mushrooms

The social media giant’s chief has announced new steps to rein in the leakage of data outside developers and third-party apps

The data generated an incredible 4 000 or more data points on each US voter

Psychometrics: How Facebook data helped Trump find his voters

A developer and a British firm used a personality quiz to create a powerful database which helped carry Donald Trump to the White House.

Cambridge Analytica CEO Alexander Nix
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Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO over Facebook scandal

CEO Alexander Nix boasted about entrapping politicians and secretly operating in elections around the world through shadowy front companies.

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)

Facebook rocked by data breach scandal as investigations loom

​The media giant’s shares plunged over revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign misused data on 50 million members.

Absolute poverty has decreased in South Africa

Porn star sues Trump over ‘hush’ deal

Stephanie Clifford filed a law suit against the president to declare a "hush agreement" over their alleged affair invalid

President Trump’s administration re-imposed sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal after pulling out of the international agreement reached between Iran, the United States and five other powers. (Reuters)

Africa must work with partners to mitigate the impact of Trump’s agenda

The continent has vital stakes in how Americans deal with three of these: climate change, foreign assistance, and immigration.

Who gets to vote?

Two big problems with American voting that have nothing to do with Russian hacking

Over the past year, the public discussion on election security and integrity has focused on concerns about foreign meddling in U.S. elections.

Facebook is hoping that videos made by users themselves are what will keep people watching. (Reuters)

Facebook beefing up team to thwart election manipulation

The social media company has announced its plan to hire over a thousand people to prevent deceptive political advertising.

Kushner’s numerous responsibilities include brokering peace in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Jared Kushner used personal email for White House business

Senior adviser to president received or responded to dozens of emails from White House officials using private server.

Trump will be good for business. Propaganda is today’s warfare, fought by journalists claiming to be defending democracy

​Nobody’s talking but we all speak the language of distraction

The Apple store may not be a church but it is without question a place of worship.

If Donald Trump wins in November his economic policies will have negative global ramifications.

Will quackery guide Trump’s global health policy?

The US remains one of the leading funders of global health but will this change on president-elect Donald Trump’s watch?