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Festive season crackdown: BMA intercepts thousands at borders
JOHANNESBURG - The Border Management Authority (BMA) says the number of undocumented immigrants entering South Africa declined by 42 percent compared with the 2024/2025 festive season. BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato says more than 22,000 undocumented individuals were intercepted for offences including overstaying, invalid passports, fraudulent visas and failure to produce yellow fever certificates. The majority
How to create a festive shopping experience without breaking your budget
Small businesses have a festive atmosphere advantage over sterile big-box stores. Industry expert Brendan Straw explains how simple touches can drive Christmas foot traffic. What’s Happening: Forty-one per cent of Australian shoppers plan to buy Christmas gifts in physical stores this year, with 35% specifically seeking festive atmosphere, according to Shopfully research of 574 consumers.
Kick off 2025 with these fun and festive New Year party theme ideas
Creative party themes and decorating ideas can turn your 2025 New Year celebration into a memorable and exciting event...
Disneyland’s Festive Star Wars Meal Is a Life Day Letdown
The fireworks are the best part of Disney's holiday-themed meal package at Galaxy's Edge...
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“I cannot divorce the two”: How Star Wars is blending technology, creativity, and products into the experience itself
(Image credit: Disney) “It’s like a community, right? And it’s a global community that people really love and identify with.” That’s how Bobby Kim, Global Creative Director at Disney Consumer Products, describes Star Wars fandom. And it’s a framing that feels especially fitting as another May the 4th is behind us and we’re weeks out
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Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US
The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in a lawsuit between the nonprofit Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other Trump administration officials. The suit concerns
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Apple’s 2028 iPhone display sounds impossible, but Samsung and LG are scrambling to build it
Android phones have had curved displays for years and accepted the distortion as the price of aesthetics. Apple is spending two years and billions of supplier dollars to not accept it. Apple's all-screen iPhone 20 mockup Ice Universe / X Apple doesn’t ask its suppliers to build things. It tells them to, hands them a
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Tencent Music Posts 7.3% Q1 2026 Revenue Jump, Points to Triple-Digit Live Growth and Continued Superfan Expansion
A live performance from Jay Chou, whose Children of the Sun is said to have generated about $14.7 million on Tencent Music during Q1 2026. Photo Credit: GEM_Ady Amid a continued SVIP expansion and a triple-digit revenue boost on the concerts side, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has reported nearly $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 revenue.
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‘Wareware wa Uchuujin’ Reveals Main Cast, Additional Staff, Teaser Trailer
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