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Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Light in this darkness': communities push back against Cape Town gang culture

Cape Flats townships experience devastating gang violence that destroys families, yet community members like Lindy Jacobs persist in creating positive change through youth programs and sports initiatives despite personal tragedy.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa's persecution

Orania, a segregated South African town established in 1991, maintains racial exclusivity through private property designation while conducting an experiment in self-sufficiency without relying on people of color for labor.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

South Africa's president calls Trump's policy to offer refuge to white Afrikaners racist'

South African President Ramaphosa criticizes Trump's refugee policy for white Afrikaners as racist, citing Trump's false claims about white genocide and land seizure in South Africa.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Trump appoints Leo Brent Bozell III, a defender of apartheid in the 1980s, as ambassador to South Africa

In the 1980s he was known for his defense of apartheid and his criticism of the African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party in Pretoria, which he accused of terrorism. In 2013, five days after the death of Nelson Mandela, the great South African anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, he said that the media idealized his figure.
US politics
Travel
fromTravel + Leisure
3 months ago

This South African City Is Home to a Stunning National Park, Penguins, and Some of the Continent's Best Hotels

Cape Town combines dramatic coastal scenery, a complex apartheid legacy, a sustained tourism boom, and notable luxury hotels near Table Mountain and regional attractions.
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