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Right-wing politics
fromwww.dw.com
10 hours ago

Why have US-South Africa relations soured?

Cyril Ramaphosa criticized global right-wing forces, particularly Trump, amid deteriorating South Africa-US relations and a shift towards BRICS countries.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Goodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town's name change stirs racial tensions

Supporters of renaming Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe argue that it is a necessary step in transforming South Africa away from its colonial past and white-minority rule.
Social justice
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

South Africa was on the cutting edge of LGBTQ+ equality. Why hasn't it banned conversion therapy? - LGBTQ Nation

Conversion therapy has damaging effects on transgender individuals, and Africa's historical acceptance of queer identities contrasts sharply with current intolerance.
Travel
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

Top 5 Incredible Things to Do in Namibia This Year

Namibia offers dramatic desert landscapes, unique wildlife encounters, and pristine wilderness experiences that rival top African destinations.
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Why South Africa is sending soldiers into cities

Scenes like this have become common in South Africa. Estimates suggest that around 64 people are killed across the country daily. Figures from the online database Numbeo show how widespread the issue is. Pietermaritzburg, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Durban and Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, rank as the five most dangerous cities in the country.
Canada news
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks 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.
SF politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Segregation': Multimillion-dollar crime wall causes uproar in S Africa

Cape Town's proposed N2 highway wall to combat crime highlights inequality, as residents lack basic services while authorities fund security infrastructure instead of housing and sanitation improvements.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks 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
1 month 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
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

South Africa secures return of 11 men lured' into Russia-Ukraine war

South Africa successfully repatriated 11 men who were fraudulently recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, with diplomatic support from President Putin.
fromThe South African
1 month ago

US nomad praised Cape Town's quality of life

After swapping it for a "better option" in South Africa, he now makes travel videos that he posts on YouTube. Henry lives in a fully furnished R19 000 penthouse apartment in the upmarket neighborhood of Gardens. His outdoor balcony comes with views of Table Mountain.n "This is a view I will never get tired of waking up to every morning", he said.
Digital life
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Et Tu, South Africa?

South Africa's culture minister canceled Gabrielle Goliath's Venice Biennale performance about Gaza, prompting accusations of censorship and erasure of Palestinian suffering.
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

South Africa tells Israel's ambassador to leave

South Africa declared Israel's ambassador Ariel Seidman persona non grata and ordered him to leave within 72 hours over alleged diplomatic norm violations.
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

The Ultimate Guide to Road-Tripping Across South Africa

My wife Claire and I had arrived in Cape Town exactly one month before, and these days at Gary Freeman Safaris had been circled on our calendar for a long time. Many of Claire's core childhood memories were spent here in the Greater Kruger, a huge swath of protected land to the west of Kruger National Park. She first told me about her Uncle Gary's camp on our first date.
Travel
fromThe South African
2 months ago

Are tourists and digital nomads ruining Cape Town for the locals?

Cape Town tourism is a booming industry, and the Mother City needs foreign cash to operate as one of the planet's elite destinations. However, some locals are getting a little annoyed by the oversupply of digital nomads. European tourists are loving Cape Town, and why wouldn't they? When one single Euro gets you R19, an Uber to Boulders Beach to check out the penguins isn't all that pricy.
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