Confronting difficult moral questions in ‘Casualties of Truth’
Lauren Francis-Sharma’s piercing and provocative third novel, “ Casualties of Truth ,” opens in the mind of an unrepentant white South African policeman.
30 Books by Black Authors That Belong on Your Bookshelf
Our favorite books by Black authors Growing up as a young Black girl in the South, I saw positive representations of Black ...
Do You Know Where in the World These Novels Are Set?
“We Need New Names” is NoViolet Bulawayo’s 2013 debut novel about a young impoverished African girl who eventually moves to ...
Book Review: ‘A Matter of Complexion,’ by Tess Chakkalakal
A new biography of Charles W. Chesnutt, by Tess Chakkalakal, explains the friendships and tensions he had with his white ...
Anele Mdoda’s Oscar journey: 'The Last Ranger' takes South Africa closer to the global stage
This is how media personality, Anele Mdoda, summed up her team’s Oscar nomination. In a remarkable achievement for South ...
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On the trail of the elusive pangolin at a South African safari reserve
Photograph by Jonathan Gregson Working to ensure the mammal gets to amble through another few million years is Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa ... Phinda is not short of other ...
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South African short film, The Last Ranger, earns Oscar nomination
South African film The Last Ranger ... in the category of Best Live Action Short Film. The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards were announced in Los Angeles on Thursday. The announcement was ...
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Video of South African firefighters wrongly linked to LA fires | Fact check
A Jan. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a large group of people singing, dancing and holding South African flags in an airport baggage claim. "South African firefighters landed ...
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Sundowns offer Bafana Bafana striker short-term deal!
Mamelodi Sundowns have reportedly offered Bafana Bafana striker Lebo Mothiba a short-term contract. According to FARPost, Sundowns believe the proposed deal would allow them to properly assess the ...
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'Mammoth task' to identify South Africa mine victims, police say
It will be a "mammoth task" to identify the bodies brought up from a disused mineshaft in South Africa this week ... free to come out at any time. This story contains a video that some people ...
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South Africa tried to pressure informal gold miners by cutting off food. Now it’s pulling out bodies
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — Rescuers and volunteers have pulled at least 78 dead miners and more than 160 survivors from an abandoned South African gold mine, where they have languished for over ...
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South Africa criticized for ‘horrific’ mining crackdown after 78 bodies pulled from underground
South Africa’s government is facing criticism for its clampdown on illegal mining that cut off food and water to hundreds of miners underground, after at least 78 bodies were pulled from a shaft ...