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South African play revives complex stories of women in apartheid era

Isidlamlilo is a one-woman play on untold angles of black-on-black violence in South African townships during apartheid.

Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2023

British Airways Johannesburg-London flights in disarray

Exclusive: Not one of Tuesday’s three intended departures to Heathrow got away on the right day

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

British Airways forced to do 10-hour ‘flight to nowhere’ as Niger suddenly closes airspace

Exclusive: Virgin Atlantic and British Airways overnight flights were diverted to Lagos to refuel

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Essop Pahad: a diligent communist driven by an optimistic vision of a non-racial South Africa

The death of South African freedom struggle stalwart Essop Pahad (84) on 6 July 2023 prompted tributes from his former comrades. There were also less respectful obituaries referring to him as Thabo Mbeki’s “consiglieri”, because of his role as the former president’s “right-hand man”.

The Conversation · Jul 26, 2023

Modi and Xi reached consensus at Bali, claims China as NSA Doval delivers tough message on LAC

At Bali dinner, PM Modi & Chinese President Xi Jinping reached "consensus" to restore bilateral ties, claimed China. Doval & Wang Yi met in Johannesburg to discuss LAC standoff & restoring peace & tranquillity.

The Hindu · Jul 25, 2023

8 police officers assigned to protect South Africa's deputy president arrested over highway attack

Eight police officers assigned to a security team protecting South Africa’s deputy president have been arrested and are expected to appear in court on Monday after they were caught on video kicking and stomping on two men on a Johannesburg highway this month

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

1 man is dead and 48 are injured after a suspected gas explosion in downtown Johannesburg

Authorities say one man has been killed and at least 48 people are injured, some of them seriously, after a suspected underground gas explosion ripped open roads and flipped vehicles in the heart of South Africa’s biggest city

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Johannesburg: Video captures moment suspected gas explosion threw buses into air, almost crushing man

The footage shows a line of minibuses blasted several metres into the air during evening rush-hour in South Africa’s biggest city

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2023

Suspected underground gas explosion rips open roads, flips cars in South Africa, injuring 9 people

Authorities in South Africa say at least nine people were injured when a suspected underground gas explosion during evening rush hour ripped open roads and flipped more than 20 cars in Johannesburg

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Putin skips South Africa summit: will anyone arrest Russian president?

Vladimir Putin will not attend a summit in South Africa next month, ducking the possibility of arrest on an International Criminal Court (ICC) indictment.

The Week · Jul 19, 2023