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Why you should visit – and stay in – Johannesburg’s Soweto

TRAVEL FOCUS: Travelling through South Africa, Annabel Grossman finds that Soweto – a township often associated with crime and poverty – is worth far more than just a cursory glance, with a wealth of music, culture, history and food to be discovered

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Blair’s fury with Chirac over Mugabe summit invite

Newly released files show Tony Blair accused the French president of trying to undermine the UK by inviting the Zimbabwean leader to an EU summit.

The Independent UK

How did Albert Luthuli, anti-apartheid hero, really die in 1967?

An inquest ruled Chief Luthuli, Nobel laureate, died when he was hit by a train, but new evidence casts doubt on that.

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Nelson Mandela was a hard man who played a hard game. What if he was in Ramaphosa’s shoes?

In 2023 South African author Jonny Steinberg published a book on former South African president Nelson Mandela and his tumultuous marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. To mark the 107th anniversary of Mandela’s birth, Steinberg wrote the following as an introduction to our newsletter of 18 July 2025.

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More than 70 people arrested at protests supporting banned Palestine Action

The Metropolitan Police made 42 arrests in central London on Saturday, while there were 16 arrests in Manchester and 13 arrests in Cardiff.

Evening Standard

46 arrests as police forced to carry activists away from Palestine Action protest

POLICE have made 46 arrests after having to carry people away from a protest against Palestine Action being designated a proscribed terror group ...

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More than 50 people arrested at protests supporting banned Palestine Action

Two groups of protesters gathered underneath both the Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela statues in Parliament Square on Saturday.

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More than 70 protesters across UK arrested for allegedly holding signs supporting Palestine Action

‘Dozens’ held after campaigners gathered in Parliament Square on Saturday, with demonstrations across the UK prompting police action

The Guardian - UK

MPs and peers make awkward small talk during wait for box-office hit Macron

French president fills seats for stylish Royal Gallery speech, after snubbing Farage and meeting the king

The Guardian - UK

Person Asks “What Fact Is Ignored Generously?” And 27 Folks Online Deliver

40 random facts and life patterns which are not generally taken into account, according to members of this online group.

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75 People Share Hard-To-Believe Stories About Themselves

What is something about yourself that is completely true but that nobody would believe?

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Zohran Mamdani set to become Democratic candidate in New York mayoral race

Campaigning on cost of living issues, Mamdani beat out ex-governor Andrew Cuomo and his $25m super PAC.

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19 Examples Of The Mandela Effect That Will Have You Questioning Everything

The human being is naturally drawn to mysteries and loves being the first to uncover what others miss. That’s what makes the Mandela Effect so fascinating…Or frustrating. 🥴In this challenge, we are about to see who the real geniuses are in the room.

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Nelson Mandela's Grandson Gets Passport Seized in Egypt During Global March to Gaza: 'Many Governments Have Failed Palestinians'

Mandla Mandela condemned the Egyptian government as "hypocritical" for attempting to block 4,000 activists from entering Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid.

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Adjoa Andoh says MBE for drama an ‘especial delight’ as a British-Ghanaian

The Bristol-born actress is known for her roles in Netflix drama Bridgerton and sci-fi series Doctor Who.

The Conversation

Rashid Lombard: the photographer who documented both resistance and celebration in South Africa

The click of a camera shutter and the improvisation of a jazz saxophone may seem worlds apart. Yet, in the hands of South African photojournalist and cultural organiser Rashid Lombard, they became inseparable instruments of resistance and celebration.

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Former Royals Leaked NYPD Memo Sparks Outrage Over Harry And Meghan Label

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly labelled as the “former Duke and Duchess of Sussex” by a New York Police Department

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Trump and children: protect the innocent from this dark vision of the US soul

Editorial: Republicans say they want more babies, but seek to strip away healthcare and food support, undermine migrant families and remove labour protections for the young

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53 Problematic Celebs People Forgot Were Horrible Human Beings

John Lennon. Musical talent aside, the way he treated his ex wife and Julian is appalling. And people let him off far too lightly for the break up of the band, blaming it all on Yoko Ono. He was a grown a*s man who could think for himself. Not that…

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Easing the pressure of getting concert selfies

Letters: Robert Frazer and James Taylor respond to an article by Jason Okundaye on phone-filming at gigs

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BBC’s terror policy: Fair reporting or double standard?

While the horror of the Pahalgam attack was unambiguous, the words used to describe it have become a flashpoint between one of the world’s oldest broadcasters and Asia’s largest democracy.

The Guardian - UK

Henry Brown obituary

Other lives: Human rights lawyer who consulted with Nelson Mandela when he was imprisoned on Robben Island, and later left his mark in mediation

Total Film

Black Mirror is gaslighting its own viewers – by releasing different versions of the same episode on Netflix

Netflix has put its viewers in a real-life Black Mirror episode

The Guardian - UK

Talkin’ ’bout seeing Tracy Chapman live

Letters: David Morgan remembers the singer-songwriter as the opening act at a John Martyn concert, and Trevor Brewster reminds us of her presence at the start ofan Amnesty International tour

The Conversation

South Africa needs a fresh start, says new book: but does the argument hold up?

Eddy Maloka, the South African historian, diplomat and academic, argues in his latest book the case for South Africa to forge a “second republic”. What is meant by this is left undefined, but emerges as the making of a new constitution, establishing new institutions.

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