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This Denzel Washington political biopic is a must-watch in 2026, and it's an Oscar-worthy performance

I'm watching one of Denzel Washington's 52 movies every week this year, and this week, I'm reviewing the 1987 Oscar-nominated biopic "Cry Freedom."

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South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over ‘insulting attacks’ on president

Ariel Seidman declared persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave country after remarks on social media

The Guardian - UK

South Africa declares Israel's deputy ambassador persona non grata, orders him to leave country

South Africa has declared Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours

The Independent UK

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Fossil hunters find a new dinosaur track site on South Africa’s coast – the youngest so far

Southern Africa is world renowned for its fossil record of creatures that lived in the very distant past, including dinosaurs. But, about 182 million years ago, a huge eruption of lava covered much of the landscape (the inland Karoo Basin) where most of the dinosaurs roamed. After that, the dinosaur…

The Conversation

Melania documentary pulled from South African theaters for ‘political reasons’

Film is scheduled to release Friday worldwide

The Independent UK

Climate change 'supercharging' deadly floods in southern Africa

A "perfect storm" of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns have been fuelling the catastrophic flooding sweeping southern Africa for the past month, according to climate scientists.

Radio France Internationale

Africa has the worst road safety record in the world. Here's what to know

A deadly car crash in Nigeria involving former boxing champion Anthony Joshua and two minibus accidents in South Africa have highlighted Africa's poor road safety record

The Independent UK

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Student well-being comes from care, but is caring enough? Academics reflect on 3 stumbling blocks

Students’ well-being in higher education has been a growing concern globally since the coronavirus pandemic, which disrupted learning and lives generally.

The Conversation

11 dead in South Africa minibus and truck collision days after similar crash killed 14 children

A crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck has killed at least 11 people in South Africa

The Independent UK

South Africa’s floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn’t prepared – how to prevent a repeat

Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa’s largest game reserves), experienced unusually severe floods in mid-January 2026. Rural villages remained cut off from the world following the week-long heavy rains. The Kruger National Park was evacuated…

The Conversation

Justin Snaith & The Cape Town Met – The Love Story In South Africa

The Cape Town Met is among the biggest sporting occasions in South Africa and no-one has more of a love affair with the prestigious horse race than Justin Snaith.

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South Africa’s new immigration policy takes a digital direction – will it succeed?

South Africa has a new draft white paper on immigration, citizenship and refugees. This, the fourth in three decades, represents a step change from the previous efforts. It is a genuine attempt to develop an efficient but humane set of policies.

The Conversation

South Africa confirms temporary withdrawal from the G20, as US takes the helm

South Africa has decided to "temporarily withdraw" from the G20, after a request by the United States. Washington takes on the rotating presidency for the year 2026, following on from South Africa in 2025. This comes after more than a year of bilateral tensions which Pretoria hopes to ease by…

Radio France Internationale

Crocodile warnings as floods devastate southern Africa

More than 100 people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

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Aussie teens triumph after first tough World Cup battle

Ollie Peake's Australia U19s have won the fourth-straight match of their World Cup defence thanks to another scintillating display by their young quicks.

The Conversation

Africa’s critical minerals are a huge economic opportunity: G20 framework sets out ways to seize it

As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese have become as important as oil once was. Africa holds large reserves of these critical minerals. Yet they are mostly exported as raw materials, returning as expensive green technologies made in factories overseas. South Africa’s G20…

The Guardian - UK

‘You feel obligated’: African workers on the pain – and pride – of the ‘black tax’

For workers sending money to support their relatives, payments are both a burden and badge of pride

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The Best Of Vaughan Tomlinson: 50 Comics Showcasing Life, Society, And Human Quirks

Some of you might remember Vaughan Tomlinson, an illustrator and cartoonist from South Africa who now calls New York home. He has built a devoted following of nearly 100k fans thanks to his clever, one-panel comics that never fail to entertain.

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The Independent UK

What to know about the devastating floods in southern Africa

Torrential rains and severe flooding across parts of southern Africa have killed more than 100 people in three countries, destroyed thousands of homes and caused tens of millions of dollars’ worth of damage in one of Africa’s premier wildlife parks

The Independent UK

How Donald Trump factored into decision to host Springboks vs All Blacks in Baltimore

Heavyweights South Africa and New Zealand will play a historic Test match in the US in September as part of “Rugby’s Great Rivalry” series

The Independent UK

Why are South Africa and New Zealand playing in Baltimore? The inside story of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry

RUGBY’S GREATEST RIVALRY: As the two heavyweight nations prepare to clash in Baltimore in September, Harry Latham-Coyle lays out the landscape as rugby chases the American dream

The Independent UK

Death toll in South Africa school bus crash rises to 14 as the driver is charged with murder

Authorities in South Africa say that two teenagers have died from injuries sustained in a school bus crash in the country's Gauteng province, raising the death toll to 14

The Independent UK

Springboks to take on All Blacks in Baltimore in first Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series

The two sides will meet in Maryland in September

The Conversation

Colonial tax records hold 3 lessons for South Africa today – economic historian

In 1825, a tax collector compiling a census in South Africa’s Cape Colony paused to write a poem in the margin of his work. In it, he complained about the idle chatter of townsmen in Stellenbosch and uncooperative taxpayers. It is a tiny window on the regular frustrations of a…

The Conversation

Bats, bushbabies and aardvark edge closer to extinction in southern Africa

A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to extinction since 2016. Those that have joined the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s regional Red List for mammals at risk are: Lesueur’s hairy bat, the laminate vlei…

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