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Burundi refugees talk about life in South Africa after their long journey: hope and heartbreak side by side

Over 250,000 people were registered as asylum seekers and refugees – people displaced by force – in South Africa in 2024. About 4% of them were from Burundi, some 3,000km away.

The Conversation

1950s Flying Saucer Letter Found in Flea Market Junk Box Matches Secret Air Force Pilot Report

A newly discovered 1950s flying saucer letter from a flea market box corroborates secret South African Air Force reports. The rare eyewitness document heads to a historic auction this coming August.

International Business Times UK

‘I was laughed at for learning to cook – now I want Britain to taste South Africa’

From being mocked for studying cookery to championing the bold, multicultural food of her homeland, chef Nokx Majozi tells Eleanor Fleming why Britain should be eating more South African food

The Independent UK

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South Africa 43-0 Wales: Nations Championship Rugby – as it happened

South Africa overpowered Wales in Durban thrashing

The Guardian - UK

Is South Africa v Wales on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Springboks in Nations Championship

Everything you need to know ahead of the international in Durban

The Independent UK

Springboks name uncapped quartet in team to face Wales

Pieter-Steph du Toit again skippers the South Africa side to take on Wales in Durban

The Independent UK

South Africa protesters confront migrant homes during nationwide marches

Protesters stopped outside buildings believed to house undocumented migrants and urged residents to leave as thousands marched across South Africa on Tuesday, the deadline set by anti-immigration groups for foreigners without papers to leave the country.

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‘They will attack me if I stay’: immigrants in South Africa flee for safety amid violence and anti-foreigner protests

More than 2,000 anti-foreigner protesters march through Durban city centre as the arbitrary deadline passes for undocumented migrants to leave the country

The Guardian - UK

South Africa braces for violence as anti-migrant marches reach boiling point

South African police were deployed in force across the country on Tuesday to forestall unrest and protests, as anti-immigrant groups' unofficial deadline for undocumented foreign nationals to leave the country fell. It follows a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives.

Radio France Internationale

South African protesters call for undocumented migrants to leave

Anti-immigrant protesters march in Durban as the March and March movement calls for government action on undocumented migration amid a police presence.

Euronews

South Africa deploys police, foreigners brace for violence as anti-immigrant protests begin

Shops shuttered, workers stayed home and police fanned out across South Africa on Tuesday as fears mounted that planned anti-immigrant protests would descend into violence. Thousands of foreigners already fled ahead of the unauthorised June 30 "deadline" set by anti-immigrant groups for all migrants to leave the country.

France 24

S. Africa deploys police as anti-migrant protests loom

DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA) - South African police deployed to head off unrest and protests on Tuesday, the unofficial deadline set by anti-immigrant groups for undocumented foreign nationals to leave that has already pushed thousands to flee.

Bangkok Post

Thousands of migrants queue for repatriation in South African camps

Over 15,000 Malawians are being repatriated from crowded Durban camps as South Africa enforces migration rules and regional governments organise returns.

Euronews

Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon

For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades race

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The Independent UK

South Africa builds another site to ease overcrowding and speed up deportation of Malawian nationals

South Africa has started building another temporary deportation center to process the repatriation of Malawians to their home country, after thousands protested earlier this year against illegal immigration that has fueled tensions between locals and foreign nationals

France 24

HRW report accuses M23 of detaining and abusing thousands in DR Congo

In tonight's edition, a new Human Rights Watch report uncovers mass forced recruitment and arbitrary detention by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo. Also, we head to Durban, where thousands of foreign nationals displaced by xenophobic violence remain camped outside the Department of Home Affairs. And finally,…

The Guardian - UK

Golden goal: Siphiwe Tshabalala for South Africa v Mexico at the 2010 World Cup

The World Cup did not save South Africa. But for one impossible second, as that ball flew into the top corner, it showed us the country we wanted to be

The Guardian - UK

‘This is not a hippy thing’: the startup recycling urine to make natural fertiliser

As recent conflicts expose vulnerability of fertiliser markets and its effect on food security, VunaNexus offers an alternative

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Saracens fall just short in South Africa as Sharks survive Champions Cup storm

A much-changed Saracens team were on the wrong end of a 28-23 scorline in tough conditions in Durban

The Conversation

When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6 cents

When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clean up pollution. Neither had it made reparations for harm inflicted on…

The Conversation

Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archives

The water infrastructure politics of eThekwini, the municipality that includes the city of Durban, have been splashed across the digital pages of South Africa’s news outlets in recent years.

The Conversation

The Jew in King Shaka’s court: How a 19th-century castaway shaped a Zulu leader’s legacy

Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck. Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard. The Mary’s rudder soon splintered against a rocky bar at the entrance to Natal Bay – what is now Durban, South Africa. Helpless to…

The Conversation

Toxic pollution builds up in snake scales: what we learnt from black mambas

Black mambas (Dendroaspis polylepis) are Africa’s longest, most famous venomous snakes. Despite their fearsome reputation, these misunderstood snakes are vital players in their ecosystems. They keep rodent populations in check and, in turn, help to protect crops and limit disease spread. The species ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal…

The Independent UK

South Africa v Argentina live: Springboks thrash Pumas behind record Feinberg-Mngomezulu display in Rugby Championship

South Africa 67-30 Argentina: A crazy game in Durban saw the Springboks notch nine tries to leave the Rugby Championship title within their grasp and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored a Springbok record 37 points

The Conversation

African cities aren’t doing enough to adapt to climate change: lessons from Durban and Harare

When record-breaking rains swept through the coastal city of Durban in South Africa in April 2022, the resulting floods destroyed roads, bridges and homes. Durban’s low-lying, poor neighbourhoods were hardest hit, with residents losing their homes and their lives.

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