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Major City Plans to Rename Street After Palestinian Militant Who Was First Woman in History to Hijack a Plane

The City of Johannesburg, South Africa, may rename a major street after Leila Khalid, a Palestinian woman who hijacked a plane over 50 years ago.

Latin Times

Johannesburg considers naming a street after a Palestinian woman who hijacked a plane

Officials in South Africa’s biggest city of Johannesburg have proposed renaming a major street after a Palestinian woman who was involved in the hijacking of a plane more than 50 years ago

The Independent UK

South Africa’s municipalities aren’t fixing roads, supplying clean water or keeping the lights on: new study explains why

South Africa has a massive infrastructure problem. Roads, electricity supply and water management are just three areas in which there is mounting evidence of collapse and decay. This is true for big cities like Johannesburg as well as small towns and rural areas.

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How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions

After Chidimma Adetshina suffered xenophobic abuse online, young Nigerians in South Africa say they feel unwelcome.

Al Jazeera

The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it

With her stirring speech 100 years ago, Sarojini Naidu inspired united opposition to empire and white minority rule.

Al Jazeera

‘We cannot ignore Africa’: F1 fans on continent add to Lewis Hamilton’s call for grand prix

New wave of Formula One fans inspired by Netflix series Drive to Survive say it is time for an African country to host a race

The Guardian - UK

Johannesburg’s underbelly is explored in Niq Mhlongo’s fresh new novel about a messy break-up

Niq Mhlongo was born in Soweto, Johannesburg in 1973 and grew up under apartheid, South Africa’s institutionalised racial segregation under white minority rule. He graduated in political studies and African literature in 1996 and then studied law, but dropped out in his final year to become a writer instead.

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Fire safety tips at home: the risks and how to avoid them

In many African communities, fire hazards are a concern due to the materials used for building and daily activities such as cooking and heating. The risks are increased by the use of highly flammable materials in homes and the absence of fire prevention measures. A major fire in a Johannesburg…

The Conversation

After years of civil war, South Sudan turns its focus to wildlife conservation

The world’s youngest nation of South Sudan, which emerged after decades of civil war, is home to the world’s biggest conservation project twice the size of Portugal. The conflicts have had an unintended consequence: they delayed development, meaning few roads were built, keeping poachers out and allowing wildlife to flourish.…

France 24

A year after Johannesburg building fire, survivors feel abandoned by city

Inquiry found authorities liable for neglect after 2023 blaze killed 76 people in dilapidated building in South Africa.

Al Jazeera

In South Africa, patriarchal law cuts some women off from owning their home

How a land law seeking to fix the racial injustices of apartheid created gender barriers for Black women instead.

Al Jazeera

Viviane Sassen to showcase large retrospective exhibition at Foam

Viviane Sassen returns to her hometown to showcase her largest retrospective that delves into the work and meaning behind her illustrious career

Digital Camera World

Bacteria and plants could help clean up toxic waste from gold mines – South African study

Highly toxic metals are leaking out of nine abandoned mines in Krugersdorp, 32km west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The metals include uranium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and mercury.

The Conversation

Peter Randall: a pioneering publisher who established the radical Ravan Press in South Africa

Peter Randall, a pioneering South African activist publisher and educator, passed away on 5 June 2024 in Johannesburg. He was the co-founder of Ravan Press, which published books critical of the racist apartheid state.

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The sound of struggle: South Africa's lasting legacy of cultural resistance

Thirty years after the end of apartheid in South Africa, the cultural resistance artists waged against white minority rule continues to inspire new generations of creators.

Al Jazeera

South Africa legalises cannabis use. Will the rest of Africa follow?

It’s now legal to grow and use cannabis. The next battle — making it legal to trade. A continent is watching.

International Business Times

South Africa Hostel Residents Lose Faith In The Vote

Pacing along the dark corridors of a rundown five-storey building in Johannesburg's crime-ridden township of Alexandra, Duduzile Mthembu says she has been trying to persuade young residents to vote.

Al Jazeera

Cape Town’s poor ‘neglected’ in South Africa’s only opposition-run province

Township residents say the opposition Democratic Alliance is elitist and runs a city that functions only for the rich.

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Cut Israel ties: South Africa universities face pressure to follow gov’t

Despite mass student protests and calls from leaders, universities are dragging their feet over divestment from Israel.

The Conversation

South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

For 140 years, gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa have been leaking wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. The acid mine drainage from Johannesburg’s estimated 278 abandoned mines and 200 mine dumps includes uranium (a radioactive metal), toxic arsenic, copper, cobalt, nickel, lead and zinc. Acid mine drainage can pollute land…

Al Jazeera

Load shedding & water woes: Can South Africa fix its ailing infrastructure?

As a crucial election approaches, ANC government looks set to tap in to business in an effort to revamp infrastructure.

Al Jazeera

This researcher found billions in ‘invisible’ gold in Jo’burg’s mine dumps

At 26 years old, Steve Chingwaru uncovered 420 tonnes of gold in buried mining waste. Now everyone wants to hire him.

International Business Times

S. African Communities Terrorised By Gold Mining Gangs

Walking between the corrugated iron shacks of the informal settlement west of Johannesburg she calls home, Lutho Makheyi points out trenches filled by dirty rainwater holing the unpaved streets.

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South African Apartheid Art Exhibition In Johannesburg

Explore a poignant exhibition in Johannesburg showcasing South African artworks from the apartheid era, offering reflections on the country's transition to...

Al Jazeera

‘We share with rats’: Neglect, empty promises for S African hostel-dwellers

Built to house a male workforce under apartheid, hostels are now overcrowded, decaying and largely ignored by the state.

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