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Joan Armatrading: ‘I love the Beano – in fact, I was in it, having a slap-up meal’

The singer-songwriter answers your questions on the bank robber that inspired her, playing with Bob Dylan and Clarke Peters, and her love of classic comics

The Guardian - UK

Jan Smuts was a white supremacist. Nelson Mandela a black liberation hero. New book explores what they have in common

Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950) and Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) belonged to and were shaped by two different epochs in South Africa, yet left an indelible mark on its history. Sociologist Roger Southall has brought them together, so to speak, in a book, Smuts & Mandela, The Men Who Made South…

The Conversation

The play that changed my life: Janet Suzman on staging Othello in apartheid South Africa

Putting on Shakespeare’s tragedy at Johannesburg’s Market theatre was a risky endeavour and caused an astonishing reaction

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‘Even the worst possible scenario is not actually all that bad.’ Alexei Navalny’s memoir is a testament to resisting authoritarianism

No one who watched Alexei Navalny’s meteoric trajectory, from civic activist to opposition leader to the world’s most famous political prisoner, could avoid the question: how will this extraordinary saga end? Was Navalny destined to become Russia’s Nelson Mandela, a redemptive leader who guided his people from oppression to the…

The Conversation

Tito Mboweni obituary

Leading figure in Nelson Mandela’s ANC government who helped transform South Africa’s economy

The Guardian - UK

Marwan Barghouti ‘brutally’ assaulted in Israeli prison, rights groups say

The Palestinian leader held in solitary confinement reportedly suffers numerous injuries in the September 9 attack.

Al Jazeera

Mandla Mandela Denied UK Visa Over Hamas Support

Mandla Mandela's U.K. visa denial over Hamas support sparks controversy and criticism.

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The UK denies a visa to Mandela's grandson over his support for Hamas

The grandson of South Africa’s first Black president, Nelson Mandela, says the U.K. government denied him an entry visa because of his support for Hamas

The Independent UK

Freedom of the City award for famous celebrity amid Glasgow anniversary celebration

THE Freedom of the City is given to 'persons of distinction or persons who have rendered eminent service to the city'...

The National (Scotland)

Idris Elba plans to relocate to Africa to create ‘Zollywood’

The British actor is building a studio in Zanzibar

The Independent UK

Fears Nelson Mandela's grandson blocked from entering UK over stance on Gaza

A SCOTTISH campaign group has raised fears that Nelson Mandela’s grandson has been “prevented” from entering the UK to deliver talks on the…

The National (Scotland)

Nelson Mandela’s grandson denied entry to UK for pro-Palestinian talks

Zwelivelile Mandela reportedly told a pro-Palestinian event in Sheffield that he had been prevented in coming to the UK

The Independent UK

Teams that won major finals on home soil

A look at some of the men's national teams and club sides that won major trophies in their home country or at their own stadium...

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Biden warns about AI’s ‘risks,’ forces of ‘retreat’ in final UN address - Roll Call

President Biden used his final UN General Assembly address to defend his record and warn about the 'risks' of artificial intelligence.

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Wolfson History Prize shortlist unveiled including books on NHS and Winnie and Nelson Mandela's marriage

The winner of the £50,000 first prize will be announced on 2 December at a ceremony in London

AAP

Indigenous leader found guilty of stealing $920k

Indigenous leader Geoff Clark and his son Jeremy have been found guilty of stealing close to $1 million from Aboriginal organisations over a 15-year period.

The Independent UK

Tea with Clough to Centre Court with Clinton – Garry Richardson set for farewell

The broadcasting great’s remarkable BBC presenting and reporting career will come to an end on Monday.

The Conversation

Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

What happens when death becomes the ultimate marker of one’s commitment to one’s freedom? Jacob Dlamini explores this and other questions in his new book, Dying for Freedom: Political Martyrdom in South Africa. This edited extract, from the chapter Dead and Proud, focuses on Steve Biko’s attitude to martyrdom and…

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Sir Shridath Ramphal obituary

Guyanese politician and diplomat who served as the Commonwealth secretary general from 1975 to 1990

The Conversation

Onyeka Onwenu remembered: Nigerian pop star, activist and voice of national unity

The news of the death of Nigerian musician Onyeka Onwenu on 30 July 2024 hit me, as a musician and popular music scholar, like a thunderbolt. I have listened to and appreciated Onyeka’s music since I was in my 20s.

The Guardian - UK

Ken Eastham obituary

Trade union shop steward and city councillor who served Manchester Blackley for 18 years as a Labour MP

Radio France Internationale

Cultural treasures in Africa and French Polynesia join Unesco heritage list

The World Heritage Committee has this month inscribed 26 new cultural and natural properties to Unesco's World Heritage List, including five in Africa and one in French Polynesia.

The Independent UK

Steven Van Zandt: ‘Every Springsteen needs a guy reminding them they were once nobody’

As a HBO new documentary airs on Sky, the guitarist from the E Street Band talks to Craig McLean about being Springsteen’s right-hand man, acting in ‘The Sopranos’, fighting for Nelson Mandela, and how the corporate takeover has changed music forever

The Guardian - UK

‘She is one of our heroines’: reviled, now revered, Winnie Mandela wins over young South Africa

The legacy of the activist, ANC politician and wife of Nelson Mandela has growing appeal, despite her refusal to apologise for crimes

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South Africa: Intl Mandela Day 2024; Nations pay tribute to SA 1st Black Prez

Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated every year on July 18. This year the theme is: “It's still in our hands to combat poverty and inequity". Must follow this slideshow on Dynamite New:

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