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South Africa was once hailed as a ‘Rainbow Nation’ – now it’s being torn apart by ‘Afrophobia’ as black South Africans turn against illegal migrants from other African countries who they fear will take their jobs: SUE REID
In horrific scenes never witnessed in the post-apartheid era, black foreigners are being chased from their homes, beaten up and having their lives threatened.
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Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record on debut in Monaco
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi breaks the 27-year-old men’s 1,000m world record at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, and Julien Alfred runs a stunning 200m.
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Zulu king expresses regret after video captures tirade against his wife
In the footage widely shared in South Africa, King Misuzulu threatens to physically assault his wife and accuses her of cheating.
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Gina Prince-Bythewood and Thuso Mbedu to Preview ‘Children of Blood and Bone’ at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
“Children of Blood and Bone” filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu will preview the fantasy epic on opening night of the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. Exclusive footage from the Paramount Pictures film — set in the fictional mystical kingdom of Orisha and which stars Mbedu as Zélie, a young woman who embarks…
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No big talk from Scotland in South Africa, just quiet confidence
Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu is deliberately playing down expectations ahead of his side’s Nations Championship fixture against world champions South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday. Rather than talking up the prospect of a famous upset over the Springboks, Tuipulotu says the squad is keeping its “quiet confidence” in the changing room, an approach he attributes…
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Exit strategies: how and why 25% of World Cup coaches have left their jobs
A quarter of the 48 head coaches at the 2026 World Cup — twelve in total — have either been sacked or left their posts, an unusually high turnover that underlines the pressure and volatility surrounding international management at the tournament. The departures span teams eliminated in the group stage and the knockout rounds, and…
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Outrage after woke NYC mayor publishes map of ethnic neighborhoods that ERASES iconic Little Italy and much-loved ‘Little Ireland’
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has faced a backlash after his office released a map of the city’s immigrant enclaves that omitted Little Italy and Little Ireland. The map, produced to promote the city’s cultural communities, has drawn criticism from those who feel the exclusion overlooks the historic contribution of Italian and Irish immigrants…
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The World Cup match French police have been dreading: Cops prepare for chaos as France take on Morocco, with violence expected – especially if the North Africans pull off a shock victory
French police are preparing for possible public disorder around a World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco, which security chiefs fear could spill over into street violence. A confidential intelligence report warns of a heightened risk of unrest, and authorities are treating the fixture as a particularly sensitive one — a reflection of how major…
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‘A counter-narrative of history’: Schomburg Center’s 100 years of celebrating Black culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research branch of the New York Public Library based in Harlem, is marking its 100th anniversary in 2026. Founded on the personal collection of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, an Afro-Puerto Rican archivist who devoted his life to documenting the achievements of the African diaspora after being told…
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Russell returns for Scotland in South Africa
Star fly-half Finn Russell is fit to start for Scotland against South Africa in the second round of Nations Championship action.