63 h. ago Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon calls for Elon Musk to be deported immediately

Steve Bannon, chief strategist for the first seven months of Trump's first term, has called for a full investigation into South African born Elon Musk's immigration status

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4 d. ago The Spin | Why neutrals should back South Africa against Australia in WTC final

Wealth of Big Three is skewing Test cricket and a big win for Australia at Lord’s would only emphasise this gulfOn a recent episode of The Grade Cricketer podcast, the hosts, Sam Perry and Ian Higgins, tore lumps out of South Africa in a foul-mouthed tirade about the World Test Championship final against Australia. Perry predicted a finish “inside three days” and Higgins, practically thumping the table, said: “If I don’t look at a scorecard and South Africa are three for spit my TV is going through the window.” Cue big alpha chuckles and main-character knee slaps.I know they were joking, skewering Australian arrogance as much as South African frailty, and that they have built a formidable brand that runs on side-mouthed jibes and hyperbolic bluster. Still, the lizard part of my brain lit up in protest. How dare they dismiss my countrymen? I wasn’t alone in taking offence. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump admin opens bombshell investigation into aging Biden's final days in office and prolific use of autopen

Donald Trump's administration ordered an investigation into Joe Biden's final days in office - and the results could result in family members paying the ultimate price for their crimes.

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5 d. ago More white South Africans arrive in the US under a new refugee program

Officials and advocacy organizations say a second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump administration

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6 d. ago Trump admin plans to resettle ‘thousands’ of white South Africans in US this summer, report says

‘We won’t be talking about dozens of arrivals, but hundreds and perhaps thousands,’ a state official has revealed

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7 d. ago Edinburgh Rugby fail to make history as season ends sharply amid emotional farewells on Highveld

Everitt’s men lead at break - but South Africans roar back in play-off

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8 d. ago How did Elon Musk get that black eye? White House rife with rumours over Trump aide's wife as she quits West Wing to work for world's richest man

Elon Musk appeared at a White House event with a visible black eye, which he attributed to playful roughhousing with his son. His exit from the Trump administration coincided with that of Katie Miller.

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9 d. ago Oscar Pistorius's father reveals he and his son barely speak after ongoing row over killer Olympian's guilt

Disgraced Paralympian Pistorius, 38, served nine years behind bars for horrifically shooting his lover Reeva Steenkamp dead at his South African home.

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9 d. ago Mahmoud Khalil claims he was detained by Trump admin after right

One group claims to have sent ‘thousands’ of names to Trump administration

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1 week ago A South African woman is sentenced to life in prison for selling her young daughter

A South African woman has been sentenced to life in prison for selling her 6-year-old daughter

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1 week ago Top Trump admin official reveals the extremist Democrat who controlled Biden's autopen

David Sacks accused a Democratic Senator of being the one who controlled the autopen that signed Joe Biden's orders.

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1 week ago Elon Musk bemoans DOGE being used as a ‘whipping boy’ by Trump admin as he reveals the agency’s next target

Musk says his government-slashing force would bear the brunt of blame for activity it had ‘nothing to do with’

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1 week ago Trump’s unfounded attack on Cyril Ramaphosa was an insult to all Africans | John Dramani Mahama

If we want to solve injustices in Africa today, we cannot forget the injustices that shaped our shared history John Dramani Mahama is the president of the Republic of GhanaThe meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, was, at its heart, about the preservation of essential historical truths. The US president’s claims of white genocide conflict with the actual racial persecution and massacres that took place during the two centuries of colonisation and nearly 50 years of apartheid in South Africa.It is not enough to be affronted by these claims, or to casually dismiss them as untruths. These statements are a clear example of how language can be leveraged to extend the effects of previous injustices. This mode of violence has long been used against Indigenous Africans. And it cannot simply be met with silence – not any more.John Dramani Mahama is president of the Republic of Ghana Continue reading...

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1 week ago South Africa denies trying to bend the rules to give Musk's Starlink preferential treatment

South Africa has denied accusations that a draft policy watering down Black ownership requirements for tech firms was proposed to benefit the Starlink business of white South African-born billionaire Elon Musk

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1 week ago 'How did you get here?' A large elephant seal is found lumbering along a South African street

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in South Africa on Tuesday

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1 week ago South African actor Presley Chweneyagae, who starred in Oscar

Presley Chweneyagae, the South African actor who gained international recognition for his leading role in the 2005 film Tsotsi,has died

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1 week ago Man swims 62 miles around Martha’s Vineyard to press for protections for sharks

Jaws was filmed on island in 1975, stoking fears of marine animal that swimmer Lewis Pugh is now trying to protectA British-South African endurance athlete crossed the finish line of his 62-mile (100km) multiday swim around Martha’s Vineyard on Monday, becoming the first person to swim all the way around the island off the coast of Cape Cod.Lewis Pugh, 55, began swimming multiple hours a day in the 47F (8C) water on 15 May to raise awareness about the plight of sharks – as the film Jaws nears the 50th anniversary of its cinematic release. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Endurance swimmer closes in circumnavigation of Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ 50th

A British-South African endurance swimmer is closing in on the finish line of his 62-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard

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1 week ago Whatever happened to Elon Musk? Tech boss drifts to margins of Trump world

The president’s billionaire backer was ever-present at the start of Trump’s term but is now pulling back from politics – and Republicans want to keep it that wayThe Oval Office was crowded, with reporters cautioned not to collide with the Resolute Desk. Standing beside them, dressed in black, was Elon Musk, billionaire ally of Donald Trump and head of his government efficiency drive.“Elon is from South Africa – I don’t want to get Elon involved,” the US president told his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, during a discussion about crime against white farmers. “He actually came here on a different subject: sending rockets to Mars. He likes that better.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hundreds of workers trapped deep underground in South African gold mine

Rescuers are attempting to provide food to the trapped workers in the three-kilometre-deep Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg

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