South Africa: Mandela Auction Suspended Amid Row Over Heritage
[DW] Seventy personal items of the former South African president were set to go under the hammer in New York in February.
South Africa: Nelson Mandela’s Personal Items Under the Hammer in New York? Why It Outraged Some, and What’s At Stake
[The Conversation Africa] An identity document, a pair of reading glasses, a hearing aid and a pair of worn shoes. These are just some of Nelson Mandela’s personal items that were due to go on auction on 22 February 2024. A month before the auction was…
South Africa: Is the City of Johannesburg Broke? – South African News Briefs – January 29, 2023
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South Africa: South Africa Looking to Halt Auction of Mandela Memorabilia
[DW] Over 70 items belonging to Nelson Mandela are due to go on auction in New York in February, but the South African government is trying to block the sale.
South Africa: Soul Brothers – the Story of a Band That Revolutionised South African Music
[The Conversation Africa] Biographies of important South African musicians often fall into two categories: they either emerge from PhD or other university-based research, or are the fruit of dedicated digging by a fan or family member. The first kind b…
South Africa: The Daily Show With Travor Noah Wins Emmy Award For Outstanding Talk Series
[allAfrica] Johannesburg — The Daily Show, hosted by South African Trevor Noah, has won an Emmy Award for Best Variety Talk Show, reports News24. It is the first win for The Daily Show, which has been nominated 17 times since 2016.
South Africa: ‘Apartheid Police Feared That Camera’ – Photographer Peter Magubane Laid to Rest
[Daily Maverick] Legendary photographer Dr Peter Magubane was laid to rest on Wednesday following a week of tributes. Mourners hailed how he fought apartheid with his camera.
South Africa: Black Coffee Injured in ‘Severe Travel Accident’
[Scrolla] Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as Black Coffee, is recovering in hospital after suffering an injury in a “severe travel accident” aboard a plane.
South Africa: President Pays Tribute to Renowned Photographer Magubane
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to globally renowned photographer, Dr Peter Magubane, for fearlessly using his camera to capture the atrocities of apartheid while putting his life in danger.
South Africa: Five Years On the Road in Africa – How Lerato Mogoatlhe Became a Travel Writer
[The Conversation Africa] South African journalist Lerato Mogoatlhe set off for three months in west Africa. She ended up drifting across the continent for five years. In 2019 she wrote a book about her travels, called Vagabond: Wandering Through Afric…