South Africans

Angola dog-meat bust pictures falsely linked to anti-immigrant rhetoric in South Africa
September 9, 2024
[ad_1] A blurred screenshot of the false X post, taken on September 4, 2024The post had amassed hundreds of likes before the X account was suspended.The claim has circulated in...
South Africa’s ‘favourite teacher’ dies aged 85
August 22, 2024
[ad_1] South Africans are paying tributes to their “favourite teacher", William Smith, who has died aged 85.The beloved maths and science teacher and innovator died on Wednesday morning after a...
Miss South Africa contestant pulls out amid nationality row
August 8, 2024
[ad_1] The Miss South Africa beauty contestant at the centre of a nationality row has withdrawn from the competition, saying she took the decision for her and her family's safety...
Post falsely claims to show bread sold by foreign shop owners in South Africa
August 6, 2024
[ad_1] Screenshot of the false X post, taken on July 29, 2024Shared hundreds of times, the post includes a picture of a loaf of bread in a packet that appears...
Beauty contest sparks row over who counts as South African
August 3, 2024
[ad_1] When law student Chidimma Adetshina clinched a coveted spot as a Miss South Africa finalist, her triumph unleashed a vicious backlash, unearthing a seam of xenophobia that lies close...
South Africa’s calm opening of parliament heralds new era
July 19, 2024
[ad_1] South Africa parliament appears to have entered a new era - one of political maturity.The atmosphere was remarkably different from what what had gone before - no interruptions, no...