How the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Ramaphosa’s decision to deploy the SANDF is deeply flawed. Here’s why www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.

"When people are determined they can overcome anything." - a quote by Nelson Mandela, feeling very relevant

New Year, new season of The Continent being published weekends, highly recommended!

There is a "deepening sentiment among NATO leaders and other longtime allies that they can no longer consider the United States a reliable ally." www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

As the free online encyclopedia turns 25, it’s facing political opposition, AI scraping, dwindling volunteers, and a public that may no longer believe in its ideals. www.wired.com/story/wikipe...

This story absolutely broke my heart today www.dw.com/en/kenya-mou...

The news I need now!

"We will lose. The public will lose." www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/we-g...

For Americans, the Vietnam War might have been the first war they saw on TV, but for us in South Africa, it was the Iraq War and the 24-hour television news revolution brought to our homes by Peter Arnett and others at CNN. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Bypass censorship corporate.dw.com/en/dw-access...

What you need to know about the Russia-Ukraine war this week. www.dw.com/en/us-plan-t...

Mexico will play South Africa in their opening match at the #FIFA World Cup they are co-hosting, just as South Africa did when they hosted the tournament.

Might be a fake radio station but its playing real bangers. I'm here for the 80s retro! Check out WSQK on Global Player - share-gp.globalplayer.com/live/wsqk/uk/

War inc.

It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

I have previously seen the work of MSF in Haiti and in several conflict zones in Africa. They do great work, please support them if you can.

What a two-week rotation at a hospital in Kherson, Ukraine looks like: The medical team doesn't leave the hospital because it's too dangerous. With near-daily bombing in the area, they create a basement shelter & gym, and deals with power cuts during surgery. The full doc: https://bit.ly/4py4pcP

Worth a listen, from a guy who knows music better than most.

We shall remember them p.dw.com/p/53RPF

Springboks!!!! Doing the captain and the country proud. #rugby

Per the White House pool, Brazil’s Lula has become the first world leader (I believe) publicly to urge Trump to get the cameras out of the room so their private talks can begin. Amazing it has taken this long.

Proud to have contributed to this important research on AI and news accuracy. www.reuters.com/business/med...

María Corina Machado is the opposition leader in Venezuela won the #Nobel Peace Prize www.dw.com/en/maria-cor...

South Africa #Wine 2025 Special Report by Tim Atkin MW specialprojects.news24.com/south-africa... via @news24

A profound loss for South African journalism and all who knew her.

Mercator maps shrink Africa. The African Union wants to redraw them. - Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

Al Jazeera's Anas Al Sharif, a reporter previously threatened by Israel, and four colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike. p.dw.com/p/4ynUV

Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza.

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has said a "clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a human right, and that failing to protect the planet from the impacts of climate change may be a violation of international law. www.dw.com/en/worlds-to...

Winners #WorldRugbyU20s

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." - Nelson Mandela. #MandelaDay2025

Much better #Springboks #rugby

The W is nice but the scoreboard maybe flatters the #Springboks too much. #rugby

Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ

It was an unforgettable moment in history. I will always support the #Springboks always. #Rugby

ICC World Test Champions #cricket

BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

BREAKING: Israeli forces boarded the Gaza Aid Flotilla ship, the “Madleen,” early Monday morning local time and detained the 12 passengers on board, according to several reports. Read @premthakker.bsky.social's coverage of what we know so far: zeteo.com/p/breaking-i...

Great tv

My colleague wrote the story of the day without getting too cheesy #cheeserolling www.dw.com/en/german-ro...

Congratulations on your 200th issue. I was not there at the start, but just try and get rid of me for the next 200 and beyond!

At one point, he [President Cyril Ramaphosa] referred to the golfers and an Afrikaner billionaire who had joined his delegation, telling Trump: "If there was Afrikaner farmer genocide, I can bet you, these three gentleman would not be here." bbc.com/news/article...

An ambush straight out of a reality TV playbook ("turn the lights down" and play an 'exposé' video). Where Ramaphosa refused to take the bait and his delegation mostly backed him up

Today, I am proud to be a South African. Sometimes, we are the most obnoxious people in the room, but when it matters, we get together, despite our differences, and make our argument, calmly, deliberately, and with conviction.