Sonja Falck was happily married to a man 34 years her senior. When their age gap started to test their bond, they had to change their relationship in order to save it.
Category: South Africa
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Desire Marea’s Genre-Melting Music Stirs South Africa, and the World
The 32-year-old’s work in Zulu and English traverses styles and explores queer histories. This week he releases a new EP, “The Baddies of Isandlwana.”
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South African Inquiry Rebuts U.S. Charge on Russian Arms
A government investigation about a Russian ship contradicts U.S. accusations that South Africa provided arms to fight Ukraine, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. But a government report won’t be released, he added.
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BRICS May Add More Countries to the Group. Here’s What to Know.
Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Indonesia and Egypt are among the potential candidates to expand the five-nation bloc, many of them seeking stronger ties with non-Western powers. Iran is also interested.
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China Works to Expand its Sway in Africa Amid Rivalry With the U.S.
China’s leader, Xi Jinping, pitches his country as a leader of the developing world, rallying support for an alternative to the U.S.-dominated global order.
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A Cobra Appeared Mid-Flight. The Pilot’s Quick Thinking Saved Lives.
The pilot made an emergency landing after feeling a Cape Cobra slither under his shirt while flying across South Africa. “I had a moment of stunned silence,” he said.
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Oscar Pistorius, Olympian Convicted of Murder, Is Denied Parole
The New York Times – Sports:Mr. Pistorius, who has maintained that the killing was an accident and that he is remorseful, has served about half of his 15-year sentence.
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AKA, Influential South African Rapper, Is Fatally Shot
The New York Times – Music:The rapper, whose legal name was Kiernan Forbes, was one of the most formidable songwriters in South African hip-hop. He and another man were killed outside a restaurant on Friday.
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‘Miracle’ Cystic Fibrosis Drug Kept Out of Reach in Developing Countries
The New York Times – Business:Vertex Pharmaceuticals is not making its drug, Trikafta, available in poorer countries, where thousands of diagnosed patients stand to benefit.
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Myrtle Witbooi, Who Fought for Domestic Workers’ Rights, Dies at 75
The New York Times – Business:A former domestic servant, she experienced the inequities of the job firsthand and helped build national and international unions to address them.
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Gerrie Coetzee, 67, Afrikaner Boxing Champ Who Fought Apartheid, Dies
The New York Times – Sports:He won the World Boxing Association title in 1983, became a symbol of racial comity and showed a surprising gentleness in public.