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Pretty Yende Unmasks a Promising Opera Career
She has taken her time, yet still seems to be rushing toward starlet status.
By GINANNE BROWNELL MITIC
Grace Mugabe Wins Diplomatic Immunity After Onslaught Accusations
The South African government said it had granted immunity to the wifey of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe after she was accused of whipping a model.
By JEFFREY MOYO
Crusader Who Saved Elephants From Poachers Is Shot Dead in Tanzania
Wayne Lotter, who helped found an organization to combat poaching and the ivory trade, was killed when two studs opened the door to his car and one of them shot him.
By CHRISTINE HAUSER
Zimbabwe’s Very first Lady Said to Seek Diplomatic Immunity Over Attack Claim
A South African model said Grace Mugabe attacked her with an extension cord after finding her with the very first lady’s two sons in a luxury hotel room in Johannesburg.
By JEFFREY MOYO
Grace Mugabe Is Accused of Attack at Johannesburg Hotel
The wifey of Zimbabwe’s longtime president appeared at a police station in South Africa after being accused of hitting a woman in the forehead.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
On Photography
Victory in the Shadows
Through blur, darkness and drift, the photographer Santu Mofokeng shows that black South Africans are more than their suffering.
Jacob Zuma Strikes Back No-Confidence Vote in South Africa
The mobility failed, with one hundred seventy seven yes votes and one hundred ninety eight no votes. Mr. Zuma has faced strong corruption allegations.
By KIMON de GREEF and SEWELL CHAN
Zuma to Face No-Confidence Vote, This Time by Secret Ballot
The South African president was likely to win, but he could face enhancing pressure within his African National Congress.
By KIMON de GREEF
Nicholas Kristof
‘Born Poor, Die Poor’
Nicholas Kristof met Abel when he was a 17-year-old orphan, and the effective head of a household. I caught up with him seven years later.
South Africa Should Have Arrested Sudan’s President, I.C.C. Rules
Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, visited the country for a summit meeting in 2015.
By MARLISE SIMONS
Capturing Inward Light in Photos of Yoga Masters
Francesco Mastalia set out to photograph one hundred eight leading yoga practitioners for whom the practice is not an exercise regimen, but a spiritual journey.
Deadly South African Fires Leave a Landscape of Devastation
Blazes driven by strong winds struck a town in the province of Western Cape, killing at least four people and displacing about Ten,000.
By MEGAN SPECIA
Storm in South Africa Kills at Least 8
High winds from the storm fanned fires around Cape Town on Wednesday and coerced some residents to evacuate.
Times Movie
The Car Spins. Tires Squeal. She Relaxes.
Stacey Lee May is one of South Africa’s very first female professional car spinners. Get behind the wheel with her in this three hundred sixty movie.
By ALEXIA WEBSTER, VEDA SHASTRI and KAITLYN MULLIN
Big Game Hunter Killed by Elephant in Zimbabwe
Theunis Botha, 51, of South Africa, led hunting trips for wealthy tourists. An elephant fell on him after it was shot by another hunter.
By JACEY FORTIN
Very first African to Play in the Major Leagues Is a ‘Pinnacle’ for Baseball
Bounty Ngoepe of the Pittsburgh Pirates has become the very first African major league player. His path, meandering and sometimes painful, has never been conventional.
By TYLER KEPNER
Crimson Bull Music Academy Festival: Gqom and Patrick Adams
Gqom, a stark dance genre from South Africa, and the oeuvre of the disco pioneer Patrick Adams are featured in two concerts.
Op-Ed Contributor
Behind the Comparison of Zuma’s South Africa and Mugabe’s Zimbabwe
Cracks are demonstrating in the post-apartheid compromise that cannot be explained away by personality politics.
By PANASHE CHIGUMADZI
Slide Demonstrate
The Week in Pictures: April 14, 2017
Photos by The Fresh York Times and by photographers from around the world.
Times Movie
A Bday Chorus for Zuma: Resign Now
On President Jacob Zuma’s bday, ems of thousands of people protested outside his office in Pretoria, South Africa, calling on him to abandon.
By ALEXIA WEBSTER, VEDA SHASTRI and KAITLYN MULLIN
South Africa – The Fresh York Times
South Africa
Latest Articles
Pretty Yende Unmasks a Promising Opera Career
She has taken her time, yet still seems to be rushing toward starlet status.
By GINANNE BROWNELL MITIC
Grace Mugabe Wins Diplomatic Immunity After Onslaught Accusations
The South African government said it had granted immunity to the wifey of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe after she was accused of whipping a model.
By JEFFREY MOYO
Crusader Who Saved Elephants From Poachers Is Shot Dead in Tanzania
Wayne Lotter, who helped found an organization to combat poaching and the ivory trade, was killed when two boys opened the door to his car and one of them shot him.
By CHRISTINE HAUSER
Zimbabwe’s Very first Lady Said to Seek Diplomatic Immunity Over Onslaught Claim
A South African model said Grace Mugabe attacked her with an extension cord after finding her with the very first lady’s two sons in a luxury hotel room in Johannesburg.
By JEFFREY MOYO
Grace Mugabe Is Accused of Attack at Johannesburg Hotel
The wifey of Zimbabwe’s longtime president appeared at a police station in South Africa after being accused of hitting a woman in the forehead.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
On Photography
Victory in the Shadows
Through blur, darkness and drift, the photographer Santu Mofokeng shows that black South Africans are more than their suffering.
Jacob Zuma Hits Back No-Confidence Vote in South Africa
The movability failed, with one hundred seventy seven yes votes and one hundred ninety eight no votes. Mr. Zuma has faced strong corruption allegations.
By KIMON de GREEF and SEWELL CHAN
Zuma to Face No-Confidence Vote, This Time by Secret Ballot
The South African president was likely to win, but he could face enhancing pressure within his African National Congress.
By KIMON de GREEF
Nicholas Kristof
‘Born Poor, Die Poor’
Nicholas Kristof met Abel when he was a 17-year-old orphan, and the effective head of a household. I caught up with him seven years later.
South Africa Should Have Arrested Sudan’s President, I.C.C. Rules
Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, visited the country for a summit meeting in 2015.
By MARLISE SIMONS
Capturing Internal Light in Photos of Yoga Masters
Francesco Mastalia set out to photograph one hundred eight leading yoga practitioners for whom the practice is not an exercise regimen, but a spiritual journey.
Deadly South African Fires Leave a Landscape of Devastation
Blazes driven by strong winds struck a town in the province of Western Cape, killing at least four people and displacing about Ten,000.
By MEGAN SPECIA
Storm in South Africa Kills at Least 8
High winds from the storm fanned fires around Cape Town on Wednesday and coerced some residents to evacuate.
Times Movie
The Car Spins. Tires Squeal. She Relaxes.
Stacey Lee May is one of South Africa’s very first female professional car spinners. Get behind the wheel with her in this three hundred sixty movie.
By ALEXIA WEBSTER, VEDA SHASTRI and KAITLYN MULLIN
Big Game Hunter Killed by Elephant in Zimbabwe
Theunis Botha, 51, of South Africa, led hunting trips for wealthy tourists. An elephant fell on him after it was shot by another hunter.
By JACEY FORTIN
Very first African to Play in the Major Leagues Is a ‘Pinnacle’ for Baseball
Bounty Ngoepe of the Pittsburgh Pirates has become the very first African major league player. His path, meandering and sometimes painful, has never been conventional.
By TYLER KEPNER
Crimson Bull Music Academy Festival: Gqom and Patrick Adams
Gqom, a stark dance genre from South Africa, and the oeuvre of the disco pioneer Patrick Adams are featured in two concerts.
Op-Ed Contributor
Behind the Comparison of Zuma’s South Africa and Mugabe’s Zimbabwe
Cracks are showcasing in the post-apartheid compromise that cannot be explained away by personality politics.
By PANASHE CHIGUMADZI
Slide Display
The Week in Pictures: April 14, 2017
Photos by The Fresh York Times and by photographers from around the world.
Times Movie
A Bday Chorus for Zuma: Resign Now
On President Jacob Zuma’s bday, ems of thousands of people protested outside his office in Pretoria, South Africa, calling on him to abandon.
By ALEXIA WEBSTER, VEDA SHASTRI and KAITLYN MULLIN