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Who is the King of the Zulu nation? After a bitter battle last year, we thought we had the answer. But now a judge has said the current King was unlawfully handed his throne ... so the drama continues. nytimes.com/2023/12/12/wor…

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A Thriving Border Town Undercuts South Africa’s Anti-Immigrant Mood John Eligon nytimes.com/2023/12/24/wor…

South Africans by and large criticize immigrants for causing major problems in their country. But ⁦Lynsey Chutel⁩ visited a border town near Zimbabawe and found a very different reality: a place where immigrants are not only wanted, but needed. nytimes.com/2023/12/24/wor…

Months before Pope Francis’s declaration, Bishop Mtumbuka delivered a fiery sermon accusing Western pastors of trying to bend the word of God to accept homosexuals as a way of attracting a larger pool of priests and other religious vocations. W/John Eligon nytimes.com/2024/01/07/wor…

Congrats to all my former neighbors in KC. Don’t have too much fun without me!

I remember years ago writing about how Kansas City set a record for homicides, and about the efforts taken to reduce gun violence there. So frustrating and angering to see that these records are still being broken. nytimes.com/2024/02/16/us/… Julie Bosman Kevin Draper

In Eswatini, I met a radical communist who is fighting to overthrow King Mswati III, one of 2 ruling monarchs in Africa. But he faces a big challenge: His father is a soldier, sworn to protect the king from all enemies — including his son. nytimes.com/2024/02/17/wor…

Some of our research from the ⁦UCT Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing⁩ quoted in the ⁦The New York Times⁩ this week. Very thought provoking piece ⁦John Eligon⁩ and team nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Very excited to share that I’ll be joining the The New York Times newsroom in London in the coming weeks. It’s been a dream and a privilege to work with Laurie Goodstein & the Africa team, alongside John Eligon & João Silva here in Jo’burg. Thank you, and onward!

BREAKING: The end of an era in South Africa. The ANC, the party that led the defeat of apartheid and rose to power on the shoulders of Nelson Mandela, lost its full control of government after voters rejected it at the polls. nytimes.com/2024/06/01/wor…

No seriously, cancel VAR. This is so stupid.

Daniel Chapo of the long governing party, Frelimo, has been declared the winner of Mozambique's highly disputed presidential election. nytimes.com/2024/10/24/wor…