Leonie March
@leoniemarch.bsky.social
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Freelance Journalist. Southern Africa Correspondent. Radio & Print. Born in Germany, based in South Africa. www.weltreporter.net
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Interessante Entwicklung 👇 mehr zur Vorgeschichte in meinem Feature www.deutschlandfunk.de/gruener-wass...
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Alles Gute zum 80. Frankfurter Rundschau! @fr-zeitung.bsky.social
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Wie gut kennt ihr die FR? In unserer Geburtstagsbeilage blättern wir neue Seiten unserer Geschichte auf – und erzählen euch, wie wir heute Zeitung machen. Frei abrufbar unter epaper.fr.de/webreader-v3...
Titel der Beilage 80 Jahre FR. Die FR-Geschichte von 1945 bis heute. Transparenz in eigener Sache: Wie passt die linksliberale FR in die konservative Ippen-Gruppe? Wer macht die FR? Wir stellen die Redaktion auf einer Doppelseite vor.
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„Für uns ist es normal, die Luft zu sehen, die wir einatmen“. Im südafrikanischen #Kohlerevier Highveld sterben jährlich tausende Menschen durch #Luftverschmutzung. Wie kann ein sozial gerechter #Kohleausstieg in #Südafrika gelingen? Eine Reportage von @leoniemarch.bsky.social.
Südafrikas Kohlerevier: Der steinige Weg zur grünen Zukunft
Wie Südafrika den Übergang von der Kohle zu erneuerbaren Energien meistern will - eine Reportage über Gesundheit, Arbeitsplätze und innovative Lösungen.
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simonallison.bsky.social
My bizarre interactions with the richest man I have ever met, featuring hot tubs, private planes and a sweary billionaire
thecontinent.org
All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 207 of The Continent.

One of Africa’s richest men tried to shape politics on the continent through his Brenthurst Foundation — using extreme luxury to charm and influence. Last month, it suddenly shut down. What happened?

Get your copy here: bit.ly/TC_207
This is the cover of Issue 207 of The Continent (2 August 2025)

It shows a bearded white man, wearing glasses, jeans, and a checkered shirt with a yellow apron, standing on a wobbly wooden ladder. He’s sculpting a massive boulder using a hammer and chisel. Taped to the wall in front of him is a map of Africa — his apparent guide. On the ground next to the boulder is an open black toolbox labeled “Brenthurst”, a reference to the Brenthurst Foundation, which is associated with white South African billionaire politician Jonathan Oppenheimer.

The man appears to be trying to sculpt the giant rock into the shape of Africa but hasn’t made any visible progress — the rock remains untouched. The floor is scattered with chisels and stone chips, showing failed or misguided effort.
The headline reads: “The tone-deaf billionaire”. It’s illustrated by Gado.
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Mozambican prosecutors confirmed this week that opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane will be tried for five criminal offences, including incitement to terrorism, over his role in last year’s post-election protests in Mozambique.
Mondlane faces terrorism rap as Chapo goes back on his word
The development comes despite meetings between the opposition leader and President Daniel Chapo, which had suggested a thawing in Mozambique’s post-election wrangling.
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Freitag. 13.6. 16h MEZ. Weltreporter Live!
Diesmal mit unseren Korrespondent*innen in China & Taiwan. Anmeldung hier: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @weltreporter.bsky.social @taiwanreporter.bsky.social
Info zu Weltreporter Live: Kriegsgefahr in Ostasien? Weltreporter über ihre Arbeit in China & Taiwan. Mit Klaus Bardenhagen & Fabian Kretschmer. Moderation Christiane Kühl.
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We're deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at the age 87. His words shaped and reshaped our grasp of African resistance and decolonisation under colonialism and the postcolonial era. Rest in power. #NgugiWaThiongo
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Mary Sibande's installation at Latitudes Art Fair in Johannesburg.
Eine Afrikanerin in rotem Tüllkleid blickt in einem Pavillon auf die Besucher herab.
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This!
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RAMAPHOSA: I am sorry I don't have a plane to give you

TRUMP: I wish you did. I'd take it. If your country offered the US Air Force a plane, I would take it

RAMAPHOSA: Okay
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dailymaverick.co.za
Blessed Mhlanga was finally granted bail on Tuesday after he was arrested in February for interviewing a war veteran calling for the ouster of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
PRESS FREEDOM: Relief as Zim journalist finally granted bail, but concerns remain over media freedom attacks
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Heute 19 Uhr. Weltreporter Live. Meine Nahost-Kolleg*innen erzählen von ihrer Arbeit. Seid dabei. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Unsere Korrespondenten Tania Krämer und Karim Al-Gawhary berichten über die Konflikte in Gaza, in der Westbank, im Libanon und in Syrien. Wie bewahrt man die eigene Objektivität angesichts des Leidens, das man jeden Tag von Nahem miterlebt? Jetzt anmelden! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Seit anderthalb Jahren sind unsere Nahost-Kolleginnen im Dauereinsatz. Wie erleben @gawhary.bsky.social (Kairo) und Tania Krämer (Jerusalem) Krieg und Waffenstillstand? In unserem "Weltreporter live" berichten sie aus erster Hand. Jetzt anmelden!
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