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EXCLUSIVE: South African director John Trengove's crisis of masculinity drama Mandrome, which world premieres in Competition at the Berlinale this weekend, is one of the most topical Golden Bear contenders this year. Jesse Eisenberg stars as Ralphie, a disenfranchised young man whose life spirals…

“My name is Trevor Noah. I'm really honored to be here, honestly,” said the Daily Show host at this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. “You could've picked any comedian, you could've invited anyone but you went with the South African variant. Very on theme.” Likely even more on-theme than Noah knew. On…

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Prize winner and leader who was a key figure in ending apartheid in South Africa, has died at 90, the country’s president confirmed today. "Ultimately, at the age of 90, he died peacefully at the Oasis Frail Care Centre in Cape Town this morning," Dr Ramphela Mamphele said in a…

The World Health Organization issued a series of warnings today about the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, among them that “We are now starting to see a consistent picture of rapid increase in transmission.” That transmission appears to be aided by “increased risk of re-infection with Omicron.” On the plus…

UPDATED: Dr. Anthony Fauci confirmed today that the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 had been identified in the U.S. The presidential advisor said the case was identified in California and the patient had recently arrived via airplane from South Africa. Fauci said that the person had been vaccinated and…

A South African doctor said Sunday that symptoms of the Omicron variant appear to be mild and can be treated at home. Dr. Angelique Coetzee, a private practitioner and chair of the South African Medical Association, was one of the first to notice the new variant. She treated patients at her clinic who had symptoms…

UPDATED: The U.S. restricted travel from eight African countries on Friday amid growing concern about a new variant of Covid-19, suspected of being more transmissible. The countries are South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mazambique and Malawi, according to the Washington Post. The new…

EXCLUSIVE: Today an exclusive first look at the trailer for 8: A South African Horror Story, a nightmarish plunge into the little-known corners of South African folklore from writer-director Harold Hölscher and Rock Salt Releasing. Rock Salt Releasing boarded world sales at the Cannes Film Festival in May and screened…

UPDATE: Arnold Schwarzenegger said Sunday via Twitter that he will not pursue any action against the man who attacked him in South Africa at a children’s sporting event. "A lot of you have asked, but I'm not pressing charges. I hope this was a wake-up call, and he gets his life on the right track. But I'm moving on…