South African journalists have a choice to make

By Lumka OliphantJune 12, 2026

Across South African radio and television, anti-immigration framing has become the norm.

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The World Cup Senegal can’t attend

Between the visa bond, the digital surveillance requirements, and the 74 percent rejection rate, the Trump administration has made it nearly impossible for Senegalese fans and journalists to attend the World Cup.

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Rock Chalk Algeria

Against a tournament shadowed by visa refusals and bureaucratic hostility, the unexpected love affair between the Algerian national team and the city of Lawrence, Kansas, is a welcome reminder of what the World Cup is actually supposed to be about.

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Africa Is a Country

The country they never left

Bosnia’s World Cup squad is built on the descendants of war and displacement, players raised across Europe and North America who are finding their way back through football.

Alex ČizmićJun 11, 2026

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The footballing gods

Why are the religious practices of African footballers treated as strange when athletes around the world turn to faith and superstition to navigate the game’s uncertainty?

Buster KirchnerJun 11, 2026

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What Bafana Bafana teaches South Africa about itself

For decades, Bafana Bafana embodied the disappointments of the democratic era. As the team recovers, South Africans are once again projecting their political aspirations and fears onto the national side.

Lee NxumaloJun 10, 2026

Africa Is a Country

Not all empires look the same

Although the UAE doesn’t occupy territory, it arms militias, controls ports, and launders violence through the language of development. Sudan is paying the price.

Cheriese DilrajhJun 9, 2026

South African journalists have a choice to make

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