Thandiswa Mazwai Is the Voice of South Africa’s First Post-Apartheid Generation

Thandiswa Mazwai has sung of South Africa’s highs and lows since the country became a multiracial democracy 30 years ago. “My calling is to sing the people’s joy, to sing the people’s sadness.”

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Dinosaur Footprints Found in England by Quarry Workers

The prints were made by both long-necked sauropods and a predator, megalosaurus, and were found in one of the largest discoveries in decades.

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A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya

No one was hurt by the object, believed to be part of a launch rocket. Experts say the frequency of such incidents is increasing as the amount of debris in orbit around the Earth increases dramatically.

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Cyclone Chido Death Toll Nearly Doubles, to 75, in Mozambique

The swirling wind and rain hit an area where a yearslong insurgent conflict had already forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.

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U.K. Court Rules Police Can Seize £2 Million From Andrew Tate

The online influencer has bragged about refusing to pay taxes. A London court found that he and his brother had not paid taxes on more than £21 million in business revenue.

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Where Is Assisted Dying Legal? And What Countries Are Considering It?

Assisted dying is legal or partly legal in about a dozen countries, and more are considering allowing it.

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Iran Releases Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Laureate, From Prison for 21 Days

The activist, whose health has deteriorated, had bone surgery last month.

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South Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting Debate

The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights advocates and community leaders call the tactics inhumane.

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South Africa’s A.N.C. Rejects Jacob Zuma’s Appeal Against His Expulsion

The country’s governing party had severed ties with the former president in July after he campaigned for an opposition party in the last general election.

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In South Africa, Food Poisoning Kills at Least 23 Children

The South African government said that nearly 900 people, many children, had fallen sick since September.

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