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A giant of political drama, Fugard captured the injustices of apartheid in works such as Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The IslandThe South African playwright and director Athol Fugard, whose works included the plays Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island and the novel Tsotsi, has died at the age of 92.A major political dissident playwright of the 20th century, Fugard wrote more than 30 dramas including Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act (in 1972) and “Master Harold” … and the Boys (1982). Both of those drew upon the time in the 1950s when he could only find

Commission president says ‘something fundamental’ has shifted and democracy and rule of law are under threat“Nothing is off the table” when it comes to raising money for defence, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said, as she warned European values such as democracy and the rule of law were under threat in a increasingly “transactional” world.Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, the head of the EU executive told reporters there was a new sense of urgency in the geopolitical sphere and that “something fundamental” had shifted since she began her second term in office on

Omar Prempeh, 32, from Forest Hill, charged after 16-year-old shot dead in Stockwell on TuesdayA man has been charged with the murder of a teenage boy who was shot dead in Stockwell, south London, the Metropolitan police said.Lathaniel Burrell, 16, was shot dead in south London on Tuesday. Officers were called to the scene at about 3pm after reports of a shooting on Paradise Road. The teenager died while being treated at the scene by paramedics. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/09/man-charged-with-south-london-murder-of-teenager-lathaniel-burrell Author : Alexandra Topping Publish date : 2025-03-09 13:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The actor was likely alone in his house for days, disoriented and too frail to seek help, after death of wife Betsy ArakawaActor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, who were found dead last month in Santa Fe, New Mexico, were rarely apart from each other, and it’s that closeness that may have led to the circumstances of their deaths.Arakawa had become Hackman’s caregiver in his later years when he developed Alzheimer’s disease and became incapable of carrying out even the simplest of tasks. She ran the household errands, made sure he remained active and protected him from illnesses.