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Leonardo DiCaprio in the thriller One Battle After Another. Photos: Warner Bros. Pictures

One Battle After Another: The revolution will be cinematic

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio join forces for a high-stakes, darkly hilarious thriller exploring family, revolution and lingering trauma

Done waiting: Campbell Meas, winner of this year’s National Playwright Competition at the National Arts Festival. Photo: Boipelo Khunou

Campbell Meas is done waiting

A candid look at Campbell Meas’s journey navigating creativity, identity and the challenges of breaking into the arts industry

Irish Minister of State Neale Richmond gives an address at the Africa Ireland Trade Horizons conference. (Supplied)

Irish state minister: Visa imposed on South Africans harsh, but necessary

Neale Richmond said the Irish government was aware of the effect this has had businesses and people, but the move was constantly under review

The High Court has overturned a Home Affairs official’s decision to reject the asylum application of a man who fled his home country after he was imprisoned for homosexuality. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Judge slams home affairs department for ‘unintelligible, illogical babble’ in gay case

An immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was jailed solely for homosexuality in his home country

Congolese artist Alexandre Kyungu Mwilambwe. (Supplied)

The art of identity and migration

Artist explores the way that personal history challenges the concepts of home and belonging

Ireland celebrates 30 years of ‘shared values’ with SA, reiterates support for Palestine

Irish companies have developed a significant presence in South Africa and employ more than 12 500 people

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Cabinet applauds conviction of Home Affairs officials in fraudulent passport scheme

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber said the convictions proved that corruption could be defeated

If South Africa is intent on fulfilling the provisions of the AfCFTA, then the department of home affairs must relax, rather than retract, its visa requirements for people from other countries, particularly African ones.(Gallo)

White Paper on immigration fails Africa’s free trade aspirations

The African Continental Free Trade Area endorses immigration, yet South Africa’s home affairs department is pushing for stringent requirements for visas

Lies and stereotypes: A march against migrants in Pretoria. Photo: Alet Pretorius/Getty Images

Myths and realities: Are migrants really the problem?

Public figures are often quick to heighten negative stereotypes about migrants