Louis Oelofse

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.

Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell Nick Miroff.

"When people are determined they can overcome anything." - a quote by Nelson Mandela, feeling very relevant

New Year, new season of The Continent being published weekends, highly recommended!

Trump steps back from the brink on Greenland. But the damage has been done. The president’s effort to acquire Greenland, even with the threat of force off the table, has changed the way allies see the U.S.

There is a "deepening sentiment among NATO leaders and other longtime allies that they can no longer consider the United States a reliable ally." www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump In a speech at Davos, written by Carney himself, the Canadian prime minister laid out his doctrine for a world of fractured international norms

‘Nostalgia is not a strategy’: Mark Carney is emerging as the unflinching realist ready to tackle Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Wikipedia’s Existential Threats Feel Greater Than Ever As the free online encyclopedia turns 25, it’s facing political opposition, AI scraping, dwindling volunteers, and a public that may no longer believe in its ideals.

As the free online encyclopedia turns 25, it’s facing political opposition, AI scraping, dwindling volunteers, and a public that may no longer believe in its ideals. www.wired.com/story/wikipe...

Kenya mourns death of iconic elephant Craig – DW – 01/03/2026 Craig was one of the last remaining elephants identified as super tuskers in Africa, but also became a symbol for conservation.

This story absolutely broke my heart today www.dw.com/en/kenya-mou...

The news I need now!

We guarantee the death of most remaining newsrooms "We're not learning from the past. Instead, we're approaching this new era of generative AI much like we did platforms."

"We will lose. The public will lose."

www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/we-g...

Peter Arnett, Pulitzer winner who covered wars in Vietnam and Iraq, dies at 91 The New Zealand native reported live for CNN from Baghdad as missiles rained down on the city in 1991 and covered the Vietnam War for more than a decade.

For Americans, the Vietnam War might have been the first war they saw on TV, but for us in South Africa, it was the Iraq War and the 24-hour television news revolution brought to our homes by Peter Arnett and others at CNN.

www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

DW Access: New app counters global censorship DW Access is a lightweight app designed to ensure access to independent information in regions where digital freedom is under threat. It provides users with a secure way to reach DW content even under...

Bypass censorship corporate.dw.com/en/dw-access...

US efforts to end the Ukraine war: Progress and roadblocks – DW – 12/12/2025 There has been a flurry of diplomatic activity between Washington, Kyiv, Moscow and European capitals to discuss a plan to end the war. But US President Donald Trump says he's tired of talking — he wa...

What you need to know about the Russia-Ukraine war this week. www.dw.com/en/us-plan-t...

A images showing which football playing nations will play in which groups during the FIFA World Cup 2026

Read more here: p.dw.com/p/54fZf

Mexico will play South Africa in their opening match at the #FIFA World Cup they are co-hosting, just as South Africa did when they hosted the tournament.

WSQK - Listen Live | Global Player The Squawk. Access your favourite WSQK shows now!

Might be a fake radio station but its playing real bangers. I'm here for the 80s retro! Check out WSQK on Global Player - share-gp.globalplayer.com/live/wsqk/uk/

War inc.

A collage of book covers. A headline reads: "The New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of 2025."

It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

I have previously seen the work of MSF in Haiti and in several conflict zones in Africa. They do great work, please support them if you can.

What a two-week rotation at a hospital in Kherson, Ukraine looks like:

The medical team doesn't leave the hospital because it's too dangerous.

With near-daily bombing in the area, they create a basement shelter & gym, and deals with power cuts during surgery.
The full doc: https://bit.ly/4py4pcP

Worth a listen, from a guy who knows music better than most.

World War I Armistice Day remembered in Ypres and elsewhere – DW – 11/11/2025 World War I fighting officially stopped at 11 a.m. on November 11 in 1918. Ceremonies marking the anniversary took place around much of the world, including the Menin Gate at Ypres in Belgium.

We shall remember them p.dw.com/p/53RPF

Springboks!!!! Doing the captain and the country proud. #rugby

Per the White House pool, Brazil’s Lula has become the first world leader (I believe) publicly to urge Trump to get the cameras out of the room so their private talks can begin. Amazing it has taken this long.

AI assistants make widespread errors about the news, new research shows Leading AI assistants misrepresent news content in nearly half their responses, according to new research published on Wednesday by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the BBC.

Proud to have contributed to this important research on AI and news accuracy. www.reuters.com/business/med...

Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela wins Nobel Peace Prize – DW – 10/10/2025 The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 has gone to Maria Corina Machado. The committee lauded "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela." Follow DW for more.

María Corina Machado is the opposition leader in Venezuela won the #Nobel Peace Prize www.dw.com/en/maria-cor...

South Africa 2025 Special Report by Tim Atkin MW British author, journalist, and wine critic Tim Atkin MW's 2025 Special South Africa Report.

South Africa #Wine 2025 Special Report by Tim Atkin MW specialprojects.news24.com/south-africa... via @news24

Primedia pays tribute to EWN’s Tshidi Madia Tshidi passed away in hospital on Wednesday morning, 27 August 2025, after a short illness.

www.ewn.co.za/2025/08/27/p...

A profound loss for South African journalism and all who knew her.

Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead.

Mercator maps shrink Africa. The African Union wants to redraw them. - Washington Post

www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...