The film, Anora, known as a “strip-club Cinderella story”, won big at the Oscars – leaving with 5 golden statuettes. Among those was a win for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing. “The Brutalist” left with three awards, the second most wins. The 2025 Academy Awards featured a star-studded ensemble of Hollywood’s finest, with Demi Moore, Ariana Grande and Zoe Saldaña dazzling on the red carpet at the Dolby
It was an unprecedented weekend in global politics, as a transatlantic rift between Europe and the USA seemed to be further exposed, after European leaders gathered in London on Sunday, 2 March to declare their unwavering support for Ukraine. At the summit of 18 European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a four-point plan, a “coalition of the willing”, to work with Ukraine to end the war
Three people have been arrested after a shop owner was kidnapped in Stellenbosch on Thursday. The Western Cape Hawks say the victim’s family had received a WhatsApp message demanding a ransom of R100 000 or he would be killed. Three arrested for kidnapping In a joint operation, consisting of the Hawks, the Police, the Hostage Negotiation Team and the Dog Unit, two vehicles were identified. One was pulled off the road near Stellenbosch and
Former Mayor Patricia Fine has died
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Former Cape Town Mayor Patricia Fine has died. Her current counterpart, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has expressed the City’s condolences on her passing. He says she was a trailblazer in the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce. The Mayor said, “The City conveys its deep condolences to friends and family of former Mayor Patricia Fine.“ The City conveys condolences Hill-Lewis has conveyed the City’s deep condolences to friends and family of former
Raised voices and angry scenes at the White House as Trump clashes with Zelensky over the ‘minerals deal’
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Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy The visit of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House has not gone to plan – at least not to his plan. There were extraordinary scenes as a press conference between Zelensky and Trump descended into acrimony, with the US president loudly berating his opposite number, who he accused of “gambling with world war three”. “You either make a
