Sisonke Msimang

Sisonke Msimang is a South African writer, and the author of “Always Another Country: a Memoir of Exile and Home” (2017) and “The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela” (2018). You can find her newsletter “It Is Brave to Be Involved” here.

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A Palestinian man carries a dead child at Nasser Hospital, Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 24, 2025.

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How to Write About Palestine

Sisonke Msimang

- May 25, 2025

A concise guide to proper media behavior when discussing the “complicated” situation.

U.S. President Donald Trump greets President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa as he arrives to the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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How Trump’s Embrace of Afrikaner “Refugees” Became a Joke in South Africa

Sisonke Msimang

- May 21, 2025

Untangling the “white genocide” narrative from propaganda to punchline, as South Africa’s president meets with Trump in the White House.

Sisonke Msimang

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How to Write About Palestine

How Trump’s Embrace of Afrikaner “Refugees” Became a Joke in South Africa

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Sisonke Msimang

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How to Write About Palestine

How Trump’s Embrace of Afrikaner “Refugees” Became a Joke in South Africa

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