Leonie Wagner

Johannesburg

Reporter at Sunday Times

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Astoria ist New Yorks Celebrity-Truthenne. Sie sucht in Manhattan nach der Liebe

1 week ago | nzz.ch | Leonie Wagner

Auch eine Truthenne hat Ansprüche. Also liess Astoria am Wochenende ihr altes Leben hinter sich und machte sich auf nach Midtown Manhattan. Hier lässt Astoria es sich gut gehen. Sie stolziert wie ein gefiedertes It-Girl durch die Avenues, macht Nickerchen auf Balkonen und liefert sich Verfolgungsjagden mit der New Yorker Polizei. NZZ.ch benötigt JavaScript für wichtige Funktionen. Ihr Browser oder Adblocker verhindert dies momentan. Bitte passen Sie die Einstellungen an.
Forty years on: The silence beneath the water

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Leonie Wagner

Forty years on: The silence beneath the water 13 April 2025 - 00:00 Purple ribbons tied to the fence flutter gently in the wind at Westdene Dam in Westdene, Johannesburg, their soft movement the only sound near a memorial stone etched with the names of the 42 children who died there on March 27 1985. ..
Gericht erlaubt Heublumenpulver

1 week ago | nzz.ch | Leonie Wagner

Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht lässt die Zugabe von Heublumenpulver zu, damit die Löcher im Emmentalerkäse wieder grösser werden. Einblicke in einen fast schon philosophischen Rechtsstreit. Leonie C. Wagner 11.04.2025, 17.15 Uhr 3 min Schmeckt Emmentaler mit Löchern besser? Annick Ramp / NZZ Natürlich beschäftigt sich das Bundesverwaltungsgericht auch mit Käse. Gerade die kleinen und feinen Dinge des Lebens haben es ja in Sachen Streitpotenzial in sich. Zum Beispiel Emmentaler.
The town where rape is a sentence served by women

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Leonie Wagner

The town where rape is a sentence served by women Sexual violence is 'a part of life' in the small Eastern Cape town of Matatiele, where seven-year-old 'Cwecwe' was allegedly raped at school 06 April 2025 - 00:00 “This is life, rape is part of life.” ..
Blankets, balaclavas and broken women

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Leonie Wagner

Blankets, balaclavas and broken women In the Eastern Cape town of Matatiele, home to seven-year-old Cwecwe, women say rape is common and justice is rare 06 April 2025 - 00:00 It’s a gloomy day in Matatiele. Clouds hang heavy and low, matching the mood. It’s the school holidays, but the streets are quiet. No kids playing, no laughter drifting through the air. Just silence. ..
Kenny G has taken elevator music to the top floor, and he’s proud of it

3 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Leonie Wagner

Kenny G has taken elevator music to the top floor, and he’s proud of it 30 March 2025 - 00:00 If you sat next to Kenny G on a flight, what would you talk about? His music? His Guinness World Record? The fact that his songs have been the soundtrack for everything from first dances to corporate elevators? ..
Broken promises: how the system fails child victims

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Leonie Wagner

In a quiet conference room at the Teddy Bear Foundation, 20 parents sit in silence, their faces etched with grief. Some wipe away tears, others simply stare ahead, nodding in weary agreement as stories of justice delayed — and often denied — are shared. Different races, different backgrounds, but each parent in the room has one thing in common — a child who has been abused, and now those children face the added trauma of navigating the legal system. ..
Justice fails our kids: Despair as child abuse cases stall in court

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Leonie Wagner

Justice fails our kids: Despair as child abuse cases stall in court New data from the Teddy Bear Foundation reveals shockingly low conviction rate for crimes against children 23 March 2025 - 00:00 Of the more than 5,000 cases of child abuse reported to the Teddy Bear Foundation in the past five years, just 4% — about one in 25 — have resulted in a conviction...
Migration und Comedy – geht das? Negah Amiri über Humor in düsteren Zeiten

1 month ago | nzz.ch | Leonie Wagner

Migration und Comedy – geht das? Die deutsch-iranische Comedienne Negah Amiri bringt Migration mit grossem Erfolg auf die Bühne. Im Gespräch erzählt sie, wieso sie keine Angst vor Klischees hat und warum auch Migranten AfD wählen. Leonie C. Wagner 17.03.2025, 11.09 Uhr 5 min Humor war ihre Rettung: Comedienne und Moderatorin Negah Amiri. Imago/Horst Galuschka Negah Amiri, Sie sind mit elf Jahren aus Iran nach Deutschland geflohen.
Why the three-night Cheetah Trail on this Karoo reserve is the cat's pyjamas

1 month ago | timeslive.co.za | Leonie Wagner

Eastern Cape There’s something deeply humbling about walking through a place where the earth feels as ancient as time itself — where every step brings you face-to-face with the secrets of a land that has been shaped by both nature and history. It’s here, in the Great Karoo, the heart of South Africa’s semi-desert, where the Samara Karoo Reserve invites me to step back in time and lose myself in a landscape that tells stories older than the country itself.