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Lynsey Chutel

@lynseychutel

Reporter for @nytimes in London • Co-Author of #Coloured: How Classification Became Culture • @Columbiajourn • Bibliophile • Send news tips via link in bio

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linkhttps://www.nytimes.com/by/lynsey-chutel calendar_today15-08-2009 01:10:17

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The internet is made up of hundreds of cables crossing the floors and canyons of the ocean. So what happens when the cables snap? James Glanz, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains what could go wrong and how these cables get fixed. nyti.ms/49jY1yQ

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"In a year when election upsets have changed southern Africa's political landscape, #Namibia's governing party has bucked the trend ... [And] for the first time in its history, Namibia has also elected a female president." nytimes.com/2024/12/03/wor… Lynsey Chutel

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I’m far away, but could I ask someone on here to save a copy for me. And the Daily Sun, which I loved. It’s always heartbreaking when a newspaper stops printing.

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Earlier this year in Sudan, I bumped into a fierce young woman with an incredible story. She shared it, hoping show how a brutal war has shattered lives. Today her profile was on page 1 of The New York Times, and across two pages inside, with striking portraits by Ivor Prickett.

Earlier this year in Sudan, I bumped into a fierce young woman with an incredible story. She shared it, hoping show how a brutal war has shattered lives. 
Today her profile was on page 1 of <a href="/nytimes/">The New York Times</a>, and across two pages inside, with striking portraits by <a href="/ivorprickett/">Ivor Prickett</a>.
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Legal Hive: What happened to the POPI act? Should every call centre agent still be asking for your ID number? Did I misunderstand how the law works?

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A necessary reality check from my excellent colleagues John Eligon and Lynsey Chutel on the true state of the Afrikaner minority in South Africa. Please read - gift link here --> nytimes.com/2025/02/08/wor…

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Tessa Dooms to host Power 98.7 Breakfast Show, Chris Vick makes his comeback power987.co/3X3fHKf #2025lineup #POWERBreakfast #POWERWeek

Tessa Dooms to host Power 98.7 Breakfast Show, Chris Vick makes his comeback power987.co/3X3fHKf

 #2025lineup #POWERBreakfast #POWERWeek
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London-Heathrow will be closed for ALL of Friday due to a “significant power outage” caused by a fire in an electrical substation. There are currently 120 aircraft in the air that will be diverting to alternate airports or returning to their origins. flightradar24.com/airport/lhr

London-Heathrow will be closed for ALL of Friday due to a “significant power outage” caused by a fire in an electrical substation. 

There are currently 120 aircraft in the air that will be diverting to alternate airports or returning to their origins. 
flightradar24.com/airport/lhr
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Time to Celebrate 🥳 Lynsey Chutel and I are excited to announce that our Book Baby 'Coloured' has been reprinted for the 5th time! We still cannot believe the support all of you are giving us. You can still get your copy! Jonathan Ball Publishers

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Writing 'Coloured' with Lynsey Chutel is the goft that truly keeps on giving. Happy World Book Day everyone. There are signed copies Exclusive Books King Shaka Int Airport in Durban and Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg. #CelebratingColoured

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Four decades later Paul Simon’s Graceland is still the first encounter most international audiences had with South African music. But can you divorce the sound from the politics of the time? My first radio outing on BBC Radio 4 is live bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Paul Simon, trying to resurrect his solo career, defied a cultural boycott on apartheid South Africa in search of new music.He recorded a classic album & created a political minefield. The artists I spoke to saw it as their big break but activists said it undermined the struggle