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Watch: Mohammed Siraj wishes Happy New Year as Team India arrives in Cape Town for 2nd Test against South Africa

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team landed in Cape Town ahead of the second Test starting from Wednesday at Newlands.

The Times of India

Indian pacers' creativity will be tested in Cape Town: Allan Donald

CAPE TOWN: The Indian pace bowlers were not patient on a good bowling surface during the opening Test against South Africa, a virtue they will need in abundance on a batting paradise at Newlands, where spinners will have little role to play, reckoned legendary Allan Donald.

The Times of India

Watch: Team India gears up for 2nd Test against South Africa

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team hit the nets ahead of the second Test starting from Wednesday at Newlands in Cape Town.

The Times of India

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South Africa's Fire-gutted Parliament A Reminder Of Country's Woes

Charred beams and broken tiles still poke out from the gutted roof of South Africa's parliament in Cape Town two years after it was engulfed by a devastating fire.

International Business Times

India vs South Africa: Ravindra Jadeja could be available for 2nd Test against South Africa

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team has some good news amid the misery after a crushing loss: veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja may be eligible for the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town, which begins on January 3.

The Times of India

Composed Dean Elgar century helps South Africa move ahead of India in first Test

Elgar will retire from international cricket after next week’s clash in Cape Town and offered a fitting reminder of his qualities with a polished 140 not out

The Independent UK

Alappuzha doctor comes up with technique for simplifying complex spine surgery

‘Anjali Technique’ devised by Dr. Avinash Haridas of KVM Hospital Cherthala for simplifying complex spine surgery was presented at the World Congress of Neurosurgery organised by the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies at Cape Town in South Africa recently.

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Former South Africa captain Dean Elgar announces retirement from international cricket after India series

South African cricket legend Dean Elgar retires after 84 tests, 5,146 runs and 13 centuries. Last test at Newlands in Cape Town on Jan 3.

The Hindu

“I called Keith Richards about doing it. His manager said: ‘Keith has already got a band. They’re called the Rolling Stones’”: the epic story of Kings Of Chaos, rock’s billion dollar supergroup

Featuring members of Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Deep Purple, Alter Bridge and more, Kings Of Chaos are rock’s most high-profile covers band

Louder

Firefighters battle a wildfire on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa

More than 300 firefighters have been battling a blaze on the slopes of a mountain near Cape Town in South Africa for a second day

The Independent UK

Simon's Town: Firefighters battle huge mountain blaze near South Africa's Cape Town

Wildfire threatens homes on mountain slopes near Simon's Town, 25 miles south of Cape Town

Evening Standard

Table Mountain Attacks Highlight Crime Threat To S.Africa Tourism

Hikers hit the trail before dawn at South Africa's natural jewel Table Mountain, but instead of simply trekking its rugged landscape they were also demonstrating against a surge in attacks on walkers and tourists.

International Business Times

Man charged with terrorism over a fire at South African Parliament is declared unfit to stand trial

A man charged with terrorism and other offenses over a 2022 fire that badly damaged South Africa’s historic Parliament complex in Cape Town has been declared unfit to stand trial

The Independent UK

Aussie sevens women triumph again but men lose final

Australia's sevens women have earned back-to-back world series triumphs in Cape Town in dramatic fashion while the Aussie men were beaten in their final.

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Levi on fire as Aussie women, men progress in Cape Town

Free-scoring Maddison Levi has powered Australia's women to a dominant day-one performance at the world series sevens in Cape Town.

The Hindu

Interview | Virat is the best batter in the world and Rohit is great for the game, says Dr. Ali Bacher

Dr. Ali Bacher, 81, is a cricketer, administrator, and passionate advocate for South African cricket. He follows the tough domestic games and will be watching the India-South Africa series with great enthusiasm. He believes India has the best chance of winning the Test series due to their strong bowling attack.…

AAP

Sevens 'Queens of the Desert' out for Cape Town glory

Australia's Sevens women will be returning to the scene of their 2022 World Cup triumph in Cape Town as they seek back-to-back world series triumphs.

The Conversation

Opera in Cape Town: critics trace how a colonial art form was reinvented as African

Many people thought that classical opera in South Africa – regarded as a western, colonial art form that was the preserve of white people during apartheid – would die with democracy in 1994. Instead the opposite happened. Black singers emerged as the new stars and the format of opera began…

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Three runners mugged during Cape Town’s Ultra-Trail this weekend

It follows the high profile mugging of a pro-runner during training on Table Mountain last week

France 24

Kenya approves police deployment mission in Haiti despite court order

In tonight's edition: Kenyan lawmakers try to sidestep court orders delaying plans for a police deployment to Haiti. More than 100 people, including 16 children, have died and over 700,000 forced out of their homes because of flash flooding in the Horn of Africa. Africa Tech Festival, the continent’s biggest…

France 24

Ghana calls for African united front on demand for slavery reparations

Africa is seeking an action plan on the back of growing calls for compensation for the historical enslavement of millions of its people at a conference in Ghana. Meanwhile in the Central African Republic, the UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to renew its local peacekeeping mission – MINUSCA…

The Conversation

Henry Bredekamp and the Khoisan: the living legacy of a renowned South African historian

When Professor Henry Charles “Jatti” Bredekamp began his career as a historian of early Cape Town in South Africa, there was still a commonly held myth that the region’s native people, the Khoisan, had “all but disappeared”. This was in the wake of slavery, colonialism and apartheid, a system of…

Wallpaper

Now Gallery presents the vibrant culture of ‘A Young South Africa’ captured through the lens

Now Gallery’s ‘A Young South Africa, Human Stories’ showcases six inspiring photographers for the 2023

Al Jazeera

Dream or mirage: Can South Africa’s white-led opposition win in 2024?

South Africa’s key opposition party believes it is the government-in-waiting ahead of the 2024 vote. But analysts doubt.

The Guardian - UK

Access all arias for South Africa’s rising young opera singers

A pioneering initiative in Cape Town is helping a new generation thrive in what was once seen as a ‘white space’

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