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Visa Delays Force South Africa's World Cup Team to Arrive Late in Mexico

The 2026 World Cup kicks off June 11 with a match between hosts Mexico and South Africa. Bafana Bafana require authorization to enter the United States because their second group-stage match is against the Czech Republic in Atlanta.

Latin Times

South Africa squad finally set to fly to World Cup after ‘embarrassing’ visa delay

South Africa are due to play in the first match of the World Cup against co-hosts Mexico

The Independent UK

SOC:South Africa delay World Cup travel due to visa issues

Just 11 days before they're scheduled to play in the World Cup opener, South Africa postponed their departure for Mexico citing visa problems.

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South Africa delay World Cup travel due to visa issues

Just 11 days before they're scheduled to play in the World Cup opener, South Africa postponed their departure for Mexico citing visa problems.

AAP

South Africa—Latest Country to Face Visa Issues Ahead of 2026 World Cup

South Africa will play in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup against co-hosts Mexico.

Sports Illustrated

South Africa returns looted Zimbabwean remains and sacred artefact

The handover ceremony took place Tuesday at a museum in Cape Town, where eight coffins draped in the Zimbabwean flag stood in solemn tribute. The remains, removed more than a century ago, were taken as so-called “scientific specimens” during colonial rule.

Euronews

Goodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town’s name change stirs racial tensions

Minister’s decision to ditch town’s colonial-era identity and honour anti-apartheid activist divides residents

The Guardian - UK

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South African work banned from Venice Biennale to be shown outside main event

South Africa’s Venice pavilion left empty after Gabrielle Goliath’s ‘highly divisive’ tribute to Palestinian poet blocked

The Guardian - UK

LIV Golf Confirms Date Change For South Africa 2027 Return

LIV Golf's South Africa debut has been an unprecedented success and, with it returning in 2027, there will be a slight date change compared to this year's tournament

Golf Monthly

‘So much disrespect’: outrage grows over postponement of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

Players and coaches demand more accountability from Caf after latest decision further disrupts preparation schedule

The Guardian - UK

Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in doubt less than two weeks before tournament in Morocco

The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco is due to get underway in less than two weeks

The Independent UK

South African artist sues minister for blocking her Venice Biennale Gaza entry

Gabrielle Goliath says Gayton McKenzie violating freedom of expression after ‘highly divisive’ artwork Elergy banned from SA pavilion

The Guardian - UK

South African minister investigated for historical racial slurs on social media

Gayton McKenzie given deadline to apologise, undergo sensitivity training and delete posts

The Guardian - UK

Formula One: South Africa bids to return F1 to continent – where, when, how

Al Jazeera looks at the bid to bring Formula One back to the African continent for the first time in 32 years.

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The Independent UK

South African government extends deadline for F1 host bids

South Africa is keen to return to the Formula 1 calendar, having last held a grand prix in 1993, but Rwanda is also interested in hosting a race

Autosport

South Africa extends deadline for F1 host bids

The South African government has extended the deadline to submit host bids for a Formula 1 grand prix in the country.

The Independent UK

South Africa targeting 2027 spot on F1 calendar: ‘It’s going to happen’

F1 has not raced in South Africa since 1993 but a return to an iconic circuit could be on the cards

The Times of India

IOC welcome interest from South Africa to host 2036 Olympics

In a step away from convention, International Olympic Committee (IOC) welcomed a bid from South Africa to host the 2036 Olympics and Paralympics. It came after a delegation including the South African Sports Confederation Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SASCOC) met with IOC officials in Lausanne, Switzerland this week.

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Al Jazeera

How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions

After Chidimma Adetshina suffered xenophobic abuse online, young Nigerians in South Africa say they feel unwelcome.

The Guardian - UK

‘We cannot ignore Africa’: F1 fans on continent add to Lewis Hamilton’s call for grand prix

New wave of Formula One fans inspired by Netflix series Drive to Survive say it is time for an African country to host a race

The Guardian - UK

Beauty queen row exposes xenophobia towards immigrants in South Africa

Saga over contestant’s nationality reflects hatred of other Africans fuelled by poverty among black population

The Conversation

South Africa’s new arts minister can grow the industry – scholars outline what Gayton McKenzie’s 7 priorities should be

South Africa’s Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has often been the focus of protests by the country’s artists. A string of ministers and former ministers have been tainted by claims of favouritism, corruption and elitist practices when it comes to funds.

The Independent UK

Miss South Africa finalist faces xenophobic abuse over Nigerian heritage

Human Rights Watch says anti-immigrant rhetoric soared in South Africa ahead of this year’s election

The Guardian - UK

Miss South Africa contestant faces backlash over Nigerian father

Chidimma Adetshina subjected to online abuse and questions about whether she is South African amid anti-African immigrant sentiment

France 24

South Africa gears up for Paris Olympics

African sporting fans are holding their breath on the eve of the official opening of the Paris Olympics. Some of the action has already kicked off with the Rugby Sevens and football having started on Wednesday – two sports that are particularly close to the heart of many South Africans.…

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