The Latest Breaking News from Johannesburg

2nd Test: South Africa beat West Indies by 284 runs to sweep series

NEW DELHI: Skipper Temba Bavuma led from the front as his career-best 172 helped South Africa complete a 284-run victory over West Indies for a clean sweep of the two-match Test series at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The Times of India · Mar 11, 2023

Virgin passengers stranded for 30 hours and counting after flight diverts to Spain and rescue plane breaks down

Exclusive: ‘After two hours wandering around an empty airport asking local staff if they could help, we eventually found a desk which gave us a bus and hotel voucher,’ passenger tells The Independent

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

The real Johannesburg: 6 powerful photos from a gritty new book on the city

Wake Up, This is Joburg is a collaboration between photographer Mark Lewis and urban planner and writer Tanya Zack. Striking images and beautiful texts follow 10 stories the team discovered in urban Johannesburg, South Africa. Each chapter captures many overlapping stories that come together around a character, a place or…

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2023

Aiden Markram expresses captaincy ambitions in IPL

JOHANNESBURG: One of the front-runners for Sunrisers Hyderabad's captaincy in IPL-16, South African batter Aiden Markram is ready to take up the challenge if given a chance.

The Times of India · Feb 11, 2023

Brit collapses and dies after 11 hours on flight from Heathrow with wife

Michael Joseph Morris, who was travelling with his wife, suddenly collapsed in the international arrivals toilet while waiting for his luggage to be returned after flying from Heathrow to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg

Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023

Radio in South Africa turns 100 – and collides with podcasting and streaming

This year marks 100 years since radio was introduced in South Africa, through “the first experimental broadcast at the Railway Headquarters in Johannesburg” on 18 December 1923.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2023

Shubman Gill too good a player not to succeed: Graeme Smith

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African skipper Graeme Smith is quite impressed with the way Shubman Gill has made his presence felt in world cricket. The India youngster had recently hogged the limelight with an ODI double ton against New Zealand and T20 centuries against Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2023

Woman baffled after blue water flows out of her tap as she asks if it's safe

A spokesperson for the local water utility firm, Johannesburg Water, said it suspects the blue water was contaminated by copper in the building, but samples had been taken for testing in South Africa

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023

Sune Luus to lead South Africa in ICC Women's T20 World Cup

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa): South Africa on Tuesday named a 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup on home soil.

The Times of India · Jan 31, 2023

Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts

A tiger escaped from a residence and roamed the countryside outside Johannesburg, South Africa, for four days this month. It attacked a man and killed several animals, and was eventually shot by the authorities. Tigers aren’t native to South Africa and are considered an alien species. Its escape highlights the…

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2023