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Leal shrugs off 15,000-kilometre journey to score AFCON winner

Johannesburg (AFP) - Luis Leal shrugged off a 15,000km journey and a big time difference to score and give Sao Tome e Principe a 1-0 win over Mauritius on Thursday in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier.

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African students wonder what next after Ukraine war upends education

Nkateko Muyimane and six fellow African students hid in a subway while Russian shells pounded Kharkiv, before fleeing on a train to Budapest they very nearly failed to board.

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South African Test cricketer suspended after positive drugs test

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African cricketer Zubayr Hamza has agreed to a voluntary suspension after testing positive for a prohibited substance, Cricket South Africa announced on Wednesday.

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Surprise side Gambia want to avoid becoming one-tournament wonders

Johannesburg (AFP) - Tom Saintfiet, the Belgian coach who transformed Gambia from minnows to Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finalists this year, desperately wants to avoid the fate that befell Madagascar.

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Johannesburg's first woman mayor speaks on effective coalitions and fighting corruption

South Africa’s nationwide local government elections held on 1 November 2021 saw a continuing trend of no outright winners in some key cities, resulting in coalition governments. This is a relatively new phenomenon in South Africa, resulting from the decline in support for the African National Congress, which has dominated…

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Orlando Pirates reach CAF Cup quarter-finals despite red card

Johannesburg (AFP) - Full-back Ntsikelelo Nyauza scored with a powerful header as South African club Orlando Pirates reached the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals on Sunday with a 2-0 win over JS Saoura in Algeria.

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South African rookies Royal eye CAF Champions League place

Johannesburg (AFP) - A Royal AM team coached by former Malawi star John Maduka moved closer to a fairy tale top-two finish in the South African Premiership on Sunday and qualification for the CAF Champions League.

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Rabada exploits tricky pitch to set up South African win

Johannesburg (AFP) - Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada exploited a tricky pitch to set up a convincing seven-wicket win for South Africa in the second one-day international against Bangladesh at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

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Maiden European title for emotional South African Norris

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African Shaun Norris cuddled his baby daughter and shed tears after a three-stroke victory in the Steyn City Championship near Johannesburg on Sunday gave him his first European circuit title.

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Rabada takes five but Afif Hossain shines for Bangladesh

Johannesburg (AFP) - Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took five for 39 as Bangladesh were restricted to 194 for nine in the second one-day international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

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Bangladesh bat in bid to clinch series

Johannesburg (AFP) - Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat in the second one-day international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday.

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Nigerians Eduwo, Iwuala take Tunisian giants Esperance to quarters

Johannesburg (AFP) - Nigerians Kingsley Eduwo and Anayo Iwuala struck the goals that gave Esperance of Tunisia a 3-0 victory at Jwaneng Galaxy of Botswana on Saturday and sealed a CAF Champions League quarter-finals place.

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Munster make five changes for URC clash with Emirates Lions

After losing to the Vodacom Bulls last week, The Reds need a victory in Johannesburg

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Xenophobia in South Africa: how family members influenced Nigerians to flee or stay

In early September 2019, xenophobic attacks escalated dramatically in two large South African cities, Johannesburg and Pretoria, as well as adjoining areas.

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South Africa's IPL players picked for Bangladesh one-day games

Johannesburg (AFP) - Eight South African cricketers with Indian Premier League contracts will play in a one-day series against Bangladesh before leaving for India.

Reuters

S.African gold miner Harmony reports fatality at its Johannesburg mine

South African gold miner Harmony Gold said on Monday that a mine-worker had died of an accident at one its mines in Johannesburg on Friday.

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South Africa coach demands more aggression against France in football friendly

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa coach Hugo Broos is demanding more aggression from his team when they face world champions France in a friendly football international on March 29 in Lille.

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Amid NFT boom, artists worry about climate costs

Johannesburg (AFP) - Digital art is nothing new to vonMash, who describes his blend of painting, video and sound as "afro-delic" -- a psychedelic twist on Afrofuturism.

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Analysis-More welfare or less? S.Africa's ANC confronts apartheid's legacy

South Africa's ruling party is being forced to confront a problem that has bedevilled the country since apartheid ended 28 years ago: how to reduce record gross inequality and poverty that hurts the Black majority more than the white minority.

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Petro, Wydad reach CAF Champions League last-eight as Ahly, Zamalek lose

Johannesburg (AFP) - Unfancied Petro Luanda of Angola and perennial title challengers Wydad Casablanca of Morocco on Saturday became the first qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals.

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Pelembe nets as smash-and-grab side Royal go second in South Africa

Johannesburg (AFP) - Mozambican Elias Pelembe scored after 95 minutes for South African Premiership smash-and-grab experts Royal AM, who beat Swallows 1-0 on Sunday to go second in their debut top-flight campaign.

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Peterson stars as Chiefs sink Pirates while Sundowns slip

Johannesburg (AFP) - A couple of brilliant saves by one-time fourth choice Brandon Peterson enabled Kaizer Chiefs to beat Orlando Pirates 2-1 on Saturday and keep alive slender hopes of becoming South African champions.

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Sherif strikes twice as Ahly survive CAF Champions League scare

Johannesburg (AFP) - Mohamed Sherif scored twice as holders Al Ahly of Egypt claimed three crucial points by beating Al Merrikh of Sudan 3-2 in a CAF Champions League group match in Cairo on Saturday.

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Foreign national arrested for selling drugs, MDMA worth ₹25 lakh seized

The KG Halli police on Saturday arrested a 29-year-old for allegedly peddling drugs and recovered 500 grams of MDMA worth ₹25 lakh from him. The accused, identified as Nelson Onwugbuo, hails from Johannesburg, South Africa, and had taken rooms in a hotel at Kalyan Nagar, said the police. He was…

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The legacy of iconic singer Miriam Makeba and her art of activism

South Africa’s world famous singer and activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022. Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg’s Prospect township, she had a life of remarkable global impact. She contributed to black people’s struggle for liberation and defended the integrity of African identity and…

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