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Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela

Born 100 years ago, Sobukwe was a titan of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle.

Al Jazeera

How South Africa’s Famo music gave birth to Lesotho’s ‘terrorist’ gangs

Lesotho’s government has banned some Famo music groups, branding them ‘terrorist’ organisations as violence escalates.

Al Jazeera

Travelling by minibus taxi in South Africa: literature highlights the perils of Black life in a racially unequal society

Minibus taxis are ubiquitous in South Africa. Far from being simply the most common form of transport, however, minibus taxis signal how precarity and racial inequality continue to define everyday life for most South Africans.

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The play that changed my life: Janet Suzman on staging Othello in apartheid South Africa

Putting on Shakespeare’s tragedy at Johannesburg’s Market theatre was a risky endeavour and caused an astonishing reaction

The Guardian - UK

India's T20I record in 2024: A year of domination marked by World Cup success

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team concluded their final T20I assignment in record-breaking fashion. With Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma at the forefront, India scored a massive 283 - their second highest T20I total - at Johannesburg. The massive score put South Africa more or less out of the equation…

The Times of India

'Everyone stepped up': Suryakumar Yadav's dressing room speech after T20I series win in South Africa

India secured a 3-1 victory against South Africa in the four-match T20I series, highlighted by the blistering batting display by Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson, both of who struck their second century of the series in the deciding match at Johannesburg on Friday, where India posted their second-highest T20I total…

The Times of India

'Very difficult for me ... ': Suryakumar Yadav's huge comment on Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson

NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma delivered sensational centuries as India crushed South Africa by 135 runs in Johannesburg on Friday, sealing the four-match T20I series 3-1 and handing the hosts their heaviest-ever defeat in the format.

The Times of India

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'Wanted to tell one funny thing ... ': Tilak Varma on his 'flying kiss' celebration

NEW DELHI: India batter Tilak Varma scripted history on Friday during the fourth and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg, where the Men in Blue secured a commanding 135-run victory. The 22-year-old became only the second Indian to score centuries in consecutive T20I innings, joining an elite list that…

The Times of India

Team India's Wanderers wonder: Full list of records broken against South Africa

NEW DELHI: Team India, under Suryakumar Yadav's leadership, delivered an exceptional batting performance against South Africa in the fourth and final T20I at the Wanderers, Johannesburg on Friday.

The Times of India

Sanju Samson's massive six leaves female fan in tears, video goes viral

NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson’s towering six inadvertently struck a female fan in the stands, leaving her in tears during the fourth and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg on Friday.

The Times of India

As British Airways and Virgin Atlantic battle with Rolls-Royce, the real loser is the passenger

Analysis: BA’s Easter 2025 flights from Heathrow to Cape Town are selling at three times the fare to nearby Johannesburg after Virgin Atlantic cancelled flights

The Independent UK

Spate Of Child Poisoning Deaths Sparks S.Africa Xenophobia

The deaths of 23 children in Johannesburg this year from suspected food poisoning has ignited anger in South Africa against foreign nationals who run small corner shops known as spazas.

International Business Times

4th T20I: India eye series victory against South Africa

NEW DELHI: As India looks to win another bilateral series in Johannesburg on Friday, Rinku Singh's batting position and cautious style must worry the team heading into the fourth Twenty20 International match against South Africa.

The Times of India

Joy Dancer: dance documentary shows the power of movement to give a voice to the silenced

In 2018, when visiting the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa, choreographer Gregory Maqoma came across the multimedia installation The African Choir 1891 Re-imagined (2017).

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The Independent UK

Hundreds march to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg in South Africa

Hundreds of people in the South African capital have marched to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg, an annual event that has been critical in advocating equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community

The Independent UK

Taiwan again rejects South African demand to move its representative office from capital

Taiwan has again rejected South Africa’s demand that it move its representative office in the country from the capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of Johannesburg

Al Jazeera

‘Why shouldn’t power be Black’? How Miriam Makeba won and lost the US

The Black South African singer defied the odds to become a household name in the US. Then she was cancelled.

The Times of India

Watch: Sreesanth brings back memories of rodeo style six against Andre Nel in LLC

NEW DELHI: The incident between S Sreesanth and Andre Nel during the second Test of India's 2006 tour of South Africa in Johannesburg is one of the most memorable moments in cricket history, combining intensity, aggression, and a dash of humor.

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Major City Plans to Rename Street After Palestinian Militant Who Was First Woman in History to Hijack a Plane

The City of Johannesburg, South Africa, may rename a major street after Leila Khalid, a Palestinian woman who hijacked a plane over 50 years ago.

The Independent UK

Johannesburg considers naming a street after a Palestinian woman who hijacked a plane

Officials in South Africa’s biggest city of Johannesburg have proposed renaming a major street after a Palestinian woman who was involved in the hijacking of a plane more than 50 years ago

The Conversation

South Africa’s municipalities aren’t fixing roads, supplying clean water or keeping the lights on: new study explains why

South Africa has a massive infrastructure problem. Roads, electricity supply and water management are just three areas in which there is mounting evidence of collapse and decay. This is true for big cities like Johannesburg as well as small towns and rural areas.

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.

Al Jazeera

The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it

With her stirring speech 100 years ago, Sarojini Naidu inspired united opposition to empire and white minority rule.

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 Conversation

Johannesburg’s underbelly is explored in Niq Mhlongo’s fresh new novel about a messy break-up

Niq Mhlongo was born in Soweto, Johannesburg in 1973 and grew up under apartheid, South Africa’s institutionalised racial segregation under white minority rule. He graduated in political studies and African literature in 1996 and then studied law, but dropped out in his final year to become a writer instead.

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