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Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected South Africa president in ‘new era’ of coalition

Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of the famed party of Nelson Mandela, calls the coalition deal a ‘new birth, a new era for our country’

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US Cricket Team Advances To Super Eight In T20 World Cup

U.S. cricket team advances in T20 World Cup debut; South Africa and New Zealand secure wins in intense competition.

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Ramaphosa re-elected as South African leader after historic coalition deal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has won a second term in office after being re-elected by lawmakers with 283 votes.

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T20 World Cup: South Africa survive scare to defeat Nepal by 1 run

NEW DELHI: At the Arnos Vale Stadium in St. Vincent on Friday, South Africa pulled off a thrilling one-run victory in their final Group D encounter of the T20 World Cup, despite a serious scare from Nepal.

The Times of India

Students on the frontline: South Africa and the US share a history of protest against white supremacy

Every year on 16 June, South Africa commemorates the revolt of black school children against the inferior “bantu education” system on that day in 1976. The horror of police shooting and killing unarmed children caused a global uproar. Historian Rico Devara Chapman’s research interests include a focus on the African…

The Conversation

Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as South Africa’s president

Leader gets second term after winning vote just hours after ANC and Democratic Alliance agreed coalition deal

The Guardian - UK

Ramaphosa re-elected president, South Africa await details of unity government

South Africa had its first parliamentary session after its historic seventh election where the ANC lost its majority rule. The coalition government as it stands has the ANC joining forces with the opposition DA and the smaller IFP as well as relative newcomers the Patriotic Alliance.

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Cyril Ramaphosa: from anti-apartheid activist to leader of South Africa's coalition government

Cyril Ramaphosa, the former trade unionist and key participant in the fight against apartheid, is set to be given a second mandate as South Africa's president, albeit without an absolute majority in parliament. He remains the ANC leader too.

Radio France Internationale

South Africa Faces Political Uncertainty As President Election Looms

South African lawmakers prepare for a historic presidential election with potential coalition support for Cyril Ramaphosa amid changing political dynamics.

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa elected president, but coalition allies hold veto

An 11th hour deal between the ANC and traditional rivals has led to the country’s first coalition government.

Al Jazeera

South Africa's ANC and rival Democratic Alliance form unity government in historic moment

Deal between two traditionally antagonistic parties is the most momentous political shift in South Africa since Nelson Mandela led the ANC to victory in the 1994 elections that marked the end of apartheid

Evening Standard

Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected South African president after ANC, DA reach deal

African National Congress leader Cyril Ramaphosa secures second term with the help of lawmakers from opposition parties.

Al Jazeera

Conditions are going to level up: Kagiso Rabada

NEW DELHI: Because the West Indian pitches are more consistent than the drop-in decks used in the US phase of the event, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada anticipates "competitive scores" in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup.

The Times of India

Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O: True Story review – emotive South African jazz with a bite

The latest album by Jiyane, of collective Spaza, wades into darker territory to reflect the reality of poverty in the country

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Ashleigh Moolman Pasio holds onto Olympics and Tour de France Femmes hopes after back injury

'I’ll continue to put in the hard work, dream big, and believe in myself' says South African after high-speed Volta a Catalunya crash

The Guardian - UK

South Africa’s ANC strikes coalition deal with free-market DA

Country’s second-largest party agrees to support re-election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president

International Business Times

S.Africa's ANC Strikes 11th-hour Deal To Form Government

South Africa's long-standing ruling ANC said Thursday it has reached an agreement with several other parties to form a coalition, after failing to win an outright majority in May's general election.

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South Africa's ANC And Opposition Agree On Coalition Government

South Africa's ANC party forms a coalition government with the main opposition, signaling unity and collaboration in governance.

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Support and sniping for South African universal healthcare law

This week, a new law paving the way for the introduction of universal healthcare in South Africa both excites and divides. Also, ed tech has the potential to close education gaps in DR Congo. One digital learning portal is going down well with kids, but is struggling to attract the…

The Conversation

Searching for a female partner for the world’s ‘loneliest’ plant

“Surely this is the most solitary organism in the world,” wrote palaeontologist Richard Fortey in his book about the evolution of life.

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South Africa Reports Local Transmission Of Mpox Virus

Recent deaths from mpox in South Africa raise concerns about local transmission and prompt vaccination efforts to protect the population.

The Independent UK

Warning as South Africa reports two more deaths from mpox this week

Mpox, known as monkeypox, is caused by infection with a virus that’s in the same family as the one that causes smallpox

The Conversation

June 16 uprising: how a massacre in South Africa led to Africa’s boycott of the 1976 Olympics

As the world prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, can we maintain faith in the nonpolitical ethos of the event? The Montreal Olympics Games in 1976 stands out, among others, as a clear instance of the games being used for political ends.

The Conversation

Jacob Zuma: South Africans have five theories about why he’s still popular

A number of theories are being touted in South Africa about why and how former president Jacob Zuma retains his appeal as a leader. And why the party he formed – uMkhonto we Sizwe – to contest the recent elections managed to get 14.58% of the vote in the national…

The Conversation

South Africa: last-minute negotiations as Ramaphosa faces deadline for presidency deal

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa looks set to form a government of national unity (GNU) with four other allied parties when South Africa’s parliament meets tomorrow for the first time after the recent election.

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