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South Africa's MK party pledges alliance with opposition

South Africa's political landscape is still settling after the African National Congress's rush to form a government of national unity after failing to win a parliamentary majority in last month's election. Party leader Cyril Ramaphosa has been reelected as the country's president, but the ANC is still announcing new partners.…

France 24

Smriti Mandhana elated after scoring first ton at home

BENGALURU: It is a dream for any Indian player to score a hundred at home. Smriti Mandhana was also waiting for that opportunity to celebrate the magical three-figure mark in front of Indian fans. Eleven years after making her white-ball debut, it came true on Sunday against South Africa women…

The Times of India

Ukraine peace summit: Why some countries refused to sign the plan

Major Global South nations cited Russia’s absence or Israel’s presence as reasons for not accepting the communique.

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Will South Africa’s new coalition gov’t change tack on Israel-Palestine?

As the new government includes parties neutral about Israel’s war on Gaza, ANC insists it will still support Palestine.

Al Jazeera

AI can make African elections more efficient – but trust must be built and proper rules put in place

Time magazine has dubbed 2024 a “super election year”. An astonishing 4 billion people are eligible to vote in countries across the world this year. Many are on the African continent, where presidential, parliamentary and general elections have already been held or are set for the latter half of the…

The Conversation

Zuma's Party Joins S.African Opposition Alliance

South African former president Jacob Zuma said Sunday his new party would join an opposition alliance to coordinate resistance to the government, while maintaining its challenge to the general election results.

International Business Times

Debutant spinner Asha Sobhana not concerned about missing five-wicket haul, happy to see India win

NEW DELHI: Asha Sobhana, India's debutant spinner, expressed her satisfaction with the team's victory in the opening ODI against South Africa in Bengaluru, despite narrowly missing out on a five-wicket haul in her debut match.

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Smriti Mandhana's terrific ton powers India to 265/8 against South Africa in 1st ODI

Smriti Mandhana's excellent century and Deepti Sharma's cameo of 37 runs powered India to 265/8 against South Africa in their first ODI of the three-match series here at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Why is Ernie Els in the dog food business? To become ‘the Paul Newman of autism’

“People laugh at me like what the hell are you doing? I feel there's something there”

USA Today Sports Media Group

World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years

The landscape along the Buffels River in South Africa’s Namaqualand region is dotted with thousands of sandy mounds that occupy about 20% of the surface area. These heuweltjies, as the locals call them (the word means “little hills” in Afrikaans), are termite mounds, inhabited by an underground network of tunnels…

The Conversation

The sound of struggle: South Africa's lasting legacy of cultural resistance

Thirty years after the end of apartheid in South Africa, the cultural resistance artists waged against white minority rule continues to inspire new generations of creators.

Radio France Internationale

Gavin Jantjes: To Be Free! A Retrospective 1970-2023 review – fierce and subtle

From post-pop art to late-flowering expressionism, the South African artist is one of his country’s most significant, and this huge survey shows off his extraordinary range

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Imran Tahir shares the story of Jacques Kallis sleeping before a Test knock and then scored...

Jacques Kallis is one of the legends of the game who has been part of many a historic moments for South Africa. Not just a top-order batsman, Kallis's seam-up bowling made him one of the greatest allrounders the game has seen.

The Times of India

In South Africa, traditional healers join the fight against HIV. Stigma remains high in rural areas

More than 300 traditional leaders in South Africa will be trained to do HIV tests and educate their largely rural patients about the disease

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‘In South Africa, you hear of disappearance all the time’: one photographer’s search for his sister’s missing years

Lindokuhle Sobekwa has made a moving attempt to retrace the steps of a sibling, now dead, whose decade-long absence left a hole at his family’s heart

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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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

The Times of India

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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

France 24

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.

Radio France Internationale

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.

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