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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 · Jun 17, 2024

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.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2024

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 · Jun 17, 2024

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 · Jun 16, 2024

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 · Jun 16, 2024

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 · Jun 16, 2024

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 · Jun 16, 2024

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 · Jun 16, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2024

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024