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Seasickness: we built a digital monitoring system on a South African research ship to help manage it

I’ve always been intrigued by the ocean, drawn to its mystery and sheer immensity. So I was excited when, in 2019, I identified a topic for my postgraduate studies that gave me a chance to work aboard South Africa’s polar supply and research vessel, the SA Agulhas II.

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Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court

Turkey has filed a formal request with the International Court of Justice to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel

The Independent UK

Turkey Seeks To Join South Africa's Lawsuit Against Israel

Turkey's request to join South Africa's lawsuit against Israel over alleged genocide adds complexity to the legal battle and may impact diplomatic relation...

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Wallabies' Rugby Championship Test with Springboks full

The opening match of the Rugby Championship between the Wallabies and world champions South Africa in Brisbane is a sellout.

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Black Panther actor Connie Chiume dies aged 72

The South African actor was also known for her appearance in Beyoncé’s ‘Black is King’

The Independent UK

Astronomy ‘Olympics’ is being hosted in Africa for the first time: 4 big talking points

Cutting-edge telescopes, gravitational waves, black holes and our solar system’s central star, the Sun, are just a few of the topics that will be on the table in Cape Town, South Africa, for an event that’s a scientific version of the Olympic Games – though the world’s leading astronomy researchers…

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'I slept in a horse barn' - Meet the track cyclist who funded his own way to the Paris Olympics

South African Jean Spies is a two-time Olympian, thanks to his determination and the generosity of others

Cycling Weekly

Olympics Women's Tee Times - Round Two

France's Celine Boutier took a three-shot lead in the opening round - here are the details of her and the rest of the field's tee times for day two

Golf Monthly

Schmidt wants Wallabies to rise to Springbok challenge

Despite four wins on the bounce, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says his side will need to lift their game when they face South Africa in Brisbane.

AAP

'Grateful to be back at the start line' – Ashleigh Moolman Pasio resumes racing with Olympics

South African rider on the start list for Paris, returning after vertebrae break in June at Volta a Catalunya Femenina

Cycling News

Miss South Africa finalist faces xenophobic abuse over Nigerian heritage

Human Rights Watch says anti-immigrant rhetoric soared in South Africa ahead of this year’s election

The Independent UK

Mozambique’s transgender history is on display in a powerful photo exhibition

A pioneering queer photo exhibition that was staged 20 years ago in Mozambique and South Africa has found new life and a new audience. Manas 2000-2024, by the Danish photographer Ditte Haarløv Johnsen, opened at the French-Mozambican Cultural Centre, in the capital Maputo, on 8 July. The show kicked off…

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South African accountancy students struggle to overcome disadvantages: what lecturers can do differently

In recent decades, student numbers have risen at higher education institutions in many parts of the world. This has opened doors for students who might have been excluded before. These students may be drawn from indigenous groups in formerly colonised areas or part of a foreign minority in a host…

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Miss South Africa contestant faces backlash over Nigerian father

Chidimma Adetshina subjected to online abuse and questions about whether she is South African amid anti-African immigrant sentiment

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Koroibete back in Wallabies fold for Rugby Championship

Star winger and two-time John Eales Medallist Marika Koroibete has been recalled to the Wallabies squad for two Rugby Championship Tests against South Africa.

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Bacteria and plants could help clean up toxic waste from gold mines – South African study

Highly toxic metals are leaking out of nine abandoned mines in Krugersdorp, 32km west of Johannesburg, South Africa. The metals include uranium, arsenic, cadmium, chromium and mercury.

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Ashleigh Buhai: A Golfer With Remarkable Talent And Passion

Discover the inspiring journey of South African golfer Ashleigh Buhai, a rising star in the world of golf, known for her exceptional talent, unwavering pas...

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Saving for retirement in South Africa? Four tips to navigate the new pension rules

South Africa is changing its pension laws. The new system is designed to give individuals the opportunity to access only a portion of their retirement funds before they retire in the case of dire need – or even in case of desire. To an extent, this makes sense, given the…

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Ticks in South Africa are becoming resistant to pesticides – and may become uncontrollable

Ticks that suck the blood of South Africa’s cattle are developing resistance to the only pesticides that kill them and have become increasingly difficult to control. If not contained, the spread and resistance to pesticides of these small parasites will affect farmers’ incomes and could reduce the country’s meat and…

Golf Monthly

Olympics Men's Tee Times - Round Three

Starting times and groupings for Saturday's third round of the men's Olympic golf tournament in Paris

France 24

South Africa's Tatjana Smith wins swimming gold at Paris Olympics

Tatjana Smith took South Africa's first gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday and added the 100 metres breaststroke title to the 200 metres she won at Tokyo in 2021 under her maiden name of Schoenmaker. For more, we speak to sports journalist Mbulelo Thinta.

Cycling News

Alan Hatherly claims historic bronze for South Africa in Olympics men's cross country mountain bike

'It's every athlete’s dream to get an Olympic medal, so to achieve that today, it's unbelievable for me' says Hatherly

The Guardian - UK

South Africa’s ANC expels ex-president Zuma for leading rival party in election

Jacob Zuma backed MK party, which African National Congress said cost it its parliamentary majority

Radio France Internationale

ANC expels former South African leader Jacob Zuma from party

The African National Congress (ANC) officially severed ties with its former leader, Jacob Zuma, on Monday, expelling him from the party after his involvement in forming a rival political group.

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