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Ireland, France, South Africa and New Zealand shape as the tournament favourites – but how far down our rankings are England and Wales after a difficult 2023 so far?

If Miriam Makeba is hailed as the South African vocalist of her generation who brilliantly embraced (and actually shaped) global music sounds, and Sathima Bea Benjamin as the experimenter who entranced the modern jazz scene in Europe and the US, then Ncediwe Sylvia Mdunyelwa joins that pantheon of late, great…

Gilchrist insists two crushing wins for the Springboks have not caused any heightened trepidation within the dressing room.

In a race to prevent blindness, a small team in the remote Northern Cape do their best to treat thousands of patients waiting in hope that their sight could be restored to them

Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has said he does not want to ‘rush’ membership of the economic grouping.

Played four, won three, lost one - and that by a mere three points. Scotland have had a relatively successful Summer Series.

India’s offer to South Africa is part of its attempt to raise issues concerning the so-called Global South.

Only two African teams will be competing when the Rugby World Cup begins in France next month. Africa isn't known for a love of the sport, but the head of Rugby Africa, Herbert Mensah, has high hopes that will change.

For centuries, we have known that tuberculosis is a social disease. It thrives on poverty and social factors such as malnutrition, poor housing, overcrowding, unsafe work environments and stigma.

South Africa’s 20-year-old back grew up next to a drug den but a supportive family and street-honed skills have changed his life

Video of Putin’s opening address was shown at the BRICS Business Forum, where his voice was lowered as if trying to disguise it