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With Johannesburg's building fire, the misery of gang-hijacked towers comes into focus

People desperate for housing in a country with sky-high unemployment have taken to squatting in squalid conditions in former office buildings that are rented out by criminal gangs.

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Emergency services leave South Africa fire scene. Now comes the grisly task of identifying bodies

Emergency services teams have left the scene of one of South Africa’s deadliest inner-city fires Pathologists now face the grisly task of identifying dozens of charred bodies and some body parts that have been transported to several mortuaries across the city of Johannesburg

The Independent UK

Rankings suggest Ireland or France can land a first World Cup

The stage is set for a spectacular tournament.

The Independent UK

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Johannesburg fire – latest: South Africa president Ramaphosa says blaze that killed 74 people ‘a wake up call’

Building in central Marshalltown neighbourhood was being used as ‘informal’ housing for some 200 homeless people

The Independent UK

Jokowi is right not to join 'BRICS' for now – but the alliance is still important for Indonesia

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 24 to attend the 15th BRICS summit, an informal grouping of five major emerging nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The Conversation

South Africa: Over 70 killed in Johannesburg fire

In tonight's Eye on Africa: In South Africa, scores of people die in Johannesburg after a fire at an abandoned apartment block that housed dozens of homeless people. Also, the African Union suspends Gabon after Wednesday's coup d'état, in which the elite Republican Guard placed President Ali Bongo under house…

France 24

How birthright rule is giving teams the X-factor for Rugby World Cup

Tonga and Samoa head to France with squads enhanced by players capped elsewhere but eligibility changes may have drawbacks

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‘The fire ruined everything’: Lives, livelihoods lost in Johannesburg blaze

Survivors mourn losses after a massive fire at a ‘hijacked’ building killed at least 74 people in South Africa.

Al Jazeera

Johannesburg fire kills at least 74, including 12 children, as blaze sweeps derelict building

Tower was once the site of South Africa’s notorious apartheid-era ‘pass’ office

The Independent UK

Australia's Tim David gets maiden ODI call for South Africa series

NEW DELHI: Australia have introduced a fresh addition to their ODI squad in the form of Tim David ahead of the upcoming five-match series against South Africa, scheduled to commence on September 7.

The Times of India

South Africa vs Australia LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Australia in South Africa 2023

Follow all the action from Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium

The Independent UK

Watch: South African president visits site of Johannesburg fire which killed more than 70

Watch as Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, is expected to visit the site of the Johannesburg fire that killed more than 70 people on Thursday 31 August.

The Independent UK

Daily Dose Ep 1443: Adani family invested in own shares says OCCRP, Johannesburg fire

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from the Supreme Court, New Delhi, Maharashtra and South Africa.

Newslaundry

How our ancestors viewed the sky: new film explores both indigenous and modern cosmology

Something remarkable is happening in a remote part of South Africa’s Northern Cape province, in a semi-desert area called the Karoo. In the past 15 years 64 radio receiving dishes have appeared on the landscape. These constitute the MeerKAT telescope, a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), which…

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Winnie and Mandela biography: a masterful tale of South Africa's troubled, iconic power couple

A new book on South African liberation struggle icons Nelson and Winnie Mandela is a masterful biography of the pair. It’s a work of scholarship involving an immense body of primary and secondary research, written with flair and panache but in an easy and compelling style, making it accessible to…

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Suspension of two South African judges has opened up debates about bad working conditions and poor delivery of justice

The suspension of two judges in South Africa for tardiness – failing to process cases in a reasonable amount of time – has sparked fierce debates around the conditions under which judges work. There are implications for the administration of justice in a young democracy.

The Times of India

South Africa’s quality pace attack will be the key in ODI World Cup: Jacques Kallis

NEW DELHI: Renowned South African cricketer Jacques Kallis holds the belief that the team's formidable pace attack will play a pivotal role in their aspirations for success in the upcoming Men's ODI World Cup, scheduled to take place in India from October 5 to November 19.

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Lindokuhle Sobekwa's powerful personal journey as a photographer in South Africa

Lindokuhle Sobekwa has been awarded South Africa’s 2023 FNB Art Prize. He becomes the first artist using documentary photography as his primary medium to win the prestigious competition.

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The Guardian - UK

Rugby World Cup 2023: Pool B guide

The Rugby World Cup’s closest thing to a group of death features Scotland facing a huge task pitched alongside Ireland and South Africa

France 24

More than 70 killed in building fire in South Africa's Johannesburg

The death toll from a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday has risen to at least 73, the South African city's emergency services said.

The Independent UK

Johannesburg fire – latest: Children among 74 killed in one of the worst blazes in South Africa’s history

Building in central Marshalltown neighbourhood was being used as ‘informal’ housing for some 200 homeless people

The Independent UK

At least 52 people have died in a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city, authorities say

Emergency services say at least 52 people died in a fire in a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city

The Independent UK

At least 73 dead in fire at multi-storey building in Johannesburg

Seven of the victims were children, a spokesperson for Emergency Management Services says

Al Jazeera

More than 70 killed in fire in South Africa’s Johannesburg

Emergency services say death toll may rise as blaze guts multi-storey building in central business district.

Newslaundry

G20 summit: India steers focus to bloc’s economic mandate, resists geopolitics on Ukraine

About two weeks ahead of the G-20 summit in New Delhi, Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey his inability to attend the meet. He will be represented by Russia foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. This wasn’t unexpected – Putin skipped the recent BRICS meet in…

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