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Only South Africa's elite benefits from black economic empowerment -- and COVID-19 proved it

More than two decades ago the South African government put in place a policy designed to redress racial imbalances in the country’s economy. But, as I suggest in a recent paper, the policy – known as broad-based black economic empowerment) – has been hijacked and repurposed by individuals and factions…

The Conversation

Eben Etzebeth and Allan Alaalatoa share a beer an hour after furious altercation in Australia v South Africa clash

Images of a wild-eyed Eben Etzebeth have gone viral as the pair clashed

Wales Online

Scientists warn California's entire economy could be wiped out in weeks by 'megaflood'

Devastating floods like those seen in Pakistan and South Africa are likely to become increasingly common, a new paper warns, with a megaflood in California potentially causing eight feet of rainfall in a month

Daily Mirror

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‘Straight-talking’ Mark Boucher looking to upset England again

The former wicketkeeper won a Test series in England in 2008 but has divided opinion as South Africa’s coach

The Guardian - UK

Wallabies skipper wants loss to hurt deep

Wallabies captain James Slipper is imploring his side to make the thrashing by South Africa a driving motivation as they prepare for New Zealand.

AAP

South Africa blitz woeful Australia in tempestuous Rugby Championship Test

The Springboks snapped a nine-year losing streak on Australian soil with a 24-8 victory over the Wallabies in Sydney

The Guardian - AU

Springboks v Australia mass brawl as wild-eyed Etzebeth goes nuts and Mapimpi gets revenge on Koroibete

The Australia v South Africa match was a niggly affair

Wales Online

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Boks thump Wallabies in Championship blow

South Africa have exacted revenge on Australia, thumping the Wallabies 24-8 as all four Rugby Championship teams end the round with a 2-2 record.

AAP

South African president Ramaphosa slams anti-immigrant protests

South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa condemned anti-immigrant protests in the capital, Pretoria, after demonstrators barred non-nationals from accessing a hospital. The trouble was sparked by a video on social media showing a regional health minister berating a Zimbabwean patient at a South African hospital a week ago.

Radio France Internationale

Australia vs South Africa LIVE: Rugby Championship result and final score as Springboks beat Wallabies

Australia and South Africa met again in Sydney after the hosts won in Adelaide last time out

The Independent UK

Australia 8-24 South Africa: Rugby Championship Test – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: The world champion Springboks hit back after last week’s defeat with a comprehensive victory at Sydney’s new Allianz Stadium

The Guardian - AU

Is Australia vs South Africa on TV? Start time, channel and how to watch Rugby Championship fixture

All you need to know ahead of the Rugby Championship fixture

The Independent UK

Australia vs South Africa live stream: How to watch Rugby Championship fixture online and on TV

All you need to know ahead of the Rugby Championship fixture

The Independent UK

Kenya's Supreme Court judges to examine validity of presidential election results

In this edition: Kenyans await the Supreme Court's verdict on last month's presidential election, which is slated for Monday. Defeated candidate Raila Odinga claims electoral fraud after losing by a razor-thin margin. Also, South Africa's ruling ANC party suggests chemical castration as a punishment for convicted rapists. Finally, the founder…

France 24

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The Conversation

Mikhail Gorbachev's death brings many tributes – but his legacy in Africa remains ambiguous

Mikhail Gorbachev was the last leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. He presided over the end of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States as well as the dissolution of the union of socialist republics. In the West, he is commonly seen as a…

Evening Standard

Jonny Bairstow injury: Huge England blow as star man OUT of T20 World Cup after ‘freak accident’

England have suffered a major double blow after Jonny Bairstow suffered a serious lower leg injury that rules him out of the Third Test against South Africa at the Kia Oval next week and the T20 World Cup.

The Independent UK

Jonny Bairstow out of third South Africa Test and T20 World Cup with ‘freak golf injury’

Bairstow slipped walking to a tee box and suffered a leg injury which will require surgery

Reuters

Biden and South Africa's Ramaphosa to hold talks at White House on Sept. 16

U.S. President Joe Biden and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa will hold talks at the White House on Sept. 16 to discuss trade, investment, climate and energy, the White House said on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

Biden to meet South Africa leader amid differences on Russia

President Joe Biden will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House this month as the administration looks to draw African nations closer to the U.S. The announcement comes as South Africa and many of its neighbors have staked out neutral ground on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

France 24

Fighting intensifies in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict

In tonight's edition: Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia intensifies further, as both federal forces and Tigrayan rebels accuse each other of opening up new fronts. Also, in South Africa, parents of the 21 young people who died in June at a tavern in the Eastern Cape are told their children…

Reuters

South Africa's 21 teens who died in tavern were suffocated, families told

Twenty one young people who died in a tavern tragedy in June were suffocated, five parents said on Thursday, relaying to reporters what health department officials told them was the conclusion of an official probe.

Evening Standard

South Africa vs England ODI series in balance due to new ‘SA20’ tournament launch

England’s ODI series in South Africa in January is hanging by a thread due to the arrival of the hosts’ new T20 tournament, SA20.

The Times of India

CSK's Johannesburg franchise in SA T20 league named Joburg Super Kings

CHENNAI: The Johannesburg-based franchise of Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited (CSKCL) in the South Africa T20 (SA20) league has been named Joburg Super Kings.

The Independent UK

South African Lion King actor ‘baffled’ over Meghan Markle comments

Dr John Kani said that the royal wedding was ‘no big deal’ in South Africa

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: Beckett batting, Henry VI and a South African dance-off

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes an intelligent political drama, a reimagined As You like It and a play about Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter’s passion for cricket

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