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Why South Africa is injecting Rhino horns with radioactive isotopes

South Africa has the largest population of rhinos with an estimated 16,000

The Independent UK

South Africa’s electricity price is soaring. Why protests are often the only way for people to be heard

Millions of unemployed South Africans, many of whom survive on a Social Relief of Distress Grant government grant of R370 (about US$21) per month, are not able to pay for electricity and still afford food and shelter. In the working class community of Thembisa in South Africa’s industrial heartland of…

The Conversation

Cricket’s great global divide: elite schools still shape the sport

If you were to walk through the corridors of some of the world’s leading cricket schools, you might hear the crack of leather on willow long before the bell for the end of the day rings.

The Conversation

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Climate change is making Africa’s debt burden worse – new debt contracts could help

Many African countries are already struggling with heavy debt burdens. Climate change is making this worse. Africa contributes the least to global emissions but suffers the most from extreme weather, rising temperatures and drought. These disasters affect not just people’s livelihoods but also national revenues, making debt repayment harder. Yet…

The Conversation

8 policies that would help fight poverty in South Africa’s economic hub Gauteng

Poverty goes beyond income. It often arises when health, education and opportunities fall short of meeting people’s needs.

The Conversation

Big-hitting Owen receives another Aussie call-up

Hobart Hurricanes hero Mitch Owen has been rewarded for a superb T20 debut by being called into Australia's ODI squad to face South Africa.

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Maro Itoje reveals stance on future Lions tour destinations

Itoje is a fan of the traditional touring schedule but is open-minded for the Lions to go elsewhere

The Independent UK

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Africa’s innovations are overlooked because global measures don’t fit: what needs to change

African governments and development agencies have embraced science, technology and innovation as levers for development over the past two decades. Science, technology and innovation boost productivity, cut transaction costs, open new business opportunities and promote social inclusion. They also help societies tackle grand challenges such as climate change and persistent…

The Conversation

Land reform in South Africa: how one community set up a successful game reserve

In South Africa, most of the arable land was taken from African people by colonial settlers. Ever since apartheid ended in 1994, people who were dispossessed of their land have been trying to get it back.

The Conversation

Absorbing Lions tour of Australia shows why best-of-three Test format works

Touring party enjoy themselves on and off the field, and despite series win the ebb and flow can continue to the end

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s all about trusting yourself, pushing your limits’: Malawi’s first climbers take their sport to new heights

From a wall in a back garden to their first international contest, a dedicated community of young climbers is attracting new recruits in the south African country

The Guardian - UK

Africa’s smallholder farmers are using bright ideas to adapt to climate change: G20 countries should fund their efforts

Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is threatening this way of life.

The Conversation

Kippie Moeketsi at 100: the soul-stirring story of a South African jazz legend

It’s 100 years since the birth of reedman Jeremiah Morolong “Kippie” Moeketsi on 27 July 1925. He was one of the most influential saxophonists shaping South Africa’s modern jazz style.

The Conversation

Nigeria crowned African football queens after 3-2 comeback against Morocco

Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win their 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) on Saturday.

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3D printed food: yuck or yes? Researchers ask South African consumers

Would you eat food that was printed by a machine? 3D printed food is built up by equipment (a 3D food printer), layer after layer, using edible pastes, dough and food slurries in three-dimensional forms. These machines use digital models to produce precise, often personalised food items. Most 3D printed…

The Guardian - UK

‘Really cautious’: why the ICJ is delaying a Gaza genocide verdict

While civilians starve and global opinion hardens, judgment from international court may not come until 2027 – or later

Al Jazeera

Nigeria beat Morocco to claim WAFCON title and complete Mission X

Nigeria claim their tenth WAFCON title, ‘Mission X’, as they come from behind to beat Morocco 3-2 in Rabat.

Golf Monthly

LIV Golf Confirms New Venue For 2026 Season

After speculation that South Africa would be added to the LIV Golf League schedule, the circuit confirmed the news that Steyn City in Johannesburg will be the new venue

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How do you bounce back from defeat in a first Lions Test? In 2009, our response was brutal

The Independent UK

New Zealand vs South Africa LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Twenty20 Tri-Series in Zimbabwe 2025

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International Business Times

S.African DJ's Murder Exposes Nexus Between Crime And Power

On a quiet November night in 2022, DJ Sumbody -- a rising star in South Africa's music scene -- was gunned down in a hail of bullets while heading home.

Latin Times

Millionaire CEO Trampled to Death By His Own Elephant on South African Game Reserve

A millionaire and co-owner of a private game reserve was trampled to death on his own reserve by an African elephant.

The Conversation

What makes a person cool? Global study has some answers

From Lagos to Cape Town, Santiago to Seoul, people want to be cool. “Cool” is a word we hear everywhere – in music, in fashion, on social media. We use it to describe certain types of people.

The Conversation

Nigeria guns for a 10th Wafcon title – but women’s football has never been more competitive

Whatever the outcome of the Women’s African Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final on Saturday in which Nigeria faces Morocco, the days of the west African nation’s sole dominance of women’s football in Africa has ended.

The Conversation

African sci-fi imagines new ways of living in climate-changed worlds

A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change.

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