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

Follow all the action from Harare Sports Club

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2025

How did Albert Luthuli, anti-apartheid hero, really die in 1967?

An inquest ruled Chief Luthuli, Nobel laureate, died when he was hit by a train, but new evidence casts doubt on that.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2025

Is South Africa vs Georgia on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Springboks

Everything you need to know ahead of the international clash

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2025

Hesitant Picklum misses chance of World Surf League win

Molly Picklum has missed out on another World Surf League crown in South Africa, but Australian-born Japanese surfer Connor O'Leary took out the men's event.

AAP · Jul 18, 2025

Overnight joint-leader Christian Bezuidenhout starts second round with a bogey

The South African missed a nine-foot putt for his par on the opening hole at Royal Portrush.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Who Is Haotong Li's Caddie? Meet Jady de Beer

Find out more about the charismatic South African who carries Haotong Li's bag on tour every week, Jady de Beer

Golf Monthly · Jul 17, 2025

Nelson Mandela was a hard man who played a hard game. What if he was in Ramaphosa’s shoes?

In 2023 South African author Jonny Steinberg published a book on former South African president Nelson Mandela and his tumultuous marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. To mark the 107th anniversary of Mandela’s birth, Steinberg wrote the following as an introduction to our newsletter of 18 July 2025.

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2025

East African countries and open borders: great strides, but still a long way to go

It’s not uncommon to find a Ugandan taxi driver in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, just as one regularly meets Zimbabwean Uber drivers in South Africa. But there is a big difference. A Ugandan working in Rwanda most likely has a secure legal right to be there, whereas Zimbabweans working in South…

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2025

Wafcon offers spectacular songs and goals – but where is the next generation?

Today’s newsletter comes from Morocco, where the tournament has produced some fine football but has yet to win over the general public

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

South Africa Warns Global Turmoil Threaten Development Goals

G20 chair South Africa warned Thursday that abandoning the rules-based global order and declining cooperation could derail 2030 development goals to end hunger, eradicate extreme poverty and fight climate change.

International Business Times · Jul 17, 2025