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Shan Masood likely to be retained Pakistan captain for England Test series

NEW DELHI: Shan Masood is expected to continue as captain for Pakistan in the upcoming home Test series against England. Babar Azam will also retain his leadership role for the white-ball formats during the tours of Australia and South Africa later this year.

The Times of India

Rugby Championship permutations: What do South Africa and Argentina need in final round to win title?

The Pumas’ dramatic win over the Springboks on the penultimate weekend kept them in the hunt

The Independent UK

NZ's wobbly Wellington record gives Wallabies hope

The Wallabies have returned to Wellington for the first time since a pulsating 16-16 draw against the All Blacks in 2020.

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South African Rock Art Depicts Extinct Creature Inspired By Fossils‌ ‌

The Horned Serpent panel artwork hints at ancient dicynodonts, suggesting Indigenous knowledge of paleontology.‌ ‌

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American woman, 20, found dead on South Africa’s Table Mountain after tracking app stopped working

The 20-year-old’s tracking device stopped working from the moment she left her residence

The Independent UK

Leopard chases squirrel up and down a tree in comical video

A ranger at a South African game reserve spotted a leopard in a tree and soon realized a squirrel was in the tree, too. Then the fun began.

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Gangs'stories: Marwan, or how to find redemption in Cape Town

For the past five years, the GANGS project, a European Research Council-funded project led by Dennis Rodgers, has been studying global gang dynamics in a comparative perspective. When understood in a nuanced manner that goes beyond the usual stereotypes and Manichean representations, gangs and gangsters arguably constitute fundamental lenses through…

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Two dead as rare snowfall hits South Africa’s coast forcing major highway closures

Late snowstorms hit South Africa’s coastal areas over the weekend, killing two people and closing major highways

The Independent UK

Colonialism and apartheid stripped black South Africans of land and labour rights – the effects are still felt today

Land dispossession among South Africa’s majority black population remains a thorny issue 30 years into democracy. Labour law scholar Marthinus van Staden’s new research examines the historical relationship between land dispossession and labour control in South Africa. It explores how the systematic seizure of indigenous people’s land during colonisation and…

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Rhino numbers tick higher, but poachers lurk amid high demand for horns

Africa reports 586 rhino killings in 2023, up from 551 in 2022, with poaching the main threat.

Al Jazeera

South Africa clinch consolation win against Afghanistan in third ODI

South Africa secured a seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI in Sharjah, avoiding a series whitewash on Sunday.

The Times of India

The surfer and tribal chief fighting to save a 550km South African coast

A motley crew of surfers, academics and fishers fight back against mining companies pillaging the country’s West Coast.

Al Jazeera

Lesotho needs constitutional reforms to help gain political stability – but the latest attempt is flawed

Lesotho, a small country landlocked by South Africa, has been struggling to make constitutional reforms since the advent of coalition politics in 2012. It needs the reforms to address political instability which has been a feature of the country for more than five decades.

The Conversation

The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too

The rhino population across the world has increased slightly but so have the killings, mostly in South Africa, as poaching fed by huge demand for rhino horns remains a top threat

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Argentina shock South Africa to keep Rugby Championship alive by slimest of margins

Argentina 29-28 South Africa: The defeat means the Springboks must win their last match to lift the trophy

The Independent UK

Argentina v South Africa LIVE: Result and reaction as Los Pumas earn historic victory over Springboks

Argentina 29-28 South Africa: The defeat means the Springboks must win their last match to lift the trophy

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Argentina vs South Africa live streams: How to watch Rugby Championship 2024 online, Erasmus rings the changes

Argentina vs South Africa live streams for round five of the Rugby Championship. Here's how to watch Argentina vs South Africa online, wherever you are and for free.

The Times of India

Afghanistan create history with thumping win, secure first ODI series victory over South Africa

Afghanistan secured their first one-day international (ODI) series win against South Africa on Friday with a massive 177-run victory, their biggest winning margin by runs in 50-over internationals. The Afghans had won the first ODI of the three-match series by six wickets.

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Al Jazeera

Afghanistan seal historic cricket series win against South Africa

Afghanistan’s cricketers seal their three-match ODI series against South Africa with a 177-run victory in Sharjah.

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Rabies Outbreak Detected In South African Seal Population

First known rabies outbreak in South African seals raises concerns about transmission to other marine mammals. Efforts underway to contain the spread and p...

The Independent UK

Scientists identify first known outbreak of rabies in seals

Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies

The Times of India

Hasan Mahmud joins Dale Steyn in an exclusive club, becomes first to achieve a rare feat against India in 18 years

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's young fast bowler Hasan Mahmud made history on Thursday by becoming the first visiting pacer since South Africa's Dale Steyn to take four wickets on the opening day of a Test match in India.

France 24

South African government seeks solution to millions in unpaid electricity bills

In South Africa, the government considers how to absorb the impact of around 400 million euros worth of electricity bills still unpaid by some districts. Also, NGOs say that French energy giant TotalEnergies' controversial oil project in northern Uganda, is having devastating effects on biodiversity. And after decades at the…

International Business Times

S.Africa's HIV Research Power Couple Says Fight Goes On

Through decades of pioneering work on fighting the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, South African public health power couple Quarraisha and Salim Abdool Karim are credited with saving thousands of lives.

The Conversation

South Africa has a new education law: some love it, some hate it – education expert explains why

South Africa has a new law governing education. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act changes several aspects of how schools are managed. It was introduced to address inequalities in the school system by standardising rules on admissions, language policies, discipline, and even the operation of homeschooling. But it has…

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