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The Week Ahead (Nov. 17–23): Li’s Diplomatic Tour, Saudi Crown Prince to Meet Trump

G20 summit to convene in South Africa, China to issue up to 4 billion euros in sovereign bonds in Luxembourg

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South Africa to investigate ‘mysterious’ arrival of 153 Palestinians on plane

Passengers held on runway for 12 hours after landing in Johannesburg without travel documents

The Guardian - UK

‘You want to see the U.S. go dark?’: ‘Elon Musk’s Dad says minorities dragging America ‘back to the jungle’, defends South African apartheid

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More than 150 Palestinians held on plane in South Africa for 12 Hours

Passengers included a woman who was nine months pregnant

The Independent UK

Sir Geoffrey Bindman obituary

Human rights lawyer who helped to expand Britain’s Race Relations Act and investigated apartheid in South Africa

The Guardian - UK

How control of water shapes power and security in Africa

Water is often taken for granted, if you’re lucky enough to have it coming out of taps. Yet it lies at the heart of national security.

The Conversation

Darker Shade of Pale: why I wrote a book about my grandfather and how it changed my view of him

Deborah Posel, the founding director of the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research, an interdisciplinary research institute in the humanities and social sciences in South Africa, has published a new book, Darker Shade of Pale: Shtetl to Colony. Using a combination of personal memoir and historical inquiry, it retraces…

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South Africa needs to rethink its community media policy - 4 ways to close the gaps

Community media have received support for around three decades, and yet South Africa’s information landscape remains deeply unequal.

The Conversation

India vs South Africa LIVE: Cricket score and updates from South Africa in India 2025

Follow all the action from Eden Gardens

The Independent UK

UK, South Africa return looted artefacts to Ghana’s Ashanti king

Britain and South Africa have returned to Asanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over 130 gold and bronze artefacts looted between the 1870s and the early 20th century or bought on the open market.

Radio France Internationale

Secret electricity price hikes in South Africa to be curbed in a game-changing court ruling

A recent high court judgment could be a game changer for the setting of municipal electricity tariffs in South Africa. In late October 2025, the court ruled that the process used by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to decide yearly electricity price hikes was unconstitutional because it…

The Conversation

Springboks lock Lood de Jager handed ban after red card against France

De Jager will miss the remainder of South Africa’s Quilter Nations Series campaign

The Independent UK

Astronomers detect first 'radio signal' from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS — but it wasn't aliens

Astronomers at South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected the first radio waves coming from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. But while this sounds suspiciously like alien activity, it is actually further proof of its completely natural origins.

LiveScience

‘We are not pawns’: Prominent white South Africans hit back at Trump’s claims they are being ‘killed and slaughtered’

In an open letter, they rejected the narrative that they were the victims of racial persecution and even genocide, saying that it was ‘not only misleading, but dangerous’

The Independent UK

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Biovac starts trials on South Africa's first domestically developed cholera vaccine

Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country

The Conversation

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: new trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Storms, drought, floods and heatwaves are a disaster for small scale farmers in Africa, who can’t all afford insurance. Yet new, technologically advanced and cheaper types of agricultural insurance exist and could be rolled out across Africa. These include picture-based insurance that relies on smartphone photos to assess crop damage,…

The Independent UK

South Africa's apartheid-era crimes inquiry is delayed over legal objections

An inquiry into allegations that South Africa’s Black-led governments interfered with investigations into apartheid-era crimes has been postponed on its first day

The Independent UK

Daughter of ex-South Africa president Zuma faces trial over deadly riots. Here's what to know

The daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, has appeared in court for her trial on charges of incitement to cause terrorism

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Daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma on trial over deadly riots

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has pleaded not guilty to charges of inciting violence

The Conversation

South Africa’s flagship telescope at 20: an eye on the sky and on the community

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. SALT is the largest optical telescope in the southern hemisphere. It’s been steadily revealing new science knowledge, ranging from the discovery of planets outside our solar system to understanding the unusual physics around black holes. It’s also…

The Guardian - UK

Erasmus’s coaching scholarship takes South Africa to a higher plain

Victory in Paris with 14 men showed what the world champions can still do, leaving New Zealand and other rivals playing catchup

The Independent UK

Fourteen-man South Africa dig deep to humble France

The Springboks survived Lood de Jager’s first-half red card to come back from a 14-6 deficit and blow away France

The Conversation

When polluters don’t pay: still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6 cents

When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clean up pollution. Neither had it made reparations for harm inflicted on…

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Cook Islands smash South Africa, book World Cup ticket

Cook Islands have booked their spot in a fourth Rugby League World Cup, turning it on to beat South Africa 58-6 in Sydney.

The Independent UK

France v South Africa live: 14-man Springboks notch remarkable win in heavyweight grudge match

France 17-32 South Africa: Two years on from a captivating World Cup quarter-final, the Springboks beat Les Bleus once again despite Lood de Jager red card

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