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Australia's Tim David gets maiden ODI call for South Africa series

NEW DELHI: Australia have introduced a fresh addition to their ODI squad in the form of Tim David ahead of the upcoming five-match series against South Africa, scheduled to commence on September 7.

The Times of India

South Africa vs Australia LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Australia in South Africa 2023

Follow all the action from Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium

The Independent UK

Watch: South African president visits site of Johannesburg fire which killed more than 70

Watch as Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, is expected to visit the site of the Johannesburg fire that killed more than 70 people on Thursday 31 August.

The Independent UK

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Daily Dose Ep 1443: Adani family invested in own shares says OCCRP, Johannesburg fire

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from the Supreme Court, New Delhi, Maharashtra and South Africa.

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How our ancestors viewed the sky: new film explores both indigenous and modern cosmology

Something remarkable is happening in a remote part of South Africa’s Northern Cape province, in a semi-desert area called the Karoo. In the past 15 years 64 radio receiving dishes have appeared on the landscape. These constitute the MeerKAT telescope, a precursor to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), which…

The Conversation

Winnie and Mandela biography: a masterful tale of South Africa's troubled, iconic power couple

A new book on South African liberation struggle icons Nelson and Winnie Mandela is a masterful biography of the pair. It’s a work of scholarship involving an immense body of primary and secondary research, written with flair and panache but in an easy and compelling style, making it accessible to…

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Suspension of two South African judges has opened up debates about bad working conditions and poor delivery of justice

The suspension of two judges in South Africa for tardiness – failing to process cases in a reasonable amount of time – has sparked fierce debates around the conditions under which judges work. There are implications for the administration of justice in a young democracy.

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South Africa’s quality pace attack will be the key in ODI World Cup: Jacques Kallis

NEW DELHI: Renowned South African cricketer Jacques Kallis holds the belief that the team's formidable pace attack will play a pivotal role in their aspirations for success in the upcoming Men's ODI World Cup, scheduled to take place in India from October 5 to November 19.

The Times of India

Lindokuhle Sobekwa's powerful personal journey as a photographer in South Africa

Lindokuhle Sobekwa has been awarded South Africa’s 2023 FNB Art Prize. He becomes the first artist using documentary photography as his primary medium to win the prestigious competition.

The Conversation

Rugby World Cup 2023: Pool B guide

The Rugby World Cup’s closest thing to a group of death features Scotland facing a huge task pitched alongside Ireland and South Africa

The Guardian - UK

More than 70 killed in building fire in South Africa's Johannesburg

The death toll from a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday has risen to at least 73, the South African city's emergency services said.

France 24

Johannesburg fire – latest: Children among 74 killed in one of the worst blazes in South Africa’s history

Building in central Marshalltown neighbourhood was being used as ‘informal’ housing for some 200 homeless people

The Independent UK

At least 52 people have died in a fire in a building in South Africa's biggest city, authorities say

Emergency services say at least 52 people died in a fire in a multi-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city

The Independent UK

At least 73 dead in fire at multi-storey building in Johannesburg

Seven of the victims were children, a spokesperson for Emergency Management Services says

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More than 70 killed in fire in South Africa’s Johannesburg

Emergency services say death toll may rise as blaze guts multi-storey building in central business district.

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G20 summit: India steers focus to bloc’s economic mandate, resists geopolitics on Ukraine

About two weeks ahead of the G-20 summit in New Delhi, Russian president Vladimir Putin spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey his inability to attend the meet. He will be represented by Russia foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. This wasn’t unexpected – Putin skipped the recent BRICS meet in…

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to act on the scale we did for HIV’: South Africa struggles to avert a diabetes ‘car crash’

The disease kills more women in the country than any other, but lack of funding and awareness means few get support, and a fast-food culture only adds to the problem

The Hindu

Australia thrashes South Africa by 111 runs in Durban T20

Aus 226-6, beat SA 115 in 15.3 ov by 111 runs. Marsh (92*) & David (64) starred, Sangha (4-31) & Johnson (2-33) bowled well. SA never got going, Van der Dussen (21) top-scored.

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The Times of India

Mitchell Marsh, Tanveer Sangha lead Australia to big win over South Africa

NEW DELHI: Newly appointed captain Mitch Marsh's career-best unbeaten score of 92 propelled Australia to a commanding 111-run victory over the host team, South Africa, in the inaugural Twenty20 International held in Durban on Wednesday.

The Conversation

'Motherhood is hard': young, HIV-positive mums in South Africa open up about regret and anger

For any woman, pregnancy and giving birth are major life-changing experiences. Becoming a mother brings with it a range of emotions and, in many African cultures, positive emotions are centred when talking about motherhood.

The Guardian - UK

Remembering England’s unlikely run to the 2007 Rugby World Cup final

Paul Sackey, Simon Shaw and Joe Worsley explain how a player-led recovery took England into the final despite the team being written off after a humiliating 36-0 pool defeat by South Africa

Evening Standard

South Africa’s muscular subs bench cleared for Rugby World Cup

South Africa are free to use their seven-one replacements bench split at the Rugby World Cup.

The Times of India

'Pakistan need to expose Virat Kohli early': Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg on Asia Cup clash

NEW DELHI: Former Australian leg-spinner and World Cup winner Brad Hogg feels the outcome of the highly anticipated clash between India and Pakistan hinges on the battle between Shaheen Afridi and the Indian top-order batters. And if Pakistan want to get on top of the game, they need to get…

The Guardian - UK

South African cricket’s Faustian pact keeps the lights on, but at a price

The SA20 franchise tournament is taking precedence over the Test team and a rich red-ball history is now in danger

The Independent UK

Rugby World Cup power rankings: Rating every nation’s chances ahead of the tournament

Ireland, France, South Africa and New Zealand shape as the tournament favourites – but how far down our rankings are England and Wales after a difficult 2023 so far?

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