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IPL 2022, LSG vs DC: Rishabh Pant vs KL Rahul - An audition for the future as Delhi Capitals take on Lucknow Super Giants

Both Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul are young leaders. They still have a lot of catching up to do. While Rahul’s captaincy acumen has come under a lot of scrutiny – especially when he was captaining Punjab Kings, and also during India’s recent tour to South Africa – Pant led…

The Times of India

South Africa has lifted most COVID-19 restrictions. But risks remain

In early April South Africa ended most of the mandatory measures it put in place to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The country terminated its “state of disaster” and moved to a transitional phase. For 30 days certain measures will remain in place. These include wearing face masks in indoor…

The Conversation

The South African ship that found Antarctica's Endurance wreck is vital for climate science

It was 1914 when the English explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail on his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard a ship called Endurance. It was an ill-fated journey: the ship got trapped in the ice and eventually crushed by pack ice in 1915. It sank to the bottom of Antarctica’s Weddell…

The Conversation

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South Africa's no-fee school system can't undo inequality

A defining feature of South Africa is the level of inequality in almost all spheres of society. Nowhere is this more observable than in the schooling sector.

The Conversation

IPL 2022: Shane Watson confirms David Warner and Alex Nortje available for Delhi Capital against Lucknow

MUMBAI: Delhi Capitals' assistant coach Shane Watson on Wednesday confirmed that Australia opener David Warner and tearaway South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje are available for their clash against Lucknow Super Giants at the DY Patil Stadium on Thursday.

The Times of India

IPL 2022: Shane Watson confirms David Warner and Anrich Nortje available for Delhi Capitals against Lucknow

The Times of India

MTN Hires JPMorgan To Advise On Fintech Arm Spin-off

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) advised Africa’s leading phone company MTN Group Ltd (OTC:MTNOY), on the planned spin-off of its financial technology business, Bloomberg reports. The fintech arm was worth $6 billion in 2021, Bloomberg noted. MTN looked to complete a carveout of the business by the end of the first half before seeking…

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Major blow for Sale as Faf De Klerk’s departure is announced

De Klerk will leave alongside fellow South Africa 2019 World Cup winner Lood De Jager.

The Independent UK

Mutual aid in a global food crisis: Rural South African women work together

Stark warnings of a looming global food crisis spark fear as millions of people will likely descend into hunger in the coming months.

The Conversation

Citing decreasing COVID cases, South Africa ends emergency

With declining cases of COVID-19, South Africa has ended its national state of disaster, the legal framework used for two years to impose restrictions to combat the pandemic

The Independent UK

3D printing offers African countries an advantage in manufacturing

Thousands of years ago, the blacksmith led a technological leap in sub-Saharan Africa. West Africa’s Nok culture, for example, switched from using stone tools to iron around 1500BC. Imagine an innovative artisan like this re-emerging in the 21st century equipped with digital technologies.

The Conversation

South Africa has had lots of rain and most dams are full, but water crisis threat persists

Most parts of South Africa, specifically its summer rainfall areas, have received above average rainfall since October 2021. This has led to an increase in the country’s national average water levels.

The Conversation

How legal hunting supports African rhino conservation

While the UK government has been considering a ban on imports of hunting trophies, the South African government recently approved an annual maximum quota of ten legal trophy hunts of endangered black rhinos for 2022. South Africa has permitted white rhino hunts, without quota limits, since 1972.

The Conversation

South African rapper Dope Saint Jude on her new EP 'Higher Self'

Dope Saint Jude grew up in Cape Town, South Africa in a religious household. But in no way did that stop her from becoming one of the country's leading queer feminist rappers, bringing messages of hope and empowerment to the world. Her background in music production and brief stint as…

France 24

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The Guardian - UK

County Championship 2022: team-by-team guide to the new season

Lancashire and Warwickshire look most likely to fight for the title, with Jimmy Anderson’s availability potentially decisive, while Hampshire benefit from a bolstered batting lineup

Edinburgh Live

South African living in Edinburgh shares things she finds weird about city flats

TikTok user, @sheree_innes_grant, posted the short montage of herself pointing out features within an Edinburgh home that she wasn't used to seeing back home

Daily Mirror

Great white shark kills two swimmers as mutilated body washes up onto beach

A decomposing body missing part of the right arm and chest washed up on La Lucia beach in Durban, South Africa, as a second was spotted before being washed away by the current

Evening Standard

South Africa ditches most of its remaining Covid restrictions as infections fall

South Africa has removed almost all remaining Covid restrictions following a sustained decline in infections.

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Wales Online

The 10 best Wales rugby players ever ranked

Is the little maestro from the Amman Valley the best of the lot, as Lyn Jones suggests?

Daily Mirror

Former South Africa coach Peter de Villiers' wife found dead in swimming pool

Theresa de Villiers, the wife of former South Africa coach Peter de Villiers, was found dead by relatives in a swimming pool on Monday, less than three years after the couple's daughter died

Radio France Internationale

Angelique Kidjo and DJ Black Coffee dedicate Grammy wins to African youth

Musicians worldwide were celebrated during the 64th Grammy Awards hosted by South African comedian Trevor Noah in Las Vegas on Sunday. Benin’s Angelique Kidjo and South Africa’s DJ Black Coffee won Grammys for their respective albums. Ukraine’s President Zelensky made a surprise video appearance appealing for support.

The Hindu

1st Test | Bangladesh crashes to 53 after Maharaj takes seven wickets

South Africa raced to a 220-run victory in the first Test after Bangladesh crumbled in their chase of 274

Al Jazeera

South Africa: Kwa-Zulu Natal community fights coal mine expansion

Communities in the province have been at loggerheads with mining firms for years over pollution and risk to livelihoods.

Wales Online

Welsh rugby's winners and losers as Scarlets ignite, coach left stunned and Morgan is a cut above

The shooting stars and others from the weekend that's just played out

Wales Online

UFO researcher claims he prevented a hoax invasion that 'could have led to mass panic'

Nigel Watson says he came across an international conspiracy to fool people in the UK, America, France and South Africa by flying customised drones over major cities

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