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Cape Town added to 2022-23 FE calendar, Seoul called off

Cape Town has been included on the 2022-23 Formula E calendar following approval from the FIA World Motor Sport Council, as Seoul drops off due to Olympic Park renovation works.

Motorsport

Cape Town added to Formula E 2022-23 calendar, Seoul called off

Cape Town has been included on the 2022-23 Formula E calendar following approval from the FIA World Motor Sport Council, as Seoul drops off due to Olympic Park renovation works.

Autosport

‘I’m hoping there will be more queer imams’

Muhsin Hendricks, the ‘world’s first gay imam’ wants to help LGBTQ+ Muslims in South Africa reconcile their sexuality with their faith

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Netball World Cup joy for Lanarkshire stars as they help Scotland qualify for South Africa showpiece

Scottish Thistle are on their way to Cape Town next year

Daily Record

South African police conduct mass raid in Cape Town crime hotspot

Rifles in hand and dogs in tow, hundreds of uniformed police descended on townships and settlements in Cape Town for a two-day raid on one of South Africa's most violent areas.

Reuters

Cape Town artist portrays sense of community during Covid pandemic and restrictions

A Covid-19 awareness campaign in Philippi Village, a township in Cape Town, South Africa, brought together local artist Nardstar and the people living there to show a positive side of the pandemic.

Radio France Internationale

What is cultural appropriation and why is it so harmful?

Die Antwoord is a South African band that uses hip-hop music to create a style it calls “zef”. Since it first appeared in 2009, Die Antwoord has been criticised for cultural appropriation (using cultural elements of a minority group in an exploitative way). It’s accused of copying the lyrics and…

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‘Like copying a Louis Vuitton handbag’: big pharma hits out at Africa’s replica Covid vaccine

Knowledge-sharing hub in Cape Town reverse engineered the Moderna vaccine, but future of the initiative to reduce inequity remains unsure

The Guardian - UK

Tracey Rose, renegade South African artist: understanding her 30 years of outrage

When an artist is welcomed into the monumental interiors of a structure such as the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa for a retrospective of their work, it suggests the levels of recognition they enjoy. The gallery, crafted from old dockyard silos in Cape Town, South Africa, opened in 2017.…

The Conversation

Brit botanists killed by gang and tossed to crocodiles hours after BBC interview

Rod and Rachel Saunders were beaten to death and thrown to crocodiles by a South African gang who were angry with them for abstracting rare seeds from their nature reserves.

Daily Record

British botanists murdered and thrown to crocodiles in South Africa, court hears

Couple had been filming with a crew from BBC Gardeners World before they were kidnapped in forest reserve, the court heard

Evening Standard

India to open campaign against Pakistan in 2023 women's T20 World Cup

DUBAI: India will open their campaign in the 2023 women's T20 World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 12 in Cape Town, according to the fixture announced by the ICC on Monday.

The Times of India

More penguins dying from avian flu at Cape Town's Boulders beach colony

More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town's Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in South Africa, raising concerns for the species and for other seabirds.

Reuters

Cape Town airport running low on aviation fuel

Rough seas are delaying the arrival of a cargo of jet fuel

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Caterpillar ice-cream in Cape Town: the cafe showcasing African flavours

With ingredients such as chilli, clay and dried fish, Tapi Tapi’s frozen desserts are inspired by Africa’s dishes and food cultures

Reuters

South Africa's local team joins a solar car race

A South African local engineering team, which includes 20- to 70-year old members, for the first time took part in the continent's biggest solar car race, where drivers travel on public roads from Johannesburg to Cape Town.

The Times of India

SA T20 Auctions: IPL owners loosen purse strings as young Tristan Stubbs gets 9 million rand from Sunrisers EC

CAPE TOWN: South African batting sensation Tristan Stubbs triggered a bidding frenzy with Sunrisers Eastern Cape getting his services for a staggering 9.2 million rand (USD 500,000 plus) at the inaugural auction of the SA T20 league here on Monday.

The Independent UK

Suspended sculpture transforms Cape Town museum's atrium

A moody, brooding and floating installation by Malagasy artist Joel Andrianomearisoa is transforming the towering atrium of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art in Cape Town

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MI Cape Town appoint Simon Katich as head coach; Hashim Amla to be batting coach

MUMBAI: Former Australia cricketer Simon Katich was on Thursday named chief coach of the MI Cape Town while South African batting great Hashim Amla will be at the helm of the side's batting unit, the franchise announced ahead of the inaugural South Africa T20 League.

The Conversation

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II’s passing has elicited many polarised responses, in the process allowing the ghosts of the past to resurface.

France 24

Senegal's GMO greenlight proves controversial

Africa is racing to adapt to the ravages of climate change, but Senegal's greenlighting of GMO crops has proved controversial. Also, Egypt has a centuries-long tradition of wine making. Wineries are barrelling ahead with plans to add polish and popularity to their products. And we see how Cape Town hosted…

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Nathan shines in Aussie Sevens romps

Five-try Faith Nathan was the early star as both Australia's sevens teams eased into the World Cup quarter-finals in Cape Town on the opening day.

Irish Mirror

What time and TV channel are Ireland playing in the Rugby World Cup Sevens?

Both the men's and women's sides will take part in the World Rugby Sevens in Cape Town on Friday morning.

Wales Online

Rugby in mourning as much-loved commentator Willie Los'e dies suddenly in Cape Town

Los'e was in Cape Town, where he was due to cover the Sevens Rugby World Cup

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Triangle of Sadness’ Actor, Model Charlbi Dean Dies at 32

Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,” which won this year’s top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32. Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said…

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