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5 ways to improve security governance and prevent future illegal mining tragedies from happening

After six months trapped underground, roughly 246 illegal miners were rescued at Buffelsfontein gold mine in Stilfontein, South Africa, in mid-January following a court order and intense public outcry.

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ICC Champions Trophy final live streams: How to watch cricket online from anywhere, India vs New Zealand

All the ways to watch ICC Champions Trophy live streams online and from anywhere as eight cricketing nations compete for glory in Pakistan and the UAE.

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South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions – a new approach is needed

South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as a human right. “Access” from a human rights perspective means that water is physically accessible, clean and safe for consumption, and affordable. Section 27 of the country’s constitution stipulates that everyone has the right to access…

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Meta Plans Undersea Cable To Link Five Continents

The cable will run for more than 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles) between the US, South Africa, India, Brazil and "other regions", Meta wrote in a blog on Friday.

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Murder of gay South African imam Muhsin Hendricks reignites queer Muslim debate

Dubbed the “world’s first openly gay Imam”, South African religious leader Muhsin Hendricks was gunned down on 15 February 2025 in an attack that many believe was targeted. Tributes have poured in across the world, but so have online comments that his death was justified.

The Conversation

Green skills to help nature repair itself are scarce: what we’re doing to train more experts in South Africa and Senegal

Africa’s population is growing. This means more landscape change and development of supporting infrastructure. Ecosystems are under pressure, made worse by natural disasters induced by climate change.

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Openly gay Muslim imam killed in suspected hate crime

The killing has raised fears of a politically motivated assassination

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First Openly Gay Muslim Imam Assassinated In South Africa

The tragic assassination of Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering openly gay Muslim imam in South Africa, sparks global condemnation and calls for justice.

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Champions Trophy cricket: team-by-team guide to the tournament

Pakistan have a potentially destructive pace attack, Australia have been weakened and Afghanistan will debut

The Guardian - UK

South Africa probes fatal shooting of openly gay imam Muhsin Hendricks

Police in South Africa are investigating the death of Muhsin Hendricks. Recognised as the world's first openly gay imam, Hendricks was shot dead Saturday in the southern city of Gqeberha, in what LGBTQI+ organisations believe may have been a hate crime though the police have yet to confirm the motive.

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A three-decade wait is about to end for Pakistan's passionate cricket fans

A three-decade wait is about to end for Pakistan's passionate cricket fans who haven't seen a major multi-nation tournament on home soil since the 1996 World Cup

The Independent UK

South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment

In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients

The Independent UK

Meta plans 50,000 km undersea cable to connect the U.S., Brazil, Africa, India, and Australia

Meta announced a 50,000-km undersea internet cable to connect the U.S. to Brazil, South Africa, and Australia while avoiding geopolitical hotspots.

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Fourth industrial revolution in South Africa: inequality stands in the way of true progress

In his 2019 State of the Nation address, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he was creating a commission on the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).

The Guardian - AU

Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa

Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown

The Independent UK

White South Africans gather to thank Trump for support

Protesters held placards that read ‘Thank God for President Trump’

The Guardian - UK

Sam Nujoma obituary

Namibia’s first president and ‘founding father’ who led the fight for independence from the apartheid regime in South Africa

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If the Cape fits: time to rediscover South Africa’s wines?

South Africa may be best known for its pinotage, but modern production now has a focus on sustainability and centres on French grape varieties

Digital Camera World

'Ernest Cole: Lost and Found' might be the most powerful photography film of the year – and now you can watch the trailer

A new documentary about Ernest Cole hits theatres next month featuring some of the most impactful images of the twentieth-century

The Guardian - US

‘White supremacists in suits and ties’: the rightwing Afrikaner group in Trump’s ear

Trump’s asylum offer to South Africa’s white minority follows years of AfriForum lobbying on Elon Musk’s behalf

Al Jazeera

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 history: Winners, India vs Pakistan, top players

A lookback at biggest talking points and the moments that mattered the most in the tournament’s 27-year history.

The Conversation

Michael Mosoeu Moerane was a pioneering composer in South Africa. A new book is restoring his place in history

Composer and educator Michael Mosoeu Moerane (1904-1980) is probably best known for a few evergreen choral works, including Della and Sylvia, still sung by choirs across South Africa today.

The Independent UK

The Last Ranger: The Oscar-nominated short film making positive change in South Africa

The film looks at the brutal reality of rhinoceros poaching

Radio France Internationale

South Africa unites against Trump as US freezes aid over land reform

The government and all political parties in South Africa are uniting in opposition to Donald Trump after the American president announced a freeze on aid to the country. He accuses Pretoria of mistreating its white minority following the introduction of a recent law on the expropriation of land. South Africa’s…

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