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Desperate Zimbabweans risk police or crocodiles in bid to reach South Africa

Zimbabweans hoping for a better life abroad or smuggling a few goods over the border face police, soldiers and a dangerous river

The Guardian - UK

Ind vs WI | Chahal is back in business

The wrist-spinner bamboozles the Windies big-hitters with his artistry

The Hindu

Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on

Sitting out trade negotiations could result in the country losing out on opportunities to shape the rules

The Hindu

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FIH Pro League Hockey | India to take on France and then South Africa

We tend to play our best when in pressure situations, says Reid

The Hindu

Ramaphosa left with tricky choices as South Africa bungles Chief Justice appointment

After a fraught and fractious week of public interviews that shed heat but little light on the four candidates eligible to become the next Chief Justice, South Africa’s Judicial Service Commission has recommended that President Cyril Ramaphosa appoint Mandisa Maya, who is currently the head of the Supreme Court of…

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Reflections on a South African master painter, Louis Maqhubela

Louis Maqhubela (1939-2021) was one of the last of the great masters of South Africa’s modernist painting tradition. Modernism is a term for experimental approaches to form and content in art in response to political, technological and economic conditions of modernity since the late 1800s. Art historians often speak of…

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Upbeat Indian men face France in FIH Pro League Hockey opener

POTCHEFSTROOM (SOUTH AFRICA): Carrying the mantle of Olympic bronze medallists has added "some pressure" as India begin their campaign in the 2021-22 FIH Pro League Hockey with a match against France here on Tuesday.

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South Africa failed to foresee, disrupt deadly unrest, report says

South Africa's police and intelligence services failed to anticipate and disrupt days of arson and looting last year in which more than 300 people died, a report into the unrest commissioned by the president and released on Monday found.

Reuters

African Union postpones debate on Israel’s observer status

Chairman Macky Sall says new committee will work to build consensus on the matter, warns against divisions.

Al Jazeera

Pro League matches will help Indian team asses itself ahead of major tournaments: Harmanpreet Singh

POTCHEFSTROOM: Vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh says the FIH Pro League matches against quality sides like France and South Africa will help the Indian men's hockey team assess itself and prepare for other major tournaments later this year.

The Times of India

Zebrafish research reveals green rooibos tea's anxiety-busting properties

Rooibos tea is a uniquely South African product. The plant, Aspalathus linearis, grows mainly in the Cederberg area of the country’s Western Cape province. And it’s not just a tasty beverage. It is caffeine-free; research has proved that it has anti-inflammatory properties. It’s also been found to ease pain and…

The Conversation

With all other things on the outside, India will have their work cut out: Pollard

AHMEDABAD: West Indies captain Kieron Pollard on Saturday said India will have their task cut out in the ODI series against the visitors as they are coming off a 0-3 whitewash in South Africa and "all the other things on the outside".

The Times of India

India risks being edged out of patent waiver plan at WTO

Negotiations are at a “critical and sensitive” stage in Geneva, say sources

The Hindu

Amnesty says Israel is an apartheid state. Many Israeli politicians agree

While some in Washington DC and US media decry Amnesty’s conclusions, it’s a different story among some Israeli leaders

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Shtayyeh Urges African Union to Withdraw Israel’s Observer Status

Palestinian PM Mohammed Shtayyeh on Saturday urged the African Union to withdraw Israel's observer status as heads of state from the 55-member body met for a two-day summit. "Israel should never be rewarded for its violation and for the apartheid regime it does impose on the Palestinian people," he said,…

The Times of India

AB de Villiers's first impression of Virat Kohli was of a 'cocky youngster'

NEW DELHI: Former South Africa batter Ab de Villiers revealed that his first impression of Virat Kohli was of a "cocky youngster".

Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE Lifts Travel Ban to 12 African Countries for Vaccinated Citizens

The United Arab Emirates announced that it will lift a travel ban to 12 African countries for citizens who are fully vaccinated, state news agency WAM said on Friday. The countries include Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, the Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Fully…

The Hindu

Pakistan, South Africa finish on a high

Two-time champions Pakistan and South Africa both signed off their U-19 World Cup campaigns with contrasting victories. Pakistan eased past Sri Lanka in the fifth place playoff after the two sides’ ch

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South African scientists on discovering omicron, plus how culture informs people's emotional reaction to music – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript

This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode: South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience can offer the world about future variants, published on February 3, 2022.

Reuters

S.African court denies bail to accused in parliament fire -media

A South African court on Friday denied bail to a man charged with crimes including arson over a devastating fire at the national parliament in Cape Town in January, local media reported.

The Conversation

South Africa undertakes its most important census since the end of apartheid

Statistics South Africa has embarked on its once-a-decade process to count all people in the country - including non-citizens. Census 2022 is arguably the most important in the country since the first post-apartheid census in 1996

The Guardian - AU

Turkey reports daily record of 111,157 new cases – as it happened

Turkish daily death toll highest in four months as cases surge; UK health agency says number of cases each day could be rising

The Times of India

Pakistan and South Africa finish ICC U-19 World Cup on a high

NORTH SOUND: Two-time champions Pakistan and South Africa both signed off their U-19 World Cup campaigns with contrasting victories.

The Conversation

How a neighbourhood watch WhatsApp group shaped fears in a Cape Town suburb

Trust in state institutions to protect citizens is a prerequisite for sharing social spaces. This trust is corrupted in South Africa, where there are persistent anxieties that crime and violence are out of control.

The Conversation

South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants. Podcast

What is it like to discover a new coronavirus variant? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear the inside story from one of the South African scientists who first alerted the world to the omicron variant. And a South African vaccine expert explains what lessons the country’s…

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