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'Even IPL took time to grow ...': No immediate expansion plans but SA20 Commissioner Graeme Smith encouraged by positive response

NEW DELHI: The third season of SA20 concluded with MI Cape Town securing their maiden title at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The franchise, which had been the most consistent throughout the season, topped the league table with seven wins from 10 matches, including one no-result, before dethroning two-time defending…

The Times of India

'Baby AB' Drewald Brevis takes MI Cape Town to first-ever SA20 title, one six at a time

TimesofIndia.com in Johannesburg: Rassie van der Dussen and Ryan Rickelton gave MI Cape Town a rollicking start against Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20 final on Saturday. Two sixes and a four came in the second over. Another six arrived in the next. There were two more sixes in the…

The Times of India

'It's got the making of an unbelievable SA20 final': Allan Donald backs MI Cape Town but warns of Sunrisers Eastern Cape's momentum

NEW DELHI: South African cricket legend and league ambassador Allan Donald believes MI Cape Town are the favourites to lift the SA20 trophy but warns that two-time defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape have peaked at the perfect time to challenge them in Saturday’s final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

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EXCLUSIVE | As SA20 plays 100th match, league commissioner Graeme Smith shares challenges, vision for the future

JOHANNESBURG: When Paarl Royals took on Sunrisers Eastern Cape at the Centurion in the SA20 on Thursday, it was a momentous occasion for the league. In its third edition now, with just one game to go, SA20 has done what South African cricket desperately wanted - sustenance. The T20 Global…

The Times of India

SA20: Centurion blues continue for Joburg Super Kings as Sunrisers Eastern Cape keep title defence alive

TimesofIndia.com at Centurion: Joburg Super Kings' winless streak at the Centurion in the SA20 continued on Wednesday when they lost by 32 runs to two-time defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in Johannesburg. Their fifth consecutive loss at the picturesque ground, though, means they are now out of contention for the…

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SA20: Big-hitting MI Cape Town continue their rampaging run to book spot in the final

TimesofIndia.com from Gqeberha: MI Cape Town continued their rampant run in the SA20 when they beat Paarl Royals by 39 runs in the first qualifier on Tuesday. With their comfortable win at St George's Park in Gqeberha, MI Cape Town booked their place in the final at the Wanderers in…

The Times of India

Watch: Vintage Dinesh Karthik rolls back the years with three consecutive sixes in SA20

NEW DELHI: Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik rolled back the years with some stupendous hitting in the SA20 match between Joburg Super Kings and Paarl Royals at The Wanderers Stadium, in Johannesburg on Thursday.

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Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will

In mid-January 2025 over 1,000 hunger-weakened miners exited two abandoned mine shafts in Stilfontein, near Johannesburg in South Africa. They had been starved out by the police in Operation Vala Umgodi — meaning “plug the hole” – which had cut off food and water in an effort to “smoke out”…

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Falling debris from Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets is causing flights to be delayed across the world

Flights between Johannesburg and Sydney have been impacted, one airline said

The Independent UK

Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets, airline says

Delays on Sydney-Johannesburg route after advice from US government over debris from SpaceX rocket re-entry in southern Indian Ocean

The Guardian - AU

South Africa police find 26 naked Ethiopians held by suspected traffickers

Three people arrested after group escapes Johannesburg house by breaking a window and burglar bar

The Guardian - UK

Moonchild Sanelly: Full Moon review – sex-positive South African swaggers towards stardom

Spinning the sounds of Johannesburg and Durban into distinctive, abrasive electro-pop, the blue-braided singer is filthy and sharply funny

The Guardian - UK

Duck tales! Pakistan opener fails to score a single run in an entire series

NEW DELHI: Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique has created an unfortunate record in cricket by becoming the first batsman to register ducks in all matches of a three-match ODI series against South Africa. The 25-year-old Pakistani opener's third duck in Johannesburg established him as the Pakistan opener with the highest number…

The Times of India

Who owns the traditional ‘family home’ in South Africa? Court sets a new precedent, but the law remains murky

A recent ruling by the Johannesburg high court in South Africa has put the definition and control of the “family house” under African customary law under the spotlight. The ruling touches on sensitive issues of cultural heritage, statutory laws of property, and South Africa’s history of racial discrimination.

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“I don't look at the fingerboard, I listen to it. All of my fretless basses have no fret lines. I can't play on a lined fingerboard”: How Bakithi Kumalo’s swung, fretless bassline helped create one of Graceland’s defining sounds

Like much of Paul Simon’s Graceland, the 1985 session for The Boy In The Bubble took place at Ovation Studios in downtown Johannesburg

Al Jazeera

Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela

Born 100 years ago, Sobukwe was a titan of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle.

Al Jazeera

How South Africa’s Famo music gave birth to Lesotho’s ‘terrorist’ gangs

Lesotho’s government has banned some Famo music groups, branding them ‘terrorist’ organisations as violence escalates.

The Conversation

Travelling by minibus taxi in South Africa: literature highlights the perils of Black life in a racially unequal society

Minibus taxis are ubiquitous in South Africa. Far from being simply the most common form of transport, however, minibus taxis signal how precarity and racial inequality continue to define everyday life for most South Africans.

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The play that changed my life: Janet Suzman on staging Othello in apartheid South Africa

Putting on Shakespeare’s tragedy at Johannesburg’s Market theatre was a risky endeavour and caused an astonishing reaction

The Times of India

India's T20I record in 2024: A year of domination marked by World Cup success

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team concluded their final T20I assignment in record-breaking fashion. With Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma at the forefront, India scored a massive 283 - their second highest T20I total - at Johannesburg. The massive score put South Africa more or less out of the equation…

The Times of India

'Everyone stepped up': Suryakumar Yadav's dressing room speech after T20I series win in South Africa

India secured a 3-1 victory against South Africa in the four-match T20I series, highlighted by the blistering batting display by Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson, both of who struck their second century of the series in the deciding match at Johannesburg on Friday, where India posted their second-highest T20I total…

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'Very difficult for me ... ': Suryakumar Yadav's huge comment on Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson

NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma delivered sensational centuries as India crushed South Africa by 135 runs in Johannesburg on Friday, sealing the four-match T20I series 3-1 and handing the hosts their heaviest-ever defeat in the format.

The Times of India

'Wanted to tell one funny thing ... ': Tilak Varma on his 'flying kiss' celebration

NEW DELHI: India batter Tilak Varma scripted history on Friday during the fourth and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg, where the Men in Blue secured a commanding 135-run victory. The 22-year-old became only the second Indian to score centuries in consecutive T20I innings, joining an elite list that…

The Times of India

Team India's Wanderers wonder: Full list of records broken against South Africa

NEW DELHI: Team India, under Suryakumar Yadav's leadership, delivered an exceptional batting performance against South Africa in the fourth and final T20I at the Wanderers, Johannesburg on Friday.

The Times of India

Sanju Samson's massive six leaves female fan in tears, video goes viral

NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson’s towering six inadvertently struck a female fan in the stands, leaving her in tears during the fourth and final T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg on Friday.

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