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In a 1st, ancient proteins reveal sex of human relative from 3.5 million years ago

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — a first for human evolution studies.

LiveScience

The fossil skull that rocked the world – 100 years later scientists are grappling with the Taung find’s complex colonial legacy

Here’s how the story of the Taung Child is usually told:

The Conversation

South Africa 'will not be bullied,' Ramaphosa says after Trump attack

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday evening in his annual state of the nation address that his country "will not be bullied," days after US President Donald Trump said he would cut off funding to South Africa over a land reform act.

Radio France Internationale

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South Africa arrive in Lahore for ODI tri-series against New Zealand and Pakistan

The South African cricket team, led by Temba Bavuma, arrived in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday for an upcoming ODI tri-series involving New Zealand and Pakistan. The team's white-ball coach Rob Walter has named a 12-man squad for the opening match, featuring Gerald Coetzee who has returned from injury, along with…

The Times of India

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

We Will Not Be Bullied, Says S.Africa President After US Barbs

South Africa will not be bullied, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a national address Thursday, after his government faced criticism from senior US officials including President Donald Trump.

International Business Times

South Africa Addresses Misinformation Surrounding Land Expropriation Law

South African President, Elon Musk, and Trump's funding threat over land expropriation law controversy.

Top News

US top diplomat Rubio to skip G20 over ‘anti-Americanism’

US secretary of state says he will not attend talks in South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law.

Al Jazeera

Yorkshire set to sell entire Hundred stake in reported £100m deal

Kalanithi Maran’s Sun Group, which also owns Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the South Africa’s T20 league, saw off rival bidders.

The Independent UK

Configurations in Black: a stateless Rwandan refugee makes art out of his experience

Serge Alain Nitegeka was forced out of his home as a result of genocide and now, awaiting citizenship, turns his displacement into art showing at a New York gallery

The Guardian - US

Violent crime in South Africa happens mostly in a few hotspots: police resources should focus there – criminologist

Crime researchers use murder (or homicide) rate per 100,000 as a crude measure of the general level of violent interpersonal crime globally. According to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, South Africa’s murder rate of 45 per 100,000 (2023/24) is the second highest for countries that publish crime…

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The Times of India

'Told Rohit Sharma I was going to bowl wide': Hardik Pandya recalls pulsating T20 World Cup final vs South Africa

NEW DELHI: "India win the T20 World Cup after 17 years. The drought is over. Despair a thought for what Hardik Pandya has done in the last half an hour" — the passionate words of the former cricketer and ex-Team India head coach Ravi Shastri still resonate in the ears…

The Conversation

Nigeria’s Brics partnership: economist outlines potential benefits

During its 16th annual summit in Kazan, Russia, Brics – a group of emerging economies determined to act as a counterweight to the west and to whittle down the influence of global institutions – invited Nigeria and eight other countries to join it as “partner” countries. Nigeria formally accepted the…

The Times of India

South Africa get Coetzee boost for tri-series in Pakistan

Fit-again fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been named in a depleted South African squad for their opening fixture of the tri-series in Pakistan, which precedes the Champions Trophy.

The Guardian - UK

When hands fail and history alters: cricket’s notorious dropped catches

England’s most renowned butterfingered culprits share the lingering regret that came from a single moment

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Vernon Philander hails SA20's impact: 'Rubbing shoulders with legends like DK, Root, Williamson key for young Proteas'

TimesofIndia.com in Gqeberha: Lhuan-dre Pretorius is 18 and has played for the South Africa U19s. He's scored 338 runs this SA20 season.

The Conversation

South Africa’s food poisoning crisis: the government’s response isn’t dealing with the real issues

The South African government declared a national disaster towards the end of 2024 in response to an outbreak of food-borne illnesses. The outbreak had led to the tragic deaths of over 20 children and hospitalisation of hundreds.

Al Jazeera

Is South Africa ‘confiscating land’, targeting some groups as Trump claims?

US president has threatened to cut funding to South Africa over alleged land grabs. But what’s the truth of the matter?

The Times of India

The way I dominated ICC tournament was pleasing: Gongadi Trisha

HYDERABAD: Gongadi Trisha played an instrumental role in India winning their second ICC women’s U-19 World Cup title in Kuala Lumpur recently. This is the second successive World Cup for the 19-year-old Hyderabadi. She scored the first century of the tournament, was player of the match in the final against…

International Business Times

Pinagare Mogodi: Setting New Standards In 2025 With His Entrepreneurial Skills

Pinagare Mogodi started from the ground up and propelled forward in the business realm, thriving on a strong work ethic with the aim to empower communities.

Salon

Musk and Trump target South Africa

Trump and Musk have spread false claims that South Africa's government is oppressing white people

The Independent UK

Anglican Church in South Africa admits failures in handling of sexual abuse claims

The Anglican Church leadership in South Africa has admitted to failing to disclose sexual abuse allegations against its former member John Smyth, who mistreated children in the 1970s and 1980s in the U.K. and Zimbabwe before fleeing to South Africa, where he died in 2018

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