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South Africa: South Africa's Schools Reflect an Unequal Society - What Can Teachers Do About It?

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's education system is often described as the key to overcoming the legacy of apartheid.

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Africa: Illegal Fishing Is Thriving in African Waters - a Satellite System Could Help Change That

[The Conversation Africa] A patrol boat off the coast of Gabon intercepted three trawlers in July 2026, inside the Grand Sud Reserve. This is one of west and central Africa's largest marine reserves, where industrial tra…

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Africa: When Tax Officials Visit - Why Softer Tax Outreach Can Build Trust in Some Places and Erode It in Others

[The Conversation Africa] Across sub-Saharan Africa, revenue authorities are increasingly changing how they engage with small businesses. The traditional approach involved audits, penalties and inspections. But more rece…

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Bavuma enters record books with captain’s knock as SA produce great fightback

Temba Bavuma achieved his highest Test score of 179, helping South Africa recover from a challenging position. The captain's performance was vital as the team declared at 425-9 after being down 110-6. Marco Jansen suppor…

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Drone strike kills more than 150 at market in Sudanese war

Strike pushes the toll from attacks in recent days to more than 250, underscoring lethality of Sudan’s war that ⁠erupted in April 2023 A drone strike on a market in a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan kille…

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Dale Steyn’s 18-year-old record falls as Harmer scripts history against Australia

Simon Harmer made headlines with an impressive 82 in the second Test against Australia, eclipsing the previous record of 76 runs held by Dale Steyn for South African No. 9 batsmen. His performance was vital in rescuing S…

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David Warner slams 'pathetic' crowds in South Africa in ‘worrying sign’ for test cricket

Poor attendances for South Africa’s series against Australia have raised widespread concern about the state of test cricket.

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Shark kills woman swimming off South Africa's Eastern Cape, beaches closed

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A 65-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday in a shark attack off South Africa ’s southeastern coast, police and municipal authorities said, prompting the closure of two beaches.

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Bavuma battles adversity to put South Africa in control

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Africa: Every Country Has a Balance Sheet - Development Cooperation Should Start There

[RootsToFoods Capital Series] In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview, Alexia Latortue, Head of Secretariat of the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition and former U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary, explains why…

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RFK Jr’s ‘deities of vaccine research’ raided by police in Guinea-Bissau

Police seized dozens of hepatitis B vaccines from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns Controversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health…

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Quick hits: Jansen hit where it hurts as Bavuma grinds Aussies into the dirt

Marco Jansen's swashbuckling innings ends with a bang then a whimper as Temba Bavuma plays one of the great captain's knocks. Here are the quick hits from day three of the second Test between Australia and South Africa.

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Woman killed in shark attack in South Africa

A 65-year-old woman was killed in a shark attack at a popular beach on South Africa's southeastern coast, local authorities said.

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Nedbank Takeover Wins 66% of Kenya Bank NCBA

South Africa's Nedbank takes 66% of Kenya's NCBA Group on 21 October in a deal worth about US$846 million, and NCBA shares are suspended until 2 November. The post Nedbank Takeover Wins 66% of Kenya Bank NCBA appeared fi…

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Shark kills woman swimming off South Africa’s Eastern Cape

A 65-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday in a shark attack off South Africa’s southeastern coast, police and municipal authorities said, prompting the closure of two beaches. Officers were called to Orient Beach in KuGo…

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Tap water no longer drinkable near South Africa’s capital

Water is a hot-button issue ahead of local government elections in November.

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Bavuma epic drags SA back into Test - do they have time to beat Australia?

Captain Temba Bavuma drags South Africa back into their Test series against Australia but did his side bat on too long on day three?

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Australia on the back foot as Bavuma plays captain’s innings for South Africa

Magnificent 179 puts hosts in charge on day three Nic Maddison dismissed for a duck before close In the first Test in Durban, it was Australia’s lower order hanging in with one established batter that first frustrated, t…

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Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa's east coast

Janine Lochrenberg, 65, was out on her daily morning swim with her club when she was attacked, her family tell the BBC.

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Mozambique: Lawyers Must Practice Their Profession Free From Threats

[AIM] Maputo -- The chairwoman of the Mozambican Bar Association, Thera Dai, said on Monday that every single lawyer must be able to practice their profession free from threats , in an environment of freedom and independ…