A rural Eastern Cape village school, Nqileni, made history as the first public school in the province to achieve a 100% pass rate in the 2023 matriculation exams. This incredible feat, fueled by dedicated teachers and resilient students, shattered expectations and challenged the narrative of underperforming rural schools.
The “She Hacks” coding bootcamp is empowering young women from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the tech field. This free initiative equips them with coding skills, mentorship, and career guidance, opening doors to a future filled with digital possibilities.
Entrepreneurship:
Lungile Liswani, a young entrepreneur from Soweto, is revolutionizing the township fashion scene with his vibrant sneaker brand, “Mashu.” His designs, inspired by local culture and infused with global trends, are breaking down fashion barriers and putting Soweto style on the map.
Nokwanda Mafu, a social entrepreneur, is tackling food insecurity in her community through her innovative “Yebo Grocery” initiative. This network of community-run mini-markets provides affordable fresh produce and groceries, promoting food access and economic empowerment.
Social Justice:
The #EndGBV movement continues to gain momentum, pushing for stronger legal frameworks and societal awareness to combat gender-based violence. Their relentless advocacy is breaking the silence and empowering survivors to seek justice.
The Khayelitsha Art Hub is giving a voice to young people from the township through its vibrant murals and community arts projects. Their kreativiteit is challenging stereotypes and sparking conversations about social issues, transforming public spaces into canvases for social change.
These are just a few examples of the many South Africans who are breaking barriers and making a difference in their communities. Their stories of resilience, innovation, and dedication inspire hope and pave the way for a more inclusive and equitable future.
The headline “South Africa Sports Make History in ZA Regions” is intriguing, but it lacks context for me to understand what specific history was made. To give you a more helpful response, I need some additional information. Here are some questions that could help:
ICYMI: My friend Henry Brown, who has died aged 85, was a South African and later British solicitor whose human rights work across nearly four decades reads like a South African anti-apartheid struggle “Who’s Who”. In the UK he also became a leader in the field of mediation. As a young attorney with Cape Town’s… Read more: Henry Brown obituary
ICYMI: [Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Social Services held a meeting with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities regarding their annual performance and strategic plans.http://dlvr.it/TKFRgX
ICYMI: Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
ICYMI: Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
ICYMI: Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
My friend Henry Brown, who has died aged 85, was a South African and later British solicitor whose human rights work across nearly four decades reads like a South African anti-apartheid struggle “Who’s Who”. In the UK he also became a leader in the field of mediation. As a young attorney with Cape Town’s leading… Read more: Henry Brown obituary
[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Social Services held a meeting with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities regarding their annual performance and strategic plans.http://dlvr.it/TKDVqt
Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during the… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during the… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has identified the high number of vacancies at the Limpopo justice department as a critical issue to resolve.http://dlvr.it/TK792Yhttp://dlvr.it/TK8bH9
ICYMI: ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against… Read more: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power – What’s Behind the Ruling
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has identified the high number of vacancies at the Limpopo justice department as a critical issue to resolve.http://dlvr.it/TK792Yhttp://dlvr.it/TK7ZmY
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has identified the high number of vacancies at the Limpopo justice department as a critical issue to resolve.http://dlvr.it/TK792Y
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the urgent need to confront and address existing blind spots within the legal system, which continue to undermine the rights and interests of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).http://dlvr.it/TK5J2Thttp://dlvr.it/TK6s3C
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against the… Read more: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power – What’s Behind the Ruling
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against the… Read more: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power – What’s Behind the Ruling
[SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has identified the high number of vacancies at the Limpopo justice department as a critical issue to resolve.http://dlvr.it/TK6N7w
ICYMI: ICYMI: Kenneth O Morgan is glad that the life of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist is being celebrated There will be great rejoicing in Cornwall and beyond at the opening up of the home of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned so nobly against British atrocities on… Read more: Emily Hobhouse’s effect on the 1906 election | Letters
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the urgent need to confront and address existing blind spots within the legal system, which continue to undermine the rights and interests of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).http://dlvr.it/TK5J2Thttp://dlvr.it/TK5zwp
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the urgent need to confront and address existing blind spots within the legal system, which continue to undermine the rights and interests of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).http://dlvr.it/TK5J2T
[The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against the country’s… Read more: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power – What’s Behind the Ruling
ICYMI: ICYMI: Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books. From 12 April a… Read more: Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
ICYMI: Kenneth O Morgan is glad that the life of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist is being celebrated There will be great rejoicing in Cornwall and beyond at the opening up of the home of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned so nobly against British atrocities on the… Read more: Emily Hobhouse’s effect on the 1906 election | Letters
ICYMI: Kenneth O Morgan is glad that the life of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist is being celebrated There will be great rejoicing in Cornwall and beyond at the opening up of the home of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned so nobly against British atrocities on the… Read more: Emily Hobhouse’s effect on the 1906 election | Letters
ICYMI: [New Zimbabwe] A nightmare journey of more than 17 years came to an end last week for a 36-year-old domestic worker who has been in a battle with the Department of Home Affairs to obtain a birth certificate, so that she could ultimately get an ID document.http://dlvr.it/TK45C3
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the urgent need to confront and address existing blind spots within the legal system, which continue to undermine the rights and interests of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).http://dlvr.it/TK454h
ICYMI: ICYMI: We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
ICYMI: Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books. From 12 April a series… Read more: Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
ICYMI: Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books. From 12 April a series… Read more: Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
Kenneth O Morgan is glad that the life of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist is being celebrated There will be great rejoicing in Cornwall and beyond at the opening up of the home of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned so nobly against British atrocities on the veldt,… Read more: Emily Hobhouse’s effect on the 1906 election | Letters
ICYMI: [Capital FM] Nairobi — South Africa is seeking Kenya’s support for its candidate, Ms. Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, in the upcoming African Development Bank (AfDB) presidential elections set for May.http://dlvr.it/TK2sfR
[New Zimbabwe] A nightmare journey of more than 17 years came to an end last week for a 36-year-old domestic worker who has been in a battle with the Department of Home Affairs to obtain a birth certificate, so that she could ultimately get an ID document.http://dlvr.it/TK2sZg
ICYMI: We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
ICYMI: We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
ICYMI: We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books. From 12 April a series of… Read more: Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
[Capital FM] Nairobi — South Africa is seeking Kenya’s support for its candidate, Ms. Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, in the upcoming African Development Bank (AfDB) presidential elections set for May.http://dlvr.it/TK1fQ2
ICYMI: ICYMI: [RFI] African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.http://dlvr.it/TJzg1Yhttp://dlvr.it/TK1C4y
We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal Republic,… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal Republic,… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
ICYMI: [RFI] African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.http://dlvr.it/TJzg1Yhttp://dlvr.it/TK07FR
ICYMI: [RFI] African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.http://dlvr.it/TJzg1Y
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced preliminary gross revenue collection of some R2.3 trillion as at the end of March, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.9%.http://dlvr.it/TJxgrMhttp://dlvr.it/TJzKY9
[RFI] African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.http://dlvr.it/TJyqJh
ICYMI: ICYMI: [Chatham House] US tariffs could hurt the South African economy, but Pretoria is already leveraging its energy transition to attract support from the EU and other partners.http://dlvr.it/TJwSjGhttp://dlvr.it/TJyQxf
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced preliminary gross revenue collection of some R2.3 trillion as at the end of March, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.9%.http://dlvr.it/TJxgrMhttp://dlvr.it/TJyQlw
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced preliminary gross revenue collection of some R2.3 trillion as at the end of March, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.9%.http://dlvr.it/TJxgrM
ICYMI: ICYMI: South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way By 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island,… Read more: ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice
ICYMI: [Chatham House] US tariffs could hurt the South African economy, but Pretoria is already leveraging its energy transition to attract support from the EU and other partners.http://dlvr.it/TJwSjGhttp://dlvr.it/TJxDfN
ICYMI: [Chatham House] US tariffs could hurt the South African economy, but Pretoria is already leveraging its energy transition to attract support from the EU and other partners.http://dlvr.it/TJwSjG
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced preliminary gross revenue collection of some R2.3 trillion as at the end of March, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.9%.http://dlvr.it/TJwSc5
ICYMI: South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way By 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island, but… Read more: ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice
ICYMI: South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way By 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island, but… Read more: ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice
[Chatham House] US tariffs could hurt the South African economy, but Pretoria is already leveraging its energy transition to attract support from the EU and other partners.http://dlvr.it/TJvDDC
ICYMI: [New Zimbabwe] A MARRIED couple has been extradited from South Africa back to Zimbabwe to face justice for allegedly killing their four-year-old niece in 2023 before skipping the border.http://dlvr.it/TJrnthhttp://dlvr.it/TJtmNf
South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way By 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island, but no… Read more: ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice
ICYMI: [New Zimbabwe] A MARRIED couple has been extradited from South Africa back to Zimbabwe to face justice for allegedly killing their four-year-old niece in 2023 before skipping the border.http://dlvr.it/TJsvpk
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.http://dlvr.it/TJr2dRhttp://dlvr.it/TJsVNT
[New Zimbabwe] A MARRIED couple has been extradited from South Africa back to Zimbabwe to face justice for allegedly killing their four-year-old niece in 2023 before skipping the border.http://dlvr.it/TJrnthhttp://dlvr.it/TJsV9p
[New Zimbabwe] A MARRIED couple has been extradited from South Africa back to Zimbabwe to face justice for allegedly killing their four-year-old niece in 2023 before skipping the border.http://dlvr.it/TJrnth
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.http://dlvr.it/TJqDhlhttp://dlvr.it/TJrT38
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.http://dlvr.it/TJr2dRhttp://dlvr.it/TJrSwY
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.http://dlvr.it/TJr2dR
ICYMI: ICYMI: Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir. Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media… Read more: Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.http://dlvr.it/TJqDhlhttp://dlvr.it/TJqjvg
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.http://dlvr.it/TJqDhl
[SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.http://dlvr.it/TJqDdT
ICYMI: ICYMI: Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
ICYMI: Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir. Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media Research… Read more: Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
ICYMI: Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir. Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media Research… Read more: Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
[SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.http://dlvr.it/TJp76H
ICYMI: Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
ICYMI: Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
ICYMI: Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir. Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media Research Center… Read more: Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
ICYMI: ICYMI: Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airport The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home on Sunday by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him. Crowds at Cape Town… Read more: South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters
Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
National minimum wage increase: The government announced a rise in the national minimum wage to R27.58 per hour, effective from March 1st, 2024. (Source: News24, IOL)
Powerball jackpot winner: The winner of the recent R121 million Powerball jackpot has claimed their prize. They reportedly spent only R45 on the winning ticket. (Source: IOL)
Labour department halts mall construction:Construction of a mall in Johannesburg has been halted by the Labour Department due to safety concerns. (Source: TimesLIVE)
Pick n Pay recalls peanut butter: Pick n Pay has recalled three brands of peanut butter due to high levels of aflatoxin. (Source: TimesLIVE)
New Ramsar wetland site: South Africa has gained its 30th Ramsar wetland site, located near Dullstroom in Mpumalanga. (Source: TimesLIVE)
Body of car-hijacking victim found: The body of a man who was hijacked two weeks ago has been found.(Source: TimesLIVE)
Man arrested for terrorizing family: A man who allegedly terrorized his family for decades has been arrested.(Source: TimesLIVE)
Other:
Musa Keys, Boity Thulo attend event: Celebrities Musa Keys, Boity Thulo, and others attended a recent event in South Africa. (Source: TimesLIVE)
Daily Maverick: July 2021 unrest reports criticized: The Daily Maverick criticizes the reports on the July 2021 unrest in South Africa. (Source: Daily Maverick)
IOL: Woman released on bail after using stolen Eskom cables: A woman has been released on bail after being caught using stolen Eskom cables. (Source: IOL)
Communities:
Unfortunately, your request to search for news specifically within South African online communities is a bit broad for me.To give you the most relevant results, I’d need more information about which specific communities you’re interested in,such as:
Region: Are you looking for news from a specific province or city?
Topic: Are you interested in news about a particular issue or event within the community?
Online platform: Are you looking for news on Facebook groups, Twitter threads, local news websites, or other online platforms?
ICYMI: My friend Henry Brown, who has died aged 85, was a South African and later British solicitor whose human rights work across nearly four decades reads like a South African anti-apartheid struggle “Who’s Who”. In the UK he also became a leader in the field of mediation. As a young attorney with Cape Town’s… Read more: Henry Brown obituary
ICYMI: [Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Social Services held a meeting with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities regarding their annual performance and strategic plans.http://dlvr.it/TKFRgX
ICYMI: Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
ICYMI: Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
ICYMI: Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
My friend Henry Brown, who has died aged 85, was a South African and later British solicitor whose human rights work across nearly four decades reads like a South African anti-apartheid struggle “Who’s Who”. In the UK he also became a leader in the field of mediation. As a young attorney with Cape Town’s leading… Read more: Henry Brown obituary
[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Social Services held a meeting with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities regarding their annual performance and strategic plans.http://dlvr.it/TKDVqt
Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during the… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’ South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country. Three unidentified suspects were killed during the… Read more: US pastor kidnapped during sermon in South Africa rescued after shootout
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has identified the high number of vacancies at the Limpopo justice department as a critical issue to resolve.http://dlvr.it/TK792Yhttp://dlvr.it/TK8bH9
ICYMI: ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against… Read more: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power – What’s Behind the Ruling
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has identified the high number of vacancies at the Limpopo justice department as a critical issue to resolve.http://dlvr.it/TK792Yhttp://dlvr.it/TK7ZmY
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has identified the high number of vacancies at the Limpopo justice department as a critical issue to resolve.http://dlvr.it/TK792Y
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the urgent need to confront and address existing blind spots within the legal system, which continue to undermine the rights and interests of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).http://dlvr.it/TK5J2Thttp://dlvr.it/TK6s3C
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against the… Read more: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power – What’s Behind the Ruling
ICYMI: [The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against the… Read more: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power – What’s Behind the Ruling
[SAnews.gov.za] Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has identified the high number of vacancies at the Limpopo justice department as a critical issue to resolve.http://dlvr.it/TK6N7w
ICYMI: ICYMI: Kenneth O Morgan is glad that the life of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist is being celebrated There will be great rejoicing in Cornwall and beyond at the opening up of the home of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned so nobly against British atrocities on… Read more: Emily Hobhouse’s effect on the 1906 election | Letters
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the urgent need to confront and address existing blind spots within the legal system, which continue to undermine the rights and interests of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).http://dlvr.it/TK5J2Thttp://dlvr.it/TK5zwp
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the urgent need to confront and address existing blind spots within the legal system, which continue to undermine the rights and interests of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).http://dlvr.it/TK5J2T
[The Conversation Africa] Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against the country’s… Read more: South African Court Said No to New Coal-Fired Power – What’s Behind the Ruling
ICYMI: ICYMI: Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books. From 12 April a… Read more: Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
ICYMI: Kenneth O Morgan is glad that the life of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist is being celebrated There will be great rejoicing in Cornwall and beyond at the opening up of the home of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned so nobly against British atrocities on the… Read more: Emily Hobhouse’s effect on the 1906 election | Letters
ICYMI: Kenneth O Morgan is glad that the life of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist is being celebrated There will be great rejoicing in Cornwall and beyond at the opening up of the home of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned so nobly against British atrocities on the… Read more: Emily Hobhouse’s effect on the 1906 election | Letters
ICYMI: [New Zimbabwe] A nightmare journey of more than 17 years came to an end last week for a 36-year-old domestic worker who has been in a battle with the Department of Home Affairs to obtain a birth certificate, so that she could ultimately get an ID document.http://dlvr.it/TK45C3
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the urgent need to confront and address existing blind spots within the legal system, which continue to undermine the rights and interests of survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).http://dlvr.it/TK454h
ICYMI: ICYMI: We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
ICYMI: Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books. From 12 April a series… Read more: Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
ICYMI: Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books. From 12 April a series… Read more: Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
Kenneth O Morgan is glad that the life of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist is being celebrated There will be great rejoicing in Cornwall and beyond at the opening up of the home of the courageous pacifist and human rights activist Emily Hobhouse, who campaigned so nobly against British atrocities on the veldt,… Read more: Emily Hobhouse’s effect on the 1906 election | Letters
ICYMI: [Capital FM] Nairobi — South Africa is seeking Kenya’s support for its candidate, Ms. Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, in the upcoming African Development Bank (AfDB) presidential elections set for May.http://dlvr.it/TK2sfR
[New Zimbabwe] A nightmare journey of more than 17 years came to an end last week for a 36-year-old domestic worker who has been in a battle with the Department of Home Affairs to obtain a birth certificate, so that she could ultimately get an ID document.http://dlvr.it/TK2sZg
ICYMI: We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
ICYMI: We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
ICYMI: We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
Series of events mark 165th anniversary of birth of forgotten pacifist who exposed conditions in British concentration camps She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books. From 12 April a series of… Read more: Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home
[Capital FM] Nairobi — South Africa is seeking Kenya’s support for its candidate, Ms. Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala, in the upcoming African Development Bank (AfDB) presidential elections set for May.http://dlvr.it/TK1fQ2
ICYMI: ICYMI: [RFI] African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.http://dlvr.it/TJzg1Yhttp://dlvr.it/TK1C4y
We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal Republic,… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving country I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal Republic,… Read more: As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez
ICYMI: [RFI] African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.http://dlvr.it/TJzg1Yhttp://dlvr.it/TK07FR
ICYMI: [RFI] African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.http://dlvr.it/TJzg1Y
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced preliminary gross revenue collection of some R2.3 trillion as at the end of March, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.9%.http://dlvr.it/TJxgrMhttp://dlvr.it/TJzKY9
[RFI] African scientists say the world is missing vital medical insights by ignoring the continent’s vast genetic diversity. Less than 2 percent of human genome sequencing worldwide comes from African populations.http://dlvr.it/TJyqJh
ICYMI: ICYMI: [Chatham House] US tariffs could hurt the South African economy, but Pretoria is already leveraging its energy transition to attract support from the EU and other partners.http://dlvr.it/TJwSjGhttp://dlvr.it/TJyQxf
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced preliminary gross revenue collection of some R2.3 trillion as at the end of March, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.9%.http://dlvr.it/TJxgrMhttp://dlvr.it/TJyQlw
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced preliminary gross revenue collection of some R2.3 trillion as at the end of March, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.9%.http://dlvr.it/TJxgrM
ICYMI: ICYMI: South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way By 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island,… Read more: ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice
ICYMI: [Chatham House] US tariffs could hurt the South African economy, but Pretoria is already leveraging its energy transition to attract support from the EU and other partners.http://dlvr.it/TJwSjGhttp://dlvr.it/TJxDfN
ICYMI: [Chatham House] US tariffs could hurt the South African economy, but Pretoria is already leveraging its energy transition to attract support from the EU and other partners.http://dlvr.it/TJwSjG
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced preliminary gross revenue collection of some R2.3 trillion as at the end of March, representing a year-on-year growth of 6.9%.http://dlvr.it/TJwSc5
ICYMI: South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way By 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island, but… Read more: ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice
ICYMI: South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way By 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island, but… Read more: ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice
[Chatham House] US tariffs could hurt the South African economy, but Pretoria is already leveraging its energy transition to attract support from the EU and other partners.http://dlvr.it/TJvDDC
ICYMI: [New Zimbabwe] A MARRIED couple has been extradited from South Africa back to Zimbabwe to face justice for allegedly killing their four-year-old niece in 2023 before skipping the border.http://dlvr.it/TJrnthhttp://dlvr.it/TJtmNf
South Africa’s Marion Island is a breeding ground for the birds, but their chicks are being eaten alive by rodents. Now, the world’s largest operation to eradicate the invasive species is about to get under way By 2015, scientists knew from camera trap evidence that mice were attacking albatross chicks on Marion Island, but no… Read more: ‘They started nibbling at its head’: the bold plan to rid an island of albatross-eating mice
ICYMI: [New Zimbabwe] A MARRIED couple has been extradited from South Africa back to Zimbabwe to face justice for allegedly killing their four-year-old niece in 2023 before skipping the border.http://dlvr.it/TJsvpk
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.http://dlvr.it/TJr2dRhttp://dlvr.it/TJsVNT
[New Zimbabwe] A MARRIED couple has been extradited from South Africa back to Zimbabwe to face justice for allegedly killing their four-year-old niece in 2023 before skipping the border.http://dlvr.it/TJrnthhttp://dlvr.it/TJsV9p
[New Zimbabwe] A MARRIED couple has been extradited from South Africa back to Zimbabwe to face justice for allegedly killing their four-year-old niece in 2023 before skipping the border.http://dlvr.it/TJrnth
ICYMI: ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.http://dlvr.it/TJqDhlhttp://dlvr.it/TJrT38
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.http://dlvr.it/TJr2dRhttp://dlvr.it/TJrSwY
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.http://dlvr.it/TJr2dR
ICYMI: ICYMI: Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir. Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media… Read more: Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.http://dlvr.it/TJqDhlhttp://dlvr.it/TJqjvg
ICYMI: [SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.http://dlvr.it/TJqDhl
[SAnews.gov.za] Urgent action is required to turn the tide against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF), KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said.http://dlvr.it/TJqDdT
ICYMI: ICYMI: Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
ICYMI: Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir. Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media Research… Read more: Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
ICYMI: Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir. Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media Research… Read more: Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
[SAnews.gov.za] The need for an urgent and high-level national turnaround plan on water security that is aligned to the Government of National Unity’s Medium-Term Development Plan 2025 to 2029, has been underscored by President Cyril Ramaphosa.http://dlvr.it/TJp76H
ICYMI: Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
ICYMI: Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
ICYMI: Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
Leo Brent Bozell III, founder of a conservative media group, is president’s nomination amid rising diplomatic tensions Donald Trump has nominated a conservative, pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa, at a time when the relationship between the two countries is at a nadir. Leo Brent Bozell III founded the Media Research Center… Read more: Trump names pro-Israel media activist as US ambassador to South Africa
ICYMI: ICYMI: Ebrahim Rasool, declared persona non grata by Washington, was surrounded by crowds at Cape Town airport The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration was welcomed home on Sunday by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praising him. Crowds at Cape Town… Read more: South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters
Duke of Sussex and co-founder of Sentebale step down as patrons amid infighting in the organisation The Duke of Sussex has resigned from an African charity he set up 20 years ago after infighting in the organisation, saying he is “in shock” and “truly heartbroken”. Prince Harry and the co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both… Read more: Prince Harry resigns ‘in shock’ from African charity he founded in 2006
The World Cup is in full swing, and African teams are making their mark. Senegal and Morocco have both advanced to the knockout stage, and Ghana and Cameroon are still in the hunt.
Senegal defeated Ecuador 2-1 in their final group stage match to secure second place. The Lions of Teranga will now face England in the round of 16.
Morocco finished top of Group F after drawing with Croatia 0-0 in their final match. The Atlas Lions will now face Spain in the round of 16.
Ghana and Cameroon both lost their final group stage matches, but they still have a chance to advance to the knockout stage if they finish third in their groups. Ghana will need to beat Uruguay and hope that Portugal draws or loses to South Korea. Cameroon will need to beat Brazil and hope that Serbia draws or loses to Switzerland.
Other African Sports News
Sadio Mane has been named the African Footballer of the Year for the second time in his career. The Senegalese forward beat out his teammate Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez for the award.
The African Cup of Nations will be expanded to 24 teams starting in 2023. The tournament will also be held every four years instead of every two years.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that it will be launching a new women’s Champions League in 2023. The tournament will feature the top women’s clubs from Africa.
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Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, happening virtually from 22 to 28 September 2023. This prestigious festival features a stellar lineup of local and international jazz artists. Tickets are available online.
Oppikoppi Online Music Festival, happening over the Easter weekend in April 2024. This alternative rock festival is a South African institution, and the online version promises to be just as electrifying as the real thing. Tickets are available online.
For foodies:
The Big Ask Food Festival, happening online from 22 to 24 September 2023. This virtual event brings together some of South Africa’s top chefs and restaurants for a weekend of deliciousness. Tickets are available online.
