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Rank the biggest scandals in Test cricket history
Australia's first Test tour of South Africa since the sandpapergate scandal begins on 9 October Australia are due to play their first Test in South Africa since the sandpapergate scandal rocked the c
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Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real? South Africa's new ambassador to Washington has a personal reason to challenge Donald Trump's assertion that there is a genocide against white Afr
Sharpeville massacre survivors start legal fight for justice in South Africa
Abraham Mofokeng was 20 when he joined a peaceful protest in Sharpeville Abraham Mofokeng still carries the wounds of the bloody suppression of a protest in South Africa 66 years ago. In what became
Jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies aged 91
South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim performs on stage at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in Cape Town, on March 27, 2026. South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim
South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, who helped define a genre of South African jazz music, has died at the age of 91, his family has said. He "passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family in Germany, after a short
Black beauty queen who represented South Africa at Miss World during apartheid dies aged 76
Trailblazer Cynthia Shange, regarded in South Africa as the first black woman to represent the country in the prestigious Miss World beauty competition at the height of apartheid, has died aged 76. H
South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who served in the last government of the apartheid era, as his new ambassador to the US, his office has said. The country has not h
South African president chooses Roelf Meyer as next ambassador to US
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South Africa appoints former apartheid-era negotiator as US ambassador
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South Africa names apartheid-era politician as new ambassador to the US
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer, who served in the last government of the apartheid era, as his new ambassador to the US, his office has said. The country has not h
Ramaphosa names political veteran Roelf Meyer as next US envoy
President Cyril Ramaphosa has named Roelf Meyer, the former National Party minister whose backroom diplomacy helped dismantle apartheid, as South Africa’s new ambassador to the US. Meyer’s domestic e
Ladysmith Black Mambazo's 'wise elder' dies aged 77
Albert Mazibuko, who sang in iconic South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo for more than five decades, has died aged 77. The musician's death on Sunday came after a short illness, the choral gro
South Africa summons new US ambassador over ‘undiplomatic remarks’
US President Trump has claimed South Africa is engaged in a campaign of white persecution, which Pretoria denies. Share Save South Africa’s government has summoned the United States ambassador to t
New US ambassador to South Africa summoned over 'undiplomatic remarks'
The South African government has summoned the new US ambassador after he made what they called "undiplomatic" comments about an anti-apartheid chant. Leo Brent Bozell III, who started in the role las
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