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15 killed, 2 critical in mass shooting at pub in Johannesburg

At least 15 people were shot dead and nine others injured by unknown gunmen at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township, police said on Sunday, the second such mass shooting incident in as many......

South Africa's anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu dies at 90

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa's anti-apartheid icon who won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting racial discrimination in the country, died on Sunday. He was 90. IMAGE: Archbishop Desmond......

COVID-19: Prominent Indian-origin virologist dies in South Africa

World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people in the country. CORONAVIRUS......

Winnie Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and Nelson Mandela's ex-wife, dies

Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former wife of South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, died on Monday at the age of 81, her spokesman said. She died in......

'Mandela practised Yoga to deal with prison brutalities'

Former South African President Nelson Mandela practised Yoga to deal with the harsh conditions imposed on political prisoners at Robben Island for the more than two decades when he was imprisoned......

'Shakespeare would have been a rapper today'

'His plays were like Bollywood cinema.' IMAGE: Laurie Davidson as William Shakespeare in Shekhar Kapur's Will. Did you know that Shekhar Kapur made Will, a 10-part television series on William......

First Hyderabad film fest saw good films

The week-long first Hyderabad International Film Festivalcame to an end on March 29. Ithad an interesting medley of films from different parts of the country and the world. Organised by the......

S Africa fans laud both teams over T20 World Cup final

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ash Allen/Reuters South Africa might have faltered at the finishing line but their maiden final appearance in the T20 World Cup earned them accolades from local and......

The BEST of CWG Opening Ceremony

The 2022 Commonwealth Games officially got underway with a dazzling opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Thursday, July 28, 2022.   Birmingham took on the responsibility......

PICS: Commonwealth Games 2022 kick-off with slick show

Images from the 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, on Thursday. IMAGE: Double Olympic badminton medallist PV Sindhu and men's hockey team captain......

Football Briefs: Impressive Inter down Chelsea to win International Champions Cup

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field on Saturday IMAGE: Inter Milan celebrate winning the International Champions Cup Singapore after defeating Chelsea in the pre-season......

Trott bids to revive Test career on South Africa tour

Jonathan Trott. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Former England batsman Jonathan Trott will continue to try to revive his Test career on his first overseas tour since leaving the Ashes in......

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