South Africa: Former President Mbeki Appointed As Chancellor of Unisa: Pretoria — Former President Thabo Mbeki has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa), as the institution repositions itself to be a transformed African university. Mbeki takes over from Judge Bernard Ngoepe who …
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Sri Lanka include uncapped seamer Vikum Sanjaya for South Africa Test series: Sri Lanka’s cricket selectors on Thursday named rookie fast bowler Vikum Sanjaya Bandara in a 15-member squad for their three-Test series against South Africa later this month. Sri Lanka are looking to establish continuity in the side as they look to build …
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Cricket-Australia regain confidence for Pakistan series: They sent an under-strength squad to South Africa, resting frontline pacemen Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, who were duly hammered 5-0. Local media blamed the whitewash in South Africa in part for the humbling 2-1 test series loss at home to the Proteas.
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South Africa’s alarming increase in farm attacks over the last six years: The civil rights organization AfriForum and the Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa (TAU SA) on December 7, 2016, announced a disturbing rise in farm attacks and farm murders in South Africa for 2016 with the announcement of the official figures …
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