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South African cricketer Kagiso Rabada has been named the world’s best bowler in one-day international (ODI) events by the International Cricket Council.

Rabada recently bowled out four batsmen for only 39 runs during a match against England. This achievement moved him up four places on the ICC rankings to land on the top spot on the ODI bowlers’ list.

Excellence is not an act but a habit, Minister of Sport and Recreation Thulas Nxesi tells the inspiring audience at the Region 5 African Union Sports Council Awards.

Southern Africa’s top sportsmen and women were honoured at the Regional Annual Sport Awards held recently.

Organised by Region 5 of the African Union Sports Council (AUSC), the awards were held in Kempton Park to honour champions from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

International relations / Africa news

South Africa is set to take over leadership of the 15-member Southern African Development Community this August, for a year-long term as chairperson.

Government needs to promote greater patterns of economic inclusion to bring about fundamental change in the structure of our economy.

Small businesses stand to benefit from a Mpumalanga government investment of more than R1-billion over the next five years.

More South Africans have water supplied to their homes, there are fewer bucket toilet systems and more homes have been connected to the electrical grid. There are more children in school and more South Africans have access to affordable primary healthcare.

Residents of Mogale City have started a new chapter in the drive to promote a love of reading.

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The Amahlathi Community Work Programme under the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is helping people’s dreams become reality.

From a young age, Masixole Magwevana had a dream of becoming a paramedic. Today his dream is a reality, thanks to the Community Work Programme (CWC) in Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape.

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The South African government’s achievements and priorities include delivering more services, addressing social challenges, restoring land and transforming the economy.