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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Cape Town, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 744 stories have been published about Cape Town which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Cape Town, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 744 stories have been published about Cape Town which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Cricket · Cape TownAustralia beat South Africa by 19 runs in women's T20 World Cup final. Beth Mooney scores unbeaten 74 in Australia's innings of 6-156 at Newlands. Megan Schutt, Ashleigh Gardner and Darcie Brown take key wickets. Australia win T20 global title for the third time in a row.
Women's T20 World Cup: HISTORIC! Australia win sixth T20 WC trophy beating South Africa by 19 runs
48% Left coverage: 21 sources
Europe · Cape TownPorsche driver Ant�nio F�lix da Costa won the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix on Saturday. Sacha Fenestraz was the star of qualifying, grabbing pole position. Mahindra Racing pulled out of the race due to suspension issues. Five drivers failed to cross the finish line.
‘Unreal stuff’ - Antonio Felix da Costa holds off Jean-Eric Vergne for Formula E victory in Cape Town
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
Cape Town · Cape TownIndia's shoddy fielding allowed Australia to post a challenging 172 for four in the first semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Beth Mooney extended her envious record against India with a classy 54 off 37 balls. Ashleigh Gardner hurt India with 31 off 18 balls while skipper Meg Lanning made 49 not out off 34 balls.
Women's T20 World Cup: Absolutely fine, says Harmanpreet Kaur after recovering from fever ahead of semi-final
60% Left coverage: 5 sources
Europe · MoscowThe Russian military denied Wednesday that it was planning to test its new Zircon hypersonic missiles during naval drills off the coast of South Africa. The drills will coincide with the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. China's navy also is participating in the Indian Ocean exercises, which come at a time when Russia's relationship with the West is at its lowest point since the Cold War.
Russia denies plan to test new missile off South Africa
42% Center coverage: 19 sources
Narendra Modi · New DelhiTwelve cheetahs from South Africa arrive in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. They will be released into the wild at around noon on Saturday. This is the second time the animals have been brought to the state. The first time was in September last year at a function in Bhopal.
India welcomes 12 cheetahs from South Africa
43% Center coverage: 39 sources
Europe · MoscowSouth Africa was due to launch a joint naval exercise with Russia and China on Friday, a move it is calling routine but which has fuelled domestic criticism and fears the drills will endanger important relations with Western partners.
South Africa's naval exercise with Russia, China raises Western alarm
44% Center coverage: 57 sources
US & Canada · HonoluluA Black former professional rugby player from South Africa shot by police months after moving to Hawaii suffered from a degenerative brain disease often found in American football players and other athletes subjected to repeated head trauma, autopsy results show.
South African rugby player killed by Hawaii police had CTE
52% Center coverage: 27 sources
Jacob Zuma · Cape TownZuma was charged in 2021 with multiple counts of corruption over a multibillion-dollar arms deal that South Africa signed in 1999. He is accused of taking hundreds of bribes to help Thales get the deal and faces at least 15 years in jail. Zuma was first implicated 20 years ago but charges against him were dropped and reinstated numerous times amid allegations of political interference.
The legal woes of former South African president Jacob Zuma
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
