South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739Â mi) of coastline of Southern Africa stretching along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini (Swaziland); and it surrounds the enclaved country of Lesotho. South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa and the 24th-largest country in the world by land area and, with over 58 million people, is also the world's 24th-most populous nation. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World or the Eastern Hemisphere. About 80 percent of South Africans are of Bantu ancestry, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different African languages, nine of which have official status. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European, Asian (Indian), and multiracial (Coloured) ancestry.
England's youngsters "stood up to be counted" in the side's third-Test victory over South Africa in Port Elizabeth, says coach Chris Silverwood. BBC News - Published
England cricket Test match captain and batsman Ollie Pope speak to the press following their victory over South Africa in the third Test to bring the series to a 2-1 lead over their hosts.
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England seal their biggest away win in more than nine years in the third Test against South Africa to move 2-1 up with one match to play. BBC News - Published
Captain Joe Root takes four wickets to push England closer to victory on the fourth day of the third Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth. BBC News - Published
England's Dom Bess said he felt it was "time to pull my finger out" before he took five wickets on the third day of the third Test against South Africa. BBC News - Published
Dom Bess takes his maiden Test five-wicket haul to tighten England's grip on the third Test against South Africa on a weather-hit third day in Port Elizabeth. BBC News - Published
Ollie Pope scores his first Test century and Ben Stokes 120 to put England in a dominant position on day two of the third Test against South Africa. BBC News - Published
Ollie Pope struck his first Test centuriy and Ben Stokes cracked a hundred of his own to put England in a dominant position on day two of the third Test against South Africa. BBC News - Published
South Africa pace bowler Kagiso Rabada is banned for the final Test of the series against England following his celebration of Joe Root's dismissal on the first day of the third Test. BBC News - Published
An unbroken stand of 76 between Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope gives England a slight edge over South Africa at the end of a fluctuating first day of the third Test in Port Elizabeth. BBC News - Published
An unbroken stand of 56 between Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope gave England a slight edge over South Africa at the end of a fluctuating first day of the third Test in Port Elizabeth. BBC News - Published
England will decide between Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes for the final spot in their team to take on South Africa in the third Test, which begins on Thursday. BBC News - Published
England will decide between Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Chris Woakes for the final spot in their team to take on South Africa in the third Test, which begins on Thursday. BBC News - Published
Fast bowler Mark Wood has the X Factor England will need against South Africa in Port Elizabeth, says assistant coach Paul Collingwood. BBC News - Published
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler is fined 15% of his match fee by the ICC for an audible obscenity in the second Test against South Africa. BBC News - Published
A South African military plane crash-landed on Thursday at the Goma airport in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.N. spokesman said. Reuters - Published
Joe Root says Ben Stokes is "born for the big moments" after the all-rounder inspirea England to victory in the second Test against South Africa. BBC News - Published
Joe Root says Ben Stokes is "born for the big moments" after the all-rounder inspires England to victory in the second Test against South Africa. BBC News - Published
England force a dramatic 189-run victory over South Africa late on day five of the second Test in Cape Town to level the series at 1-1. BBC News - Published
England force a dramatic 189-run victory over South Africa late on day five of the second Test in Cape Town to level the series at 1-1. BBC News - Published
England need eight wickets for victory on the final day of the second Test after being frustrated by South Africa's top order on day four in Cape Town. BBC News - Published
England need eight wickets for victory on the final day of the second Test after being frustrated by South Africa's top order on day four in Cape Town. BBC News - Published
England seam bowler Pat Brown withdraws from the one-day and Twenty20 legs of the South Africa tour because of a lower back stress fracture. BBC News - Published
England are hopeful that pace bowler Jofra Archer will be fit for the third Test against South Africa after a scan on his elbow showed no serious issues. BBC News - Published
Another dismal batting display by England sees the tourists limp to 262-9 against South Africa on day one of the second Test in Cape Town. BBC News - Published
Another dismal batting display by England sees the tourists limp to 262-9 against South Africa on day one of the second Test in Cape Town. BBC News - Published
A South African photojournalist kidnapped in Syria by Islamic State three years ago returned home on Thursday with the help of Turkey's intelligence agency, a security source in Ankara said. Reuters - Published
England will make a late call on fast bowler Jofra Archer after he is unable to play a full part in training before Friday's second Test against South Africa BBC News - Published
England will make a late call on fast bowler Jofra Archer after he is unable to play a full part in training before Friday's second Test against South Africa BBC News - Published
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