When Cricket South Africa announced last November that they had invited Ireland to play two one-day internationals in Benoni ahead of their series against Australia in September 2016, there was some quiet jubilation in Irish cricketing circles.

Rescue workers in South Africa are trying to reach dozens of miners who were trapped while working illegally in an abandoned mine.

South Africans celebrated Charlize Theron’s Oscar win today, hailing the homegrown star as an inspiration and proof of the country’s achievements since apartheid’s end.