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Basketball for Africa’s next generation: Qatar Foundation and the Basketball Africa League (with Qatar Sports Investments) have launched a multi-year partnership to expand access to the sport across the continent, including court renovations and BAL4Her gender-equality programmes. World Cup showbiz: FIFA has confirmed the 2026 final halftime lineup—Madonna, Shakira and BTS—while South Africa’s music fans watch the fallout as Burna Boy’s track “Dai Dai” is out but he’s not on the stage list. Rugby momentum: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus is set to receive the Order of Ikhamanga, and the team is already using alignment camps to sharpen strategy ahead of a big Test season. Cost-of-living reality check: A new comparison of grocery catalogues suggests some essentials in SA now cost nearly double what they did five years ago. Safety and culture: SAPS warns against reckless firearm handling after a viral clip, while Cape Town’s Franschhoek Literary Festival opens with a Town Hall ceremony.

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