At lunch on day four of the third Test at Newlands, South Africa had reached 202 for 5, a lead of 102 runs over Australia. Ryan Rickelton was 39 not out off 83 balls alongside Wiaan Mulder, and Matthew Breetzke was 19 not out. Earlier, Australia scored 429 in their first innings, led by Josh Inglis with 102, and South Africa's bowlers took six wickets for 99 runs on day three. South Africa had replied with 329 in its first innings.
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South Africa's Olympic committee has named Durban as its preferred host city for a bid to stage the 2036 or 2040 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, which would be the first in Africa. The cabinet has approved the bid. Acting committee president Lwandile Simelane said the bid would likely span several cities, with some events held elsewhere, and Cape Town and Johannesburg were also considered. The preferred city must reach the International Olympic Committee by 31 October. Seven countries have expressed interest in 2036, and officials have not yet released cost estimates.
28 October 2026
Conservation groups have removed invasive spotted bass from 8 kilometers of the upper Breekkrans River in South Africa, according to Mongabay. The work, run by Cape Nature, the Freshwater Research Centre and the Fynbos Fish Trust, extends the habitat of the critically endangered doring fiery redfin. Before the project, the fish lived in only a 2-kilometer stretch of the river free of bass. Mongabay reports that a downstream barrier has been built to stop the bass from returning to the treated section.