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Exclusive: Trump has falsely claimed Afrikaners are facing ‘white genocide’, but very few have applied to live in US The US government could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a media campaign in South Africa to figure out why more white Afrikaners are not applying to become refugees to the US, as Donald Trump had hoped. State department officials, according to an August proposal seen by…
On Tuesday, South African pacer Chad Laycock made cricketing history by taking five wickets in a single over during a Pro20 Cup match between KwaZulu Natal Inland and the Titans in Pietermaritzburg. This feat, the first of its kind for a South African in men's T20 cricket, saw Laycock dismiss five batsmen with four consecutive deliveries.
Despite his remarkable performance, his team suffered a 21-run defeat, finishing at 183 for six after the Titans posted 204 for 19.5 overs. Laycock's bowling figures of 6 for 26 from just four overs set a new record for the competition. The Titans' collapse, led by opener Lhuan Dre Pretorius' unbeaten 81, left Laycock with an unforgettable yet ultimately unfulfilling day, marking him as only the fourth bowler in men's T20 cricket to achieve such a feat.
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