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News Author: Wiida Fourie-Basson Published: 28/04/2021 ​From Khoekhoegowab to Igbo and Sepedi – these are only three of the low-resource languages in Africa that a group of over 400 volunteers from more than 20 African countries are targeting to address the lack of diversity in the field of natural language processing. Natural language processing (NLP) is a branch of artificial intelligence that helps computers understand, interpret and manipulate human language. But while Africa has more t...

Kyle Verreynne should be playing all formats, says Vernon Philander Zaahier Adams © Provided by Independent Online (IOL) CAPE TOWN - Former Proteas all-rounder Vernon Philander has joined the masses in calling for Kyle Verreynne to picked across "all formats" for the national team. Verreynne, 23, has been the centre of a social media storm after being left out of the Proteas T20I team for the recent series against Pakistan. The Proteas lost the series 3-1. Mark Bouchers team w...

Mark Boucher questions Heinrich Klaasens captaincy and explains Kyle Verreynnes absence Stuart Hess © Provided by Independent Online (IOL) JOHANNESBURG – Heinrich Klaasen’s captaincy was put firmly under the spotlight, following South Africa’s defeat in the third T20 International against Pakistan, with Proteas head coach, Mark Boucher questioning fielding positions and the use – and nonuse – of certain bowlers. “When we’ve been put under immense pressure we have...

Marshalled by their silky, irrepressible, and majestic batting bulwark and captain Babar Azam, South Africa in the third T20 at SuperSport Park in Centurion. By reeling in South Africa’s 203/5 by posting 205/1, Pakistan pulled off their highest successful T20 chase with the comfort of 12 balls to spare and took an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-game series. It was an epic batting turkey shoot where South Africa dished up a buffet of boundary balls that Azam (122 off 59) and his opening p...

The Proteas returned to winning ways as they cruised to victory against Pakistan in the second T20 international at the Wanderers Stadium.

Proteas stand-in T20 captain Heinrich Klaasen neatly sidestepped Kyle Verreynne’s controversial omission from the Proteas’ match-day XI for their first T20 against Pakistan at the Wanderers.

Mohammad Rizwan continued his excellent form against the Proteas by recording yet another half-century as Pakistan scripted their highest-ever T20I run-chase to take a 1-0 lead in their four-match series with a four-wicket win in Johannesburg on Saturday

The Proteas need to show more consistency over extended periods if they are to become a force again in limited overs cricket.

Christiaan Kotze / AFP Proteas T20 nemesis when they play  Pakistan knows no end as the feisty wicket-keeper guided his teams successful record chase against South Africa in the first T20 at the Wanderers. Rizwan, whose most recent T20 scores against South Africa are 104*, 51 and 42, caressed a fourth T20 half-century that he turned into an unbeaten 74, which helped Pakistan reel in South Africas 188/6 with a four-wicket win on Saturday. The win was Pakistans highest ever successful chase in...

As if things couldn’t get much worse for the Proteas after losing the recent One-Day International Series (ODI) against Pakistan, captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against the same opposition. A hamstring injury sustained while batting in the third ODI on Wednesday, is more serious than initially feared. A “grade one strain” means Bavuma cannot play in the four T20Is starting on Saturday at the Wanderers. Cricket South Africa confirmed that Heinrich Klaas...