Teams from New Zealand , Australia , England , India , Ireland , South Africa , Sri Lanka and West Indies played Competition each other once in a round robin format to determine Deciding the semifinalists .

136 by Claire Taylor for England v Sri Lanka in Pretoria , 103 by Lisa Keightley for Australia v South Africa at the LC de Villiers Oval in Pretoria and 107* by Karen Rolton for Australia v India in the final Process_end at Centurion Park .

The tour Traveling consisted Cause_to_be_included of six legs and took place Process_start in Europe , North America , South America , New Zealand , Australia and South Africa .

and South Africa .

Australia lost Earnings_and_losses to Sri Lanka in the first semi-final whereas India defeated Earnings_and_losses South Africa in the second semi final .

The Sharks travelled Motion to Brisbane and beat Competition the Queensland Reds in the qualifying final and then the Stormers back in South Africa in the semi-final .

In part due to the level of travel the Sharks had to make Motion during the finals series ( travelling Traveling from South Africa to Australia , back to South Africa and then on to New Zealand in just three weeks ) they entered Arriving the grand final as the underdogs .

In part due to the level of travel the Sharks had to make Motion during the finals series ( travelling Traveling from South Africa to Australia , back to South Africa and then on to New Zealand in just three weeks ) they entered Arriving the grand final as the underdogs .

Alongside the flagship event in Miami , Ultra has spawned Coming_to_be a larger series of international franchises under the blanket branding Ultra Worldwide , which have included locations such as South Africa , South Korea , Singapore , Mexico , Brazil , Colombia , and others .

The event Competition was organised Arranging in South Africa between 4 and 22 June 2012 by rugby 's governing body , the IRB .

South Africa were crowned 2012 champions after defeating Conquering New Zealand 22 - 16 in the final Competition on the 22 June at Newlands Stadium .

The 2005–06 edition of the VB Series ( so-called because of sponsor Victoria Bitter ) was a three-team One Day International men 's cricket tournament Competition held Hold in Australia in January and February 2006 , between the hosting nation 's team , South Africa and Sri Lanka .

All matches Competition were day-night matches Competition except the final meeting Social_event between South Africa and Sri Lanka .

At the start of the series , they were seventh on the ICC ODI Championship table ; South Africa were second , 17 points behind leaders Australia and 12 points ahead of Sri Lanka .

The war Hostile_encounter was used Using as a surrogate battleground for the Cold War Hostile_encounter by rival states such as the Soviet Union , Cuba , South Africa and the United States .

The First Congo War ( 1996–1997 ) , also nicknamed Name_conferral Africa 's First World War , was a civil war Hostile_encounter and international military conflict Hostile_encounter which mostly took place Process_start in Zaire ( present-day DR Congo ) , with major spillovers into Sudan and Uganda .

The conflict Violence , one of Africa 's longest running Self_motion , has resulted in Causation a humanitarian crisis .

Australia , New Zealand , Sri Lanka and South Africa contested Competition the men 's finals with Australia eventually defeating Preventing_or_letting Sri Lanka in the final itself .

The same four sides featured in the women 's semi finals ( though in a different order ) , with Australia prevailing Conquering over South Africa in the final .

The Battle Military_operation of Majuba Hill ( near Volksrust , South Africa ) on 27 February 1881 was the final and decisive battle Military_operation of the First Boer War Military_operation .

A destructive storm with widespread impacts , Carmen originated Coming_to_be as a tropical disturbance that emerged from Africa toward the end of August .

South Africa beat Competition England 15-6 .

Having also won the 1995 tournament , South Africa became Becoming the second country to win Getting two World Cups , following Australia , who won in 1991 and 1999 .

The two teams , who won their semi-finals against France and Argentina respectively , had met Come_together earlier in the competition Competition , during the pool stage , when South Africa won 36–0 .

South Africa began Process_start the final undefeated in the competition Competition .

The match itself was try-less with each team scoring Getting only penalties , South Africa five – four by fullback Percy Montgomery and one by centre François Steyn – and England two , both by fly-half Jonny Wilkinson .

Each team did have one major try scoring opportunity ; South Africa 's came Motion late in the first half , while England 's came Motion early in the second .

The war resulted in Causation the creation of the Sokoto Caliphate , headed by Usman dan Fodio , which became Becoming one of the largest states in Africa in the 19th century .

His success inspired Influence similar jihads in Western Africa .

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations , known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations , Gabon 2017 ( also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017 ) , was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations , the biennial international men 's football championship of Africa organized Arranging by the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) .

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations , known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations , Gabon 2017 ( also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017 ) , was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations , the biennial international men 's football championship of Africa organized Arranging by the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) .

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations , known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations , Gabon 2017 ( also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017 ) , was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations , the biennial international men 's football championship of Africa organized Arranging by the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) .

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations , known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations , Gabon 2017 ( also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017 ) , was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations , the biennial international men 's football championship of Africa organized Arranging by the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) .

This event was also part of the Africa Cup of Nations 60th Anniversary .

The tournament Competition took place Process_start between 11 January and 1 February 2014 in South Africa .

Hosts South Africa were knocked out Competition in the group stages , which has been attributed Causation to the national league not pausing during the tournament Competition .

The winners of the Knock-out stage—India , South Africa , Sri Lanka and Indies—reached the semi-finals Competition .

South Africa made Creating their way to the final by defeating Sri Lanka in the first semi-final Competition by 92 runs ; the match Competition was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to 39 overs per innings due to rain .

South Africa achieved Achieve the target in 47 overs losing Earnings_and_losses 6 wickets .

South Africa won the inaugural edition of the tournament by four wickets .

The tour travelled Traveling from the United States to Europe and then to South Africa .

The 2013–14 chikungunya outbreak Catastrophe represented Presence the first recorded outbreak Catastrophe of the disease Catastrophe outside of tropical Africa and Asia .

Related protests and attacks resulted in Causation numerous deaths and injuries across the Middle East , Africa , Pakistan , and Afghanistan .

This was the largest cholera outbreak Catastrophe in Africa in 2012 .

The battle coincided with the Allied invasion of French North Africa in Operation Torch on 8 November , the Battle of Stalingrad and the Guadalcanal Campaign .

Domoina crossed Motion_directional into Swaziland and later eastern South Africa before dissipating on February 2 .

In South Africa , rainfall peaked Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale at 950 mm ( 37 in ) , which flooded 29 river basins , notably the Pongola River which altered its course after the storm .

There were 242 deaths in southeastern Africa .

New Zealand had come off Motion a 4–0 loss in South Africa two months before , but in August they had defeated Conquering India to win Earnings_and_losses the Videocon Tri-Series .

In February 2007 , United States President George W. Bush announced Expressing_publicly the establishment of the United States Africa Command which took over Conquering all of the area of operations of CJTF-HOA in October 2008 .