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South Africans go to the polls this month, marking 30 years since the end of apartheid. This year’s elections could shift power as the ruling African National Congress (ANC) battles to maintain its hold.

Racheal Kundananji, the world's most expensive female footballer, inspires women at home in Zambia and beyond. The 23-year-old's transfer to Bay FC in the United States set a new transfer record in women's football.

Basque Pelota, in which the ball can reach speeds of over 300 kilometres per hour, was once an Olympic sport.

Dorsa Yavarivafa and her mother left Tehran in 2018 out of fear and a love of badminton. Now in England, Yavarivafa will compete as part of the International Olympic Committee's refugee team, a feat which she hopes to use to send a message that refugees "are normal people."

With just one week to go before South Africa heads to the polls, we head to Cape Town, where our correspondent tells us what's at stake before the crucial day.