Mandela is a keen follower of South African cricket and even telephoned captain Mark Boucher to pass on a message of support during the third Test in Durban in March this year.

BBC: ICC stall on Mandela move

The big test for checking whether animals recognise themselves involves painting a mark on their faces.

ECONOMIST: Self-recognition

In Ghana, for example, sixth-graders sitting a simple multiple-choice reading test scored on average the same mark that would be gained by random guessing.

ECONOMIST: Education

Selectors are confident wicketkeeper Mark Boucher will recover from a foot injury for the first Test in Johannesburg, starting on 26 February.

BBC: Prince left out of S Africa squad

And wing Mark Cueto was found not guilty of a dangerous tackle on centre Barnes in Saturday's 27-17 first Test defeat by the Wallabies.

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