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‘Like copying a Louis Vuitton handbag’: big pharma hits out at Africa’s replica Covid vaccine

Knowledge-sharing hub in Cape Town reverse engineered the Moderna vaccine, but future of the initiative to reduce inequity remains unsure

The Guardian - UK

Tracey Rose, renegade South African artist: understanding her 30 years of outrage

When an artist is welcomed into the monumental interiors of a structure such as the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa for a retrospective of their work, it suggests the levels of recognition they enjoy. The gallery, crafted from old dockyard silos in Cape Town, South Africa, opened in 2017.…

The Conversation

Brit botanists killed by gang and tossed to crocodiles hours after BBC interview

Rod and Rachel Saunders were beaten to death and thrown to crocodiles by a South African gang who were angry with them for abstracting rare seeds from their nature reserves.

Daily Record

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British botanists murdered and thrown to crocodiles in South Africa, court hears

Couple had been filming with a crew from BBC Gardeners World before they were kidnapped in forest reserve, the court heard

Evening Standard

More penguins dying from avian flu at Cape Town's Boulders beach colony

More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town's Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in South Africa, raising concerns for the species and for other seabirds.

Reuters

Cape Town airport running low on aviation fuel

Rough seas are delaying the arrival of a cargo of jet fuel

The Independent UK

Caterpillar ice-cream in Cape Town: the cafe showcasing African flavours

With ingredients such as chilli, clay and dried fish, Tapi Tapi’s frozen desserts are inspired by Africa’s dishes and food cultures

The Guardian - UK

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South Africa's local team joins a solar car race

A South African local engineering team, which includes 20- to 70-year old members, for the first time took part in the continent's biggest solar car race, where drivers travel on public roads from Johannesburg to Cape Town.

Reuters

South Africans attract highest prices at T20 tournament auction

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africans attracted the highest prices while several leading international players went unsold at the SA20 Twenty20 tournament auction in Cape Town on Monday.

AFP

Suspended sculpture transforms Cape Town museum's atrium

A moody, brooding and floating installation by Malagasy artist Joel Andrianomearisoa is transforming the towering atrium of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary African Art in Cape Town

The Independent UK

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II’s passing has elicited many polarised responses, in the process allowing the ghosts of the past to resurface.

The Conversation

Senegal's GMO greenlight proves controversial

Africa is racing to adapt to the ravages of climate change, but Senegal's greenlighting of GMO crops has proved controversial. Also, Egypt has a centuries-long tradition of wine making. Wineries are barrelling ahead with plans to add polish and popularity to their products. And we see how Cape Town hosted…

France 24

Fiji dazzle to beat New Zealand in World Cup Sevens final

Cape Town (AFP) - Olympic champions Fiji turned on a dazzling display to win the Rugby World Cup Sevens after emphatic victories against Australia and New Zealand at the Cape Town Stadium on Sunday.

AFP

Ireland shock South Africa in Rugby World Cup Sevens

Cape Town (AFP) - Ireland stunned hosts South Africa with a convincing 24-14 win in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup Sevens at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

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Nathan shines in Aussie Sevens romps

Five-try Faith Nathan was the early star as both Australia's sevens teams eased into the World Cup quarter-finals in Cape Town on the opening day.

AFP

Ireland edge England, Samoa trounce USA in World Cup Sevens

Cape Town (AFP) - Ireland and Samoa eliminated seeded teams to reach the quarter-finals on the first day of the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday.

Irish Mirror

What time and TV channel are Ireland playing in the Rugby World Cup Sevens?

Both the men's and women's sides will take part in the World Rugby Sevens in Cape Town on Friday morning.

Wales Online

Rugby in mourning as much-loved commentator Willie Los'e dies suddenly in Cape Town

Los'e was in Cape Town, where he was due to cover the Sevens Rugby World Cup

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Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Triangle of Sadness’ Actor, Model Charlbi Dean Dies at 32

Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,” which won this year’s top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32. Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said…

Reuters

South Africa's COSATU leads union protests over high cost of living

Hundreds of South Africans protested in Pretoria and Cape Town on Wednesday against inflation that has soared to a 13-year high, in an action led by trade union group COSATU, a long-time ally of the ruling African National Congress.

Evening Standard

Meghan reveals fire broke out in Archie’s nursery on South Africa tour

The Duchess of Sussex has shared the trauma of how son Archie narrowly escaped a fire in his bedroom on the Sussexes’ royal tour to South Africa.Meghan recounted the experience on her long-awaited Archetypes podcast, released on Spotify on Tuesday, in a conversation with her close friend, tennis great Serena…

The Independent UK

Meghan tells how fire broke out in Archie’s nursery on South Africa tour

The royal baby, then just four months, had luckily been taken downstairs by his nanny just before the blaze started.

Los Angeles Times

Andrew Koji almost gave up on acting. Now the 'Bullet Train' and 'Warrior' star is leaving his mark

It's evening in Cape Town, South Africa, as Andrew Koji peers into his video chat screen after a long day of work on the set of his HBO Max action drama series "Warrior." Upbeat nevertheless, the British actor catches a glimpse of himself, nearly does a double take and laughs.…

Daily Mirror

Free-diving 'Black mermaid' is 'living on borrowed time' when she swims with sharks

Nandile Ndhlovu is part of an all-female team that tracks the migration patterns of great white sharks around Cape Town and even 'wrestles' with them

Tribune News Service

Travel for Two: Discover the tints, textures and tastes of Cape Town

On an early spring morning, I open wide the sliding doors of my room at Cape Town’s Ellerman House, a hillside hotel above the Atlantic. From the balcony, I watch as low clouds and ghostly mists whisk across the bluest of skies. I don’t know why the color of the…

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