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The Plot to Save South Africa: masterful account of an assassination that nearly derailed efforts to end apartheid

I was about to set off to the airport on the morning of 10 April 1993 to cover the great American boxer Muhammad Ali’s arrival in Johannesburg when the news came through: Chris Hani had been murdered.

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Woman 're-grows' her spine after landing on neck when she slipped during pole dancing

Kaitlin Rawson was practicing a pole dancing routine until one slip left her on the ground paralysed with a shattered spine in Johannesburg, South Africa, and forced to "re-grow" it

Daily Mirror

Double murder suspect Ruth Lawrence to be flown to Dublin to face trial

Clontarf woman Ruth Lawrence is alleged to have left Dublin in 2014 with her South African lover after two local men were shot dead

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Mental health: almost half of Johannesburg students in new study screened positive for probable depression

Depression is a mental health disorder characterised by a persistently low mood or loss of interest in activities. It causes significant impairment in daily life. Possible causes include a combination of biological, psychological and social sources of distress.

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South Africa's hidden jazz history is being restored album by album

It’s fitting that Johannesburg is among 12 cities featured in the 2023 Unesco International Jazz Day, themed “jazz journey around the world”. The day, established in 2011 to celebrate the role of jazz in “uniting peoples across the globe”, is now marked annually on 30 April in close to 200…

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Buckets for toilets and no lights - Johannesburg's poorest feel let down

In a dilapidated block in the business district of Africa's wealthiest city, Johannesburg, Thulani Cele and 300 others squatting in the building fill buckets with water from the only working tap so they can drink and wash.

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South Africa votes in 2024: could a coalition between major parties ANC and EFF run the country?

South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections are regarded as a realistic opportunity for coalition governments to be formed in some provinces and also at the national level. This would mark a dramatic change from the current situation in which coalition governments have only been formed at local level.

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Ukraine activist wants S.Africa to ask Putin to attend BRICS summit virtually

By Anait Miridzhanian and Carien du Plessis

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South Africa's Communist party raises questions over murder of former boss Hani

Communist party leaders in South Africa on Monday paid tribute to their former general secretary Chris Hani who was murdered on 10 April 1993 in Johannesburg by a Polish-born rightwing extremist.

Radio France Internationale

Costa Titch: the rising white South African rap star who embraced black hip-hop culture

Rising 28-year-old South African dancer and rapper Costa Titch (born Costa Tsobanoglou) died after collapsing on stage on 11 March while performing in Johannesburg.

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2nd Test: South Africa beat West Indies by 284 runs to sweep series

NEW DELHI: Skipper Temba Bavuma led from the front as his career-best 172 helped South Africa complete a 284-run victory over West Indies for a clean sweep of the two-match Test series at The Wanderers in Johannesburg on Saturday.

The Times of India

Virgin passengers stranded for 30 hours and counting after flight diverts to Spain and rescue plane breaks down

Exclusive: ‘After two hours wandering around an empty airport asking local staff if they could help, we eventually found a desk which gave us a bus and hotel voucher,’ passenger tells The Independent

The Independent UK

The real Johannesburg: 6 powerful photos from a gritty new book on the city

Wake Up, This is Joburg is a collaboration between photographer Mark Lewis and urban planner and writer Tanya Zack. Striking images and beautiful texts follow 10 stories the team discovered in urban Johannesburg, South Africa. Each chapter captures many overlapping stories that come together around a character, a place or…

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South African Scientists Use Bugs in War against Water Hyacinth Weed

The Hartbeespoort dam in South Africa used to be brimming with people enjoying scenic landscapes and recreational water sports. Now, the visitors are greeted to the sight of boats stuck in a sea of invasive green water hyacinth weed. The spike in Harties - as Hartbeespoort is known - can…

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Warriors plotting a hit-and-run mission to South Africa

FROM wet and windy Scotstoun on Friday night to sunny Ellis Park in Johannesburg next Saturday, Glasgow Warriors will experience the two extremes of…

The Times of India

IPL: Aiden Markram joins Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper race

JOHANNESBURG: Aiden Markram strengthened his case for being named as the next skipper of the Sunrisers Hyderabad by leading Sunrisers Eastern Cape from the front in the SA20 meet here. Markram memorably led the South Africa Under-19 team to World Cup victory back in 2014, but failed to make a…

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Popular S.African rapper AKA shot dead

JOHANNESBURG: One of South Africa's hottest rap artists, Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, has been shot dead outside a restaurant in the southeastern city of Durban, his family said Saturday.

The Times of India

Aiden Markram expresses captaincy ambitions in IPL

JOHANNESBURG: One of the front-runners for Sunrisers Hyderabad's captaincy in IPL-16, South African batter Aiden Markram is ready to take up the challenge if given a chance.

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Brit collapses and dies after 11 hours on flight from Heathrow with wife

Michael Joseph Morris, who was travelling with his wife, suddenly collapsed in the international arrivals toilet while waiting for his luggage to be returned after flying from Heathrow to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg

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Radio in South Africa turns 100 – and collides with podcasting and streaming

This year marks 100 years since radio was introduced in South Africa, through “the first experimental broadcast at the Railway Headquarters in Johannesburg” on 18 December 1923.

The Times of India

Shubman Gill too good a player not to succeed: Graeme Smith

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African skipper Graeme Smith is quite impressed with the way Shubman Gill has made his presence felt in world cricket. The India youngster had recently hogged the limelight with an ODI double ton against New Zealand and T20 centuries against Sri Lanka and New Zealand.

Daily Mirror

Woman baffled after blue water flows out of her tap as she asks if it's safe

A spokesperson for the local water utility firm, Johannesburg Water, said it suspects the blue water was contaminated by copper in the building, but samples had been taken for testing in South Africa

The Times of India

Sune Luus to lead South Africa in ICC Women's T20 World Cup

JOHANNESBURG (South Africa): South Africa on Tuesday named a 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup on home soil.

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Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts

A tiger escaped from a residence and roamed the countryside outside Johannesburg, South Africa, for four days this month. It attacked a man and killed several animals, and was eventually shot by the authorities. Tigers aren’t native to South Africa and are considered an alien species. Its escape highlights the…

Reuters

Tiger euthanised in South Africa after escaping from private home

South African authorities euthanised a tiger on Wednesday after she escaped from an enclosure in a private home, killed several animals and injured a man, raising questions about whether exotic animals should be allowed to be kept as pets.

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