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Irish woman Ruth Lawrence to be flown back to Ireland from South Africa facing double murder charges

She is expected to be formally charged in relation to the murders of pals Eoin O’Connor, 32, and Anthony Keegan, 33, in 2014

Irish Mirror

Cholera-hit S.African town blames govt for deadly outbreak

Hammanskraal (South Africa) (AFP) - A grieving family gathers in their yard in a town near Pretoria, the epicentre of a deadly cholera outbreak, mourning the death of a relative, one of 17 people killed by the disease in just days.

AFP

Munster's Jean Kleyn dismisses controversial Stormers video as "a load of puff"

The experienced second row, who hails from South Africa, also shot down the suggestion that the Reds are in bonus territory after their URC semi-final victory over Leinster

Irish Mirror

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Africa's Russia-Ukraine peace mission: what can it achieve?

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to lead an initiative of six African heads of state to explore an end to the year-long Russia-Ukraine war. The announcement followed his phone calls with both Russian president Vladimir Putin and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky. The mission is expected to take place…

The Conversation

Wastewater is a valuable source of information - Africa's scientists need to use it to find drug-resistant bacteria

People often think of wastewater as serving no purpose. But it can be a valuable source of information. Wastewater is increasingly recognised as a significant environmental reservoir for antimicrobial resistance – a growing global public health threat.

The Conversation

Corruption in South Africa: former CEO's explosive book exposes how state power utility was destroyed

One repeated theme of the memoir Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom, by Andre de Ruyter, former CEO of South Africa’s troubled power utility, Eskom, is that “negligence and carelessness had become cemented into the organisation”.

The Conversation

Fearsome saber-toothed giant dominated at dawn of 'Great Dying', but its reign was short-lived

Inostrancevia, a creature with tough skin like a rhino's, migrated 7,000 miles across the ancient supercontinent Pangaea and briefly dominated what is now South Africa before going extinct.

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Jean de Villers: Munster must keep emotions in check if they are win URC crown

The former Stormers, Munster and South Africa ace said: “You haven’t been able to get it over the line and then you start thinking about that and, 'why them...why didn’t it happen for me?'

Irish Mirror

David Sacks: The controversial entrepreneur hosting Ron DeSantis 2024 event with Elon Musk

South African-born venture capitalist has stirred controversy with his stance on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

The paradox of BRICS, its new pathway

Multilateral groupings may lose some of their relevance, but they still exist, as the BRICS example shows

The Hindu

World's oldest _Homo sapiens_ footprint identified on South Africa's Cape south coast

Just over two decades ago, as the new millennium began, it seemed that tracks left by our ancient human ancestors dating back more than about 50,000 years were excessively rare.

The Conversation

Cholera in South Africa: a symptom of two decades of continued sewage pollution and neglect

South Africans have expressed outrage at the deaths of at least 15 residents of Hammanskraal, in the city of Tshwane. The deaths were caused by cholera – a diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria. The disease can be fatal if left untreated. The bacteria produces a toxin in the…

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Sign language is set to become South Africa's 12th official language after a long fight for recognition

Sign language is on its way to become the 12th official language in South Africa after parliament recently agreed to amend the constitution to this end. The move will bring to fruition three decades of a struggle to empower the country’s deaf community. An official language has legal status in…

The Conversation

United Rugby Championship’s South African expansion punt paying off

No one would describe the United Rugby Championship as perfect logistically but it may be better placed than other leagues to cash in

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We are closer than ever to arresting Putin, but the US must play its part

This summer will be a crisis point for the Russian president, as demands for action intensify, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Hindu

South African fossils reveal ancient beast's epic journey to oblivion

New remains of a tiger-sized, saber-toothed protomammal were discovered at a farm in central South Africa

Reuters

South Africans blame city as cholera cases rise

South Africans on Monday blamed their local government for failing to provide clean water as deaths from cholera rose to 15 in the country's most populous province.

Irish Mirror

Munster "need" URC final triumph after years of hurt - CJ Stander

The Reds take on the Stormers in the Grand Final in Cape Town this weekend and Stander, now residing back home in South Africa, has no mixed emotions about who he is supporting

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South Africa's 10 year-olds are struggling to read -- it can be fixed

More than 80% of South Africa’s grade 4 pupils – who are on average nine or 10 years old – cannot read for meaning. That means they can’t answer basic questions about or draw inferences from a text they’re reading. This worrying statistic emerged from the 2021 Progress in International…

Daily Mirror

Outbreak of Victorian era disease kills 10 as warning there's a billion at risk

The family of a woman who died due to the cholera outbreak in South Africa said that they could not afford to buy bottled water as the disease is spreading globally

Irish Mirror

Munster have big guns primed for URC Grand Final as 30-man travelling squad named

The timing looks right for Graham Rowntree and his squad ahead of their departure to South Africa

Louder

Strawbs in disarray as Dave Cousins hits back at fan complaints

Strawbs mainman Dave Cousins hits back at "inaccurate misinformation" surrounding the band as they prepare for final fling!

AFP

'Cool drink' is code for cash in graft-ridden S.Africa

Johannesburg (AFP) - Casually leaning into the side-window of a car stopped at a routine checkpoint on a congested Johannesburg road, a South African policeman tells the driver he needs "a cool drink".

The Independent UK

Dignity denied as more than 3,000 schools in South Africa still use pit toilets

At a high school in rural northern South Africa, more than 300 students and their teachers share three toilets

Wales Online

Today's rugby news as Welsh champions crowned and former All Black dies overnight

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

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