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Briton treated in South Africa after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise

The outbreak was reported on the Dutch-flagged passenger cruise ship MV Hondius, which was sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde.

Evening Standard

British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

WHO says seven confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus on MV Hondius, including three passengers who died

The Guardian - UK

A cruise ship is waiting for help after a suspected outbreak of rare hantavirus onboard killed 3

A Dutch cruise ship with about 150 passengers is waiting for help off Cape Verde after a suspected hantavirus outbreak killed three people

The Independent UK

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What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?

Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. At least one other passenger is in intensive care in South Africa.

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China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1

A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years has come into effect

The Independent UK

Serokolo 7: Maramfa Musick Pro review – South Africa’s latest club export is a relentless adrenaline shot

Reinvigorating the South African mapanta subgenre, producer Serokolo 7 blends folk vocal melodies with seething 180bpm rhythms, creating a barrage of sound

The Guardian - UK

Reforms to South Africa’s technical colleges keep failing students and employers: why?

South Africa’s 50 public technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges are, in the main, struggling institutions.

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Working from home in Nigeria: study finds women don’t have much choice

Nigerian women of working age are mostly (90%) self-employed. By comparison, self-employment accounts for less than 16% of employment in high-income countries such as the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. It is far lower in middle-income countries like South Africa and Turkey too.

The Conversation

David Haye insists he gave Adam Thomas ‘primary school banter’

Haye denied claims he bullied the soap star during I’m A Celebrity… South Africa in a video posted on his Instagram account on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Why don’t broadcasters want England’s tour of South Africa? This is what it says about Test cricket’s future

England’s three Tests and three ODIs in South Africa this winter are currently going ahead without a UK broadcaster, in the latest sign that bilateral series are increasingly an endangered species

The Independent UK

‘Sensitive, sexy and surreal’: Japan’s Kyotographie festival

Highlights of this year’s international photography festival in Kyoto include Linder Sterling’s exclamatory collages, a retrospective of groundbreaking Daido Moriyama and a journey though apartheid South Africa with Ernest Cole

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds march in Johannesburg against illegal migration as shops shut over looting fears

Hundreds of South Africans have protested in Johannesburg against illegal migration

The Independent UK

South Africa’s AI policy cited fake research, created by AI: what lessons need to be learned

South Africa’s first attempt to establish a binding artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework came to an abrupt halt just 16 days after it was officially gazetted.

The Conversation

South Africa deports Mugabe’s son for unrelated offences after employee shot at family home

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe also fined after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms-related offences

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Andrea Pavan ‘optimistic’ of making return to DP World Tour after falling down lift shaft

The Italian golfer suffered complex injuries after the incident at an event in South Africa

The Independent UK

South Africa withdraws AI policy after it was found written by AI

At least six of the document’s 67 academic citations did not exist

The Conversation

Climate change hits South African women unevenly: why race, class, age and power matter

As heat, floods and drought intensify, governments, donors and cities rely on climate risk assessments to decide who gets support and where money goes. A climate risk assessment uses information on climate hazards, exposure, vulnerability and responses to identify where, who or what is most at risk to climate impacts.

The Conversation

Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it’s 77%. This dwarfs rates in other regions of the world.

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Mickey Arthur drafted into new coaches panel to mend England’s ties with county cricket

Mickey Arthur, the former head coach of South Africa and Pakistan, is to be part of a panel of county coaches that will provide feedback to the England hierachy

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“The bass strings broke – I had to tie them together. I would slide down the strings, cutting my fingers and getting blood all over the bass”: Bakithi Kumalo looks back at his formative years touring South Africa

Kumalo made a radical change in his bass technique during a tour of South Africa – before he ever played a note with Paul Simon

Evening Standard

Sinitta ‘shaken’ by explosive I’m a Celebrity… South Africa final

A row between Adam Thomas and Jimmy Bullard dominated proceedings.

Digital Camera World

Fine art photographer and adventurer sets new Cape to Cape world Record capturing the whole journey on camera

Photographer, John Balsdon, led a crew of six adventurers over 20,000km from Norway to South Africa breaking the record previously set by a Canadian duo in 1984 – and he’s going to make a feature film about it

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South African shines as Adelaide strike down Lightning

The Adelaide Thunderbirds have defeated the Sunshine Coast Lightning in a tense encounter after some individual brilliance from Elmere van der Berg.

Evening Standard

I'm A Celebrity ... South Africa finale chaos as Ant McPartlin 'confronted' by Jimmy Bullard

Pictures show the TV host surrounded by security as ex-footballer Jimmy Bullard appears to remonstrate with him

The Independent UK

I’m A Celebrity: South Africa final overshadowed by dramatic live row

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