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Cooma's Mayor says the flag offers a historical lesson and should stay where it is, but that argument is not washing with a South African writer or officials from her country. Locals, meanwhile, are also at odds on the issue.

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Iva Jantjies has given an interview after her husband left the South Africa squad over allegations of an affair with the team's dietician

Jagersfontien, a small town in the middle of South Africa with over a century of mining history, awoke to a tragic failure of responsibility on 11 September 2022 when torrents of muddy water cascaded over the embankments that were meant to hold it back. The flood killed one person and…

Ciarán Frawley, Nathan Doak and Robert Baloucoune are among the most exciting players in the squad

The 29-year-old's trip will be the longest she has ever been away from home

Mark Boucher has South African national team head coach since December 2019, and led the Proteas to 11 Test wins, including a memorable 2-1 series win against India at home in Januar

Rugby World Cup season gets under way this week and some players have everything to play for

LONDON: Proteas captain Dean Elgar and outgoing head coach Mark Boucher both conceded that the lack of experience played a major role in South Africa's 1-2 Test series defeat to England.

Globally, it is widely acknowledged that obesity-related conditions and their complications add hugely to healthcare costs and productivity losses. In turn this adds a large burden on individuals, their families and on governments.

US president Joe Biden’s invitation to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa to meet at the White House, and the latter’s acceptance, are positive signs of renewed cooperation. But they do not suggest a return to the 1990s era of heady optimism between the two countries.