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Elvis keeps Smylie face despite double woe in Sun City

Australian golf's new rocket man Elvis Smylie has continued his fine form to lie just four off the lead at halfway at the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa.

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Mckinsey Africa To Pay 2M Penalty For Bribery Scheme

McKinsey Africa to pay 2M penalty for bribery scheme involving South African officials. Settlement with U.S. Justice Department over 2012-2016 scheme.

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Rape is still rape even if you’re married – report finds some South African men don’t believe it is

Sexual violence, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), includes any sexual act or attempt to obtain sex through coercion, regardless of the relationship between the parties. This encompasses rape, unwanted sexual touching, and non-contact forms of sexual violence.

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Breakthrough Springboks star Aphelele Fassi: ‘My return was a surprise but I’m just trying to be myself’

Exclusive interview: After a brief taste of Test rugby in 2021, full-back Fassi has fought his way back into the Springboks side to become a driving force in South Africa’s evolution

The Independent UK

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Mothers and pregnant women suffer from high levels of mental health problems in South Africa

The Conversation

Fossil tracks paint a picture of South Africa’s ancient coastal landscape: five essential reads

Fossils may look to the untrained eye like an unremarkable set of sandy bones. But those bones can deepen or even rewrite our understanding of ancient history – and South Africa is a fossil treasure trove. Some of the country’s “treasures” have changed our own species’ family tree. These include…

The Conversation

Early batting collapse sees England well beaten by South Africa in first ODI Test

The visitors were all out for 186 and a six-wicket defeat ensued

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England well beaten by South Africa in first ODI

England won the T20 series 2-0.

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South Africa’s new research guidelines are not a green light for heritable human genome editing

The recently updated South African Ethics in Health Research Guidelines have been a recent cause of concern, with some researchers and bioethicists interpreting them as allowing what’s known as heritable human genome editing.

The Conversation

South Africa's G20 presidency set to boost the continent's role on world stage

South Africa says it will use its presidency of the G20 – the first by an African nation – to put the priorities of the African continent onto the agenda of the powerful global economic forum.

Radio France Internationale

‘It isn’t safe’: South African first responders attacked while saving lives

Ambulance crews and paramedics are increasingly being robbed and their vehicles hijacked while they are working.

Al Jazeera

SABC crisis: South Africa needs its public broadcaster – but who is going to fund it?

Here we are again.

The Conversation

South African Fourth Graders Lead Successful Beach Cleanup Events

South African students join forces with organizations to clean beaches, collecting significant amounts of trash in collaborative efforts.

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South Africa Assumes G20 Presidency, Prepares For Trump Administration

South Africa assumes G20 presidency, focusing on climate change and international cooperation amidst Trump's policies. President Ramaphosa aims to highligh...

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Robert Sobukwe in his own words: new book shows the complexity of the formidable South African pan-Africanist leader’s views

The book Darkest Before Dawn, edited by Derek Hook and Leswin Laubscher, presents readers with a portrait of a formidable and principled figure in the struggle against colonialism and apartheid who has, so far, received less attention than he merits: Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe.

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Goo Goo Dolls postpone South African tour as frontman John Rzeznik is hospitalised with pneumonia

Goo Goo Dolls have been forced to postpone three gigs in South Africa this week after frontman John Rzeznik was hospitalised with pneumonia.

Golf Monthly

Nedbank Golf Challenge Betting Picks, Odds and Predictions

A number of big names are making the trip to South Africa for the Nedbank Golf Challenge, which comes from the stunning Gary Player Country Club in Sun City

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Antoine Dupont’s Toulouse lead the pack in Champions Cup’s 30th edition

Competition is in mid-life funk due to declining TV deals, rising costs and tweaked formats ahead of 30th edition

The Conversation

South Africa has taken over the G20 presidency from Brazil – what lessons can it learn?

South Africa has taken over the presidency of the world’s premier economic forum, the G20, from Brazil. The G20 presidency operates on a troika system made up of the current, previous and next holders. The three members cooperate with one another in preparing for an annual summit. This means that…

The Conversation

South Africa’s poverty relief grant should be increased rather than paid to be more people – economists explain why

South Africa’s unemployment rate stands at a staggering 33.5%, one of the highest in the world. Coupled with an alarming poverty rate – where more than half of the population lives on less than R1,558 (about US$88) a month – the socioeconomic landscape is dire.

The Conversation

‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting African waters: Lake Victoria, South Africa’s Vaal and Kenya’s Nairobi rivers are hotspots

Every week seems to bring a new report about where “forever chemicals” have been found: in soil, drinking water, our bodies and marine animals. Their proper scientific name is perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). But they’re more commonly called “forever chemicals” because, once they’re in an environment, they almost never…

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Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

HIV remains a major global public health challenge.

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