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World's oldest woman claims milk and spinach helped her reach 128th birthday

Johanna Mazibuko, who lives in South Africa's North West province, celebrated turning 128 last Wednesday - which could have made her the world's oldest living person

Daily Mirror

Update issued on Lions documentary UK release date as it airs in South Africa this weekend

An agreement over the UK broadcasting rights is nearing completion

Wales Online

Wales tipped to summon 'silent assassin who plays like Warburton' for tour to South Africa

The 23-year-old has been in outstanding form for English rugby's leading club

Wales Online

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North Korea ‘in great turmoil’ over Covid death toll, says Kim Jong-un

Regime reports another 21 deaths as fresh outbreaks of coronavirus in South Africa and US concern health officials

The Guardian - UK

Black and white: striking images of South African townships

Anne Rearick is one of those photographers who likes to take the long view, literally. For the project "Township", the American returned to shanty towns in South Africa over several years, building longstanding relationships with many of her subjects, part of the trademark of her humanist approach.

Radio France Internationale

Dad diagnosed with 'incurable' cancer says TV iceman Wim Hof helped him beat it

Marcos back in good health and due to tackle mega run in South Africa

Wales Online

Two Omicron strains from South Africa are labelled Covid ‘variants of concern’ by European health officials

European officials are warning variants BA.4 and BA.5 could lead to a surge of cases across the continent in the coming months

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South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron

Health experts in South Africa say the country is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants

The Independent UK

Two strains of Omicron from South Africa are labelled ‘variants of concern’ by European health officials

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control urged nations to remain ‘vigilant’

The Independent UK

Starting pistol fires on rugby’s defining decade but can it make it pay?

Richer nations will have to share the spoils if the proposed Nations Championship is to finally get off the ground and change rugby union’s future

The Guardian - UK

Wales debate around picking 19-year-old 'natural born leader' as coach thinks call-up 'likely' next week

His vastly experienced and much-respected coach rates him very highly

Wales Online

South Africa’s April floods made twice as likely by climate crisis, scientists say

Brutal heatwave in India and Pakistan also certain to have been exacerbated by global heating, scientists say

The Guardian - UK

South Africa's state capture commission nears its end after four years. Was it worth it?

South Africa’s judicial commission into state capture, known as the Zondo Commission, recently handed over the fourth part of its voluminous and scathing findings to President Cyril Ramaphosa. As a fact-finding commission, it had to determine if there were facts that were relevant for prosecutorial purposes related to “state capture”…

The Conversation

Tech Firm Akata Introduces Blitz 3000X Electric Scooter In South Africa

South African tech firm Akata has successfully launched the Blitz 3000X electric scooter. The two-wheeler offers a viable alternative to gas-powered scooters.

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Wales Online

The Welsh rugby warrior who's mounting a dramatic late bid to make Wales' squad for South Africa

Injuries have bedevilled him, but he showed his quality again last weekend

Wales Online

The three young bolters who may burst into 37-man Wales squad Pivac names for South Africa amid raft of injuries

The Wales boss will name his squad early next week but he has a host of injury problems to deal with and we could see a number of bolters named

The Independent UK

Ross Moriarty to undergo surgery and could miss Wales’ tour of South Africa

The back-row forward has been sidelined since being hurt on Dragons duty

The Conversation

Jazz: South Africa's Shane Cooper and his band Mabuta make borders irrelevant

South African jazz seems to be having another international moment. Recently, for example, the Blue Note jazz label launched a new imprint, Blue Note Africa dedicated to the continent’s music. Its first release – and his second for the label – will be South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini’s In the…

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The Conversation

What school textbooks in South Africa say about the Cold War -- and why it matters

South Africa’s stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t that surprising in light of its treatment of the Cold War in the school history curriculum and textbooks. In these it’s reflected as having had a negative impact on Africa.

The Independent UK

South African firm says it may close its COVID vaccine plant

The first factory to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa has announced that it has not received enough orders and is planning to stop production within a few weeks, in what a senior World Health Organization official described as a “failure” in efforts to achieve vaccine equity

The Conversation

Black farmers in South Africa need support: how it could be done

Most countries in both the rich and the developing world have some sort of programme to help early career farmers (mostly, but not exclusively young people) to get established in a farming or agribusiness enterprise. South Africa sticks out like a sore thumb, even against many African countries, in not…

Wales Online

Wales star Ross Moriarty to undergo surgery and now a major doubt for South Africa tour

Moriarty has been on the sidelines for the past six weeks and has now elected for surgery to solve the issue

The Independent UK

Ireland to kick-off autumn campaign by hosting world champions South Africa

The Springboks are in the same pool as the Irish for next year’s World Cup in France

Irish Mirror

Ireland and South Africa to clash in November - 11 months out from World Cup meeting

Fiji and Australia also heading to the Aviva Stadium for Autumn series

Evening Standard

Who was Mazisi Kunene? Google Doodle celebrates South African poet and activist

His work is known for exploring South African culture, religion and history.

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