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Pandemic Gets Tougher to Track as COVID Testing Plunges

Testing for COVID-19 has plummeted across the globe, making it much tougher for scientists to track the course of the pandemic and spot new, worrisome viral mutants as they emerge and spread. Experts say testing has dropped by 70 to 90% worldwide from the first to the second quarter of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Insights from Zimbabwe on how to link formal and informal economies

In 2003, Thabo Mbeki – then president of South Africa – described South Africa’s economy as being like a two-storey house. The top floor was quite plush, with all the fittings packed neatly together. He referred to this as the modern, diversified economy within South Africa. Below that level, however,…

The Conversation

Community dialogue can show the way to meeting water needs: a South African case

About 842,000 people die every year from diarrhoea in rural communities because they lack safe water and adequate sanitation. Water and sanitation are essential in preventing a number of other infections and hygiene-related diseases.

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Making COVID vaccines in Africa: advances and sustainability issues

The history of vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa dates back to 1881, when Egypt’s Vacsera company was established. Before the COVID pandemic was declared, there were eight African countries that, to our knowledge, had a record of vaccine manufacturing facilities (see the map). They were: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia…

The Conversation

South Africa drop charges of racism against coach Mark Boucher after testimony withdrawn

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher had been charged with gross misconduct, but those charges have now been dropped after Paul Adams and Enoch Nkwe declined to testify at his disciplinary hearing

Daily Mirror

Wales face potential raft of pull-outs for South Africa tour as squad to be announced

It could be a nightmarish tour if all these players are out of contention

Wales Online

Record results for marketing agency as turnover and profits jump

Established in 2015, Six & Flow has bases in Manchester, London, Dublin, Toronto and South Africa

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Gillian McKeith 'set to sign up for I'm A Celebrity All Stars series' despite PTSD claim

I'm A Celebrity legend Gillian McKeith is set to sign up for the show's All Stars series, which is due to be filmed in South Africa this summer

Daily Mirror

Mum devastated after waiting 10 weeks for passport to care for seriously ill son in UK

Sharon Magro has been waiting for ten weeks to receive her British passport back so she can fly back to the UK to care for her son Sheldon, who was diagnosed with Stage Three colorectal cancer earlier this year

Daily Mirror

New book unpacks the complexities of whiteness in South Africa

In his latest book sociologist Professor Roger Southall, a prolific researcher who has written extensively about political dynamics in Southern Africa, avoids the “negative and condemnatory” approach generally seen in writing on white South Africans, the creators and beneficiaries of apartheid.

The Conversation

Giant Wales prop hailed as Welsh answer to Ellis Genge after stunning display

The 24-year-old front-rower put down a marker for Wales' tour of South Africa this summer

Wales Online

Rugby evening headlines as star in the frame for Wales' next Tests and Welsh youngster 'brilliant' on debut

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond

Wales Online

Want to say ‘laugh’ in Shona? There’s an edutech startup to help you

Did you think of trying to learn an African language online during the pandemic, only to be disappointed when you found popular apps like Duolingo didn’t offer Shona or Ndebele or Venda?

Radio France Internationale

Street traders in South Africa play a vital role: how their rights can be protected

The South African informal economy accounts for 17% of employment. Street trading is the largest. Street traders are scattered around the many corners of the country’s towns and cities. They sell a vast range of products.

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Rugby evening headlines as Samoan star dies after bridge jump and Wales told they need 'extraordinary' fly-half

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The Guardian - UK

Ben Stokes urges rethink on England’s ‘ridiculous’ fixture log jam

Matches are scheduled to take place on up to 50 of 102 days from 2 June and Test captain Ben Stokes said: ‘The fact there is a Test match and ODI overlapping sums it up’

The Hindu

Will BA.4, BA.5 Omicron lineages cause the next wave?

BA.4 and BA.5 lineages can escape immunity acquired through BA.1 infection, which is a cause for concern

The Times of India

Veteran South African cricketer of Indian origin Hoosain Ayob dies at 81

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Indian origin legendary fast bowler Hoosain Ayob has died following a prolonged illness, never having played for the country due to apartheid. He was 81.

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How to turn out-of-date milk into a sensational South African pudding – recipe

A traditional custard tart, to be enjoyed with or without a pastry case, is a great way to use up out-of-date milk

Bristol Post

Two new South African Covid variants worry health bosses as a new symptom is identified

The two are thought to be more infectious and could be vaccine resistant

Wales Online

Today's rugby headlines as World Rugby slam 'despicable' tampering and former captain killed in crash

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond

Asharq Al-Awsat

Montpellier's Pollard Expects 'Chess Game' in Champions Cup against La Rochelle

Montpellier's South Africa fly-half Handre Pollard said he expects Saturday's European Champions Cup quarter-final at La Rochelle to be like "a chess game". Montpellier have qualified for the last eight for just the second time in their history, AFP said. They head to last season's losing finalists who have the…

The Hindu

Is it possible to separate sports and politics?

They have always mixed — the crucial thing is to not allow sport and sportspersons to be used as pawns

The Conversation

What's driving hunger in Gauteng, South Africa's economic power house

Food serves as one of the critical needs a person requires for daily survival. In South Africa it’s recognised as a fundamental human right under the country’s constitution.

The Conversation

Antjie Krog and the role of the poet in South Africa's public life

When South African writer Antjie Krog was just 17, she wrote a poem for her school magazine which was shocking enough to upset Kroonstad High’s parents. The furore caught the attention of the Sunday newspapers, who descended on the town in the Free State province.

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