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IPL Auction 2022 updates | Two days of bidding comes to end

204 players sold in two days

The Hindu

Dog toy donations urgently sought by Co Antrim charity

PlayforStrays will take the toys to South Africa to a rescue centre desperate for help

Belfast Live

South Africans are battling 'for the soul of their country', Ramaphosa says

In the bleakest State of the Nation Address he has delivered in four years at the helm, President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africans are engaged in a battle for the soul of their country.

Radio France Internationale

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"What if trauma can be weaponized?"

Travis Taute spoke to Salon about packing in an action scene every 10 minutes & the American PTSD story inspiration

Salon

WHO chief praises South Africa's work to make COVID vaccines

The visiting chief of the World Health Organization says that South Africa’s efforts to produce vaccines are key to helping the African continent become more self-sufficient in inoculations to combat COVID-19 and many other diseases

The Independent UK

South Africans are feeling more insecure: do Ramaphosa's plans add up?

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2022 state of the nation address underscored the problematic role that government agencies and others had played in state capture and the 2021 civil unrest.

The Conversation

Amazon Got Tax Breaks Worth At Least $4.7B Over Last Decade

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) scooped at least $4.7 billion in tax breaks globally during the past ten years as per watchdog group and a global labor federation, the Vice reports. The tax breaks pertained to its warehouses, data centers, offices, call centers, and film production projects. The vast majority of these tax breaks…

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Ramaphosa delivers clear analysis of South Africa's problems. But will he act on them?

State of the nation addresses offer government an opportunity to speak directly to its citizens. It can offer reassurances that its policies and actions speak to issues of their greatest concern.

The Conversation

Radio is thriving in South Africa: 80% are tuning in

Almost three decades into democracy, radio is thriving in South Africa. Radio listenership in the country is consistently higher than the global average. And it in fact increased during the COVID-19 lockdowns of the past two years.

The Conversation

South African biltong producer lands in County Down with 11 jobs

Moorcroft Foods will produce a range of dried meat products for sale across the UK, Ireland and Europe

Birmingham Post

Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

India vs West Indies 3rd ODI: Rohit Sharma & Co. aim for clean sweep against West Indies

Having plunged into despair after losing all the three ODIs in South Africa, this series couldn’t have come at a better time for Indian cricket. India have already pocketed the ODI series 2-0 and will look to go for a clean sweep — even as they may look to experiment…

The Times of India

COVID forced Louis Oosthuizen to spend seven weeks in South Africa, but he’s back at the WM Phoenix Open (and off to a hot start)

The rowdy behavior at TPC Scottsdale isn't fazing Louis Oosthuizen.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Zimbabweans call for sanctions rethink

US-led sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe two decades ago have had far-reaching effects on the country's economy. Some are now calling for a rethink. Also, South Africa has opened a new Covid-19 vaccine plant. The site is the first on the continent to cover the entire process from start to finish.…

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Ramaphosa addresses South Africa’s unemployment in nation address

As the country faces one of highest jobless rates globally, South African president pledges ‘to leave no one behind’.

The Independent UK

South Africa's Ramaphosa to speak about nation's challenges

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will Thursday outline how his government will tackle the country’s pressing problems including corruption, nationwide power cuts, high unemployment, a troubled economy and the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Valerie Letcher obituary

Other lives: Teacher and researcher into early British female writers in South Africa

Daily Record

Gatehouse man still waiting for £502 refund from cancelled flight

Francois Van der Zee paid £537 to Dream World Travel in August, 2019 to fly from Scotland to Johannesburg the following April but was cancelled due to the pandemic.

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The Conversation

South Africa could soon have its first woman Chief Justice: here's who she is

Mandisa Maya, Judge President of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal, was recently recommended by the country’s Judicial Services Commission to become the next Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court.

The Independent UK

Sex kittens: The cheetah matchmaker helping big cats find love and survive shrinking gene pool

A South African biologist is pairing up cheetahs to combat inbreeding which threatens their species

The Conversation

New book examines how science and tech shaped South African history

As historians, we have both been immersed for many years in trying to understand and write about South Africa’s complex, conflictual history. Conquest, colonial domination and racial division in the shape of apartheid played a central role. So too did the rise of black opposition and the transition in 1994…

The Hindu

FIH Pro League | Jugraj fashions India’s big win over South Africa

Scores hat-trick in his second match

The Conversation

Basic income support in South Africa: risks, rewards and what it will take

Some form of basic income support is central to the South African government’s agenda. The lockdown-induced shocks have added to the crisis of structural mass unemployment and of poverty. There also seems to be broad consensus that basic income support is an essential part of the country’s social compact.

The Times of India

Ashwell Prince resigns as Bangladesh batting coach, Shakib to miss Tests against SA

DHAKA: Former South African cricketer Ashwell Prince has stepped down as Bangladesh batting coach with immediate effect, the country's Cricket Board said on Wednesday.

The Conversation

COVID infection of three lions and a puma in private South African zoo points to need for wider surveillance

SARS-CoV-2 is the cause of the disease we know as COVID-19. While this disease has wreaked havoc on every human population worldwide, what isn’t as well appreciated is that the virus can also infect a range of animals.

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