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Slipper clear for Wallabies Test, four in line to debut

Veteran prop James Slipper will start in the Wallabies' Rugby Championship opener against South Africa in Pretoria with four possible debutants named.

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Alaalatoa set to add starch to Wallabies pack for Boks

Prop Allan Alaalatoa says he's fully recovered from a calf injury and ready to face South Africa in Pretoria, adding valuable experience to the Wallabies pack.

AAP

Jones urges Wallabies to create history in South Africa

The Wallabies have flown out to South Africa for their first Test and game of the year under master coach Eddie Jones, with history at stake in Pretoria.

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Gordon ready if Wallabies debut comes in Pretoria

Playmaker Carter Gordon isn't shying away from the prospect of making his debut when the Wallabies travel to South Africa to start the Rugby Championship.

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Cholera: vaccines can stop the spread, but the biggest deterrent is clean water

South Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was in May in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where nearly 30 people died. Cholera is a bacterial disease which spreads via the faecal-oral route mostly through ingestion of contaminated food and water. It causes severe diarrhoea and dehydration, and…

The Conversation

South African ties to Russia shadow Ukraine peace mission

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of…

France 24

A ‘Russian love affair’: Why South Africa stays ‘neutral’ on war

South Africa’s stance of neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine war has been at variance with its Moscow ties. Why is that so?

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Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe

At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa's capital of Pretoria

The Independent UK

African nations launch peace initiative to end war in Ukraine

Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine "as soon as is possible" to help find a resolution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said.

Radio France Internationale

US unlikely to sanction South Africa in Russia weapons dispute -Bloomberg News

(This May 14 story has been refiled to clarify comments were made at a press briefing, not in a statement, in paragraph 5)

Reuters

US envoy says Russian ship picked up arms in South Africa

The United States envoy to South Africa said on Thursday he was confident that a Russian ship had picked up weapons in South Africa, in a possible breach of Pretoria's declared neutrality in the Ukraine conflict.

Reuters

How a Plus Audio System Powers "The Cube" at a Pretoria Church

3Ci calls on Stage Audio Works to equip ‘the Cube’ as part of second phase.

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Ugandan LGBTQ activist rallies support for compatriots after anti-gay bill

DeLovie Kwagala (Papa De), a queer Ugandan photographer and activist, was living in South Africa when the news came that Uganda's parliament had passed one of the world's toughest anti-LGBTQ bills.

Reuters

How Oscar Pistorius went from Olympic and Paralympic icon to world's most famous murderer

Oscar Pistorius, who has served half of his 13-year sentence for murdering his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, once inspired millions but is now behind bars

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South Africans protest Uganda law criminalising LGBTQ identity

South Africans took to the streets of Pretoria and Cape Town on Friday to protest against a Ugandan law passed last week that makes it a criminal offence to be openly LGBTQ.

The Guardian - UK

Oscar Pistorius denied parole over killing of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Former Paralympic and Olympic star was automatically eligible for parole consideration after serving half his sentence

Reuters

Oscar Pistorius: from 'Blade Runner' hero to convicted murderer

Oscar Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, was denied parole on Friday after he sought early release from prison where he is serving a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The Independent UK

South Africa's Ramaphosa welcomes Belgium's King Philippe

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilda to the capital Pretoria, lauded the European country for its assistance to Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Israel Slams South Africa Parliament Decision To Downgrade Ties

Israel on Wednesday slammed as "disgraceful" the South African parliament's decision to downgrade Jerusalem's embassy in Pretoria to a liaison office

Asharq Al-Awsat

South African Scientists Use Bugs in War against Water Hyacinth Weed

The Hartbeespoort dam in South Africa used to be brimming with people enjoying scenic landscapes and recreational water sports. Now, the visitors are greeted to the sight of boats stuck in a sea of invasive green water hyacinth weed. The spike in Harties - as Hartbeespoort is known - can…

Daily Mirror

Reeva Steenkamp's chilling messages to Oscar Pistorius before he shot her dead

Prosecutors in Pretoria, South Africa, had argued that superstar athlete and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius gunned down his 29-year-old lover Reeva Steenkamp in cold blood after an argument

Daily Mirror

6 chilling moments in Oscar Pistorius trial - including photo that made him retch

Prosecutors in Pretoria, South Africa, had argued that superstar athlete and Paralympian Oscar Pistorius gunned down his 29-year-old lover Reeva Steenkamp in cold blood after an argument

Daily Mirror

Oscar Pistorius must never be freed for killing my sister, says Reeva Steenkamp brother

Six-time Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, dead at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, on Valentine's Day 2013 - with him later being sentenced to 13 years in prison for her murder

Daily Mirror

Oscar Pistorius's life behind bars on 10th anniversary of death of Reeva Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead at his home in Pretoria, South Africa, 10 years ago. The Mirror has been given exclusive details of Pistorius’s life in Atteridgeville prison

Reuters

Analysis-Southern Africa calls the tune as great power suitors queue up

South Africa and its neighbours were at the centre of a tussle for influence this week when top Russian and U.S. officials visited, offering a rare moment of leverage for governments on a continent more used to being buffeted by events than wooed.

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