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Apr 20 2024
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Lions end Leinster's winning streak in South Africa
Last updated on .From the section Irish Rugby The Lions utilised a fast start to hand Leinster just a third defeat of the season at Emirates Airline Park. The Lions scored three times in the opening quarter of an hour and wrapped up their bonus-point in the second half. Leinster remain top of the URC table despite the defeat. At the end of a week in which they tied Dan Sheehan down to a new
BBC NewsApr 21 2024
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South Africa Evades US Censure Even as It Builds Links to Rivals
South Africa is playing all sides when it comes to foreign policy as the country seeks to position itself as a leading voice of the Global South, and the approach seems to be working — so far. The BRICS group of developing nations held its annual summit in South Africa last year and the Group of 20 is set to follow suit in 2025, highlighting Pretoria’s growing international sway. President
BloombergApr 16 2024
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Video of man hitching a ride in a trolley is from South Africa, not UK
A video of a man hitching a ride from a fuel tanker while sitting in a shopping trolley has been misrepresented online as taking place in the UK. An X post , seen more than 2.2 million times, miscaptioned the video: “M1 heading north, ffs.” The M1 is a 200-mile (322 kilometre) stretch of highway connecting London to northern England. A Facebook user sharing the same video wrote: “M1 heading
ReutersApr 08 2024
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South Africa Taps Business to Create Office to End Rail Monopoly
South Africa has asked companies to help it set up an office to facilitate the entry of private operators onto the continent’s biggest rail network for the first time.
In a letter sent last month to Business Unity South Africa, the Department of Transport asked the country’s biggest corporate lobby group to help set up a private-sector participation office. It also asked BUSA to “
BloombergMar 07 2024
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South Africa Accuses Israel of Starvation, Genocide in Gaza
Since the stampede around an aid convoy in which dozens of people were killed in the Gaza Strip last week, Israel has been under increasing attack by friendly and hostile states for the humanitarian situation in the enclave. The South African government reiterated its appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to take action against Israel on Wednesday, writing that "South Africa is
Newsmax (News)Apr 10 2024
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6 suspects arrested in murder of soccer star Luke Fleurs at gas station in South Africa
Armed attacks on the rise in South Africa Armed attacks on the rise in South Africa South African police said on Wednesday they have arrested six suspects for the murder of soccer star Luke Fleurs, who played for popular Johannesburg club Kaizer Chiefs. The 24-year-old defender was gunned down last week as he refilled his car at a gas station in a northwestern suburb of the city, in the latest
CBS News (Online)Mar 06 2024
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South Africa appeals to ICJ for further measures against Israel
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Citing “widespread starvation” in Gaza, South Africa on Wednesday urged the United Nations’ top court to order Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the war-torn region as part of an ongoing case alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza breaches the Genocide Convention. South Africa — which filed the genocide case against Israel late last year — approached the
The Times of IsraelMar 06 2024
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TotalEnergies and Qatar Expand Namibia Oil Exploration Into South Africa
TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy are expanding their efforts to explore for oil and gas in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia by acquiring a nearby license in the basin in South African waters. TotalEnergies and its partner QatarEnergy have signed an agreement to buy participating interests in Block 3B/4B offshore South Africa from the companies Africa Oil South Africa, Azinam, and Ricocure, the
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