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Stormers v Ospreys team news as Welsh side fly in big guns amid 'world of pain' warning

There's the potential for a cracking game in Cape Town this weekend

Wales Online

Stormers v Ulster Kick off time, TV Channel information, team news and more

The sides clash in Cape Town at 1 PM on Saturday

Irish Mirror

Construction of Amazon's new Africa HQ halted by court

A South African court has suspended construction work on a huge new business park that will house Amazon’s Africa headquarters in Cape Town after a challenge by Indigenous groups

The Independent UK

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The Best Cities For A Psychedelic Trip, Vol. 1

This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission. These destinations give “a quick weekend trip” a whole new meaning. Drug tourism is becoming so popular that some resorts are now handing visitors joints instead of Pina Coladas. While we don’t recommend touching down in Cambodia or…

Benzinga

Stormers 40-3 Cardiff: Welsh side swept aside as hosts run in six tries in Cape Town

Dai Young's team finished their short tour to South Africa with another loss

Wales Online

How to spend a day in Woodstock, Cape Town’s coolest neighbourhood

Headline-making restaurants, industrial-feel art galleries, striking murals and hipster boutiques – miss this Cape Town district and you’ll miss out, says Jessica Carter

The Independent UK

How England would love to add Jofra Archer to bowling shake-up for second West Indies Test in Barbados

Barbados is teeming with tourists because, for English fans, who travel the globe in such numbers, this sits on the bucket list podium with the festive double of Melbourne and Sydney in the Ashes and a New Year’s Test in Cape Town (honourable mention to Galle).

Evening Standard

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Clearing alien trees can help reduce climate change impact on Cape Town's water supply

Droughts in water scarce regions are being aggravated by human-driven climate change. While rainfall reduction is the main driver, increased temperature and evaporation can also play a role.

The Conversation

How drug companies are sidestepping the WHO's technology transfer hub in Africa

Pharmaceutical company Moderna announced on 7 March 2022 that it would develop a site in Kenya to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines. The company holds much of the key intellectual property relating to the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. Due to their higher efficacy, mRNA vaccines are the preferred option in developed countries.…

The Conversation

Tinder use in Cape Town reveals the paradox of modern dating

Dating apps are the new reality, but do they really make dating easier? My study suggests they complicate it further.

The Conversation

What GPS trackers revealed about Cape Town's baboon troop movements

Many animals form groups. Living in a group can protect individuals from predators, reducing risk; it also helps them to find more food, increasing rewards. However, the presence of cities can alter these patterns of risk and reward. When wildlife enters urban space, there’s the potential that the way individuals…

The Conversation

What is Endurance22? Scientists rediscover the wreckage of Shackleton's lost ship, more than a century on

The Endurance22 expedition set off from Cape Town last month and successfully located the wreck of Shackleton's Endurance, exactly 100 years after he was buried

Wales Online

The award-winning play that touches hearts and nerves about Cape Town's history of slavery

What Remains is one of the most successful South African plays of recent years. Written by Nadia Davids and directed and choreographed by Jay Pather, both artists and academics from the University of Cape Town, it has won numerous awards. Most recently Davids received the prestigious English Academy of Southern…

The Conversation

Cities must listen to people to find solutions for climate impacts: stories from Cape Town

A few years ago the South African city of Cape Town was close to reaching “day zero” – the day the taps would run dry as a result of a serious drought. Households had to restrict their water usage, water tariffs increased, and businesses had to rethink how they used…

The Conversation

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France 24

Kommetdieding: The 'people's horse' of South Africa wins big

We report on how Burkinabé refugeees who have fled jihadist violence have been trying to start new lives in Ivory Coast. Also, the "people's horse" Kommetdieding streaks to victory at the 2022 Cape Town Met. And Salima Mukansanga, the first woman referee to take charge at the Africa Cup of…

Reuters

S.African court denies bail to accused in parliament fire -media

A South African court on Friday denied bail to a man charged with crimes including arson over a devastating fire at the national parliament in Cape Town in January, local media reported.

The Conversation

How a neighbourhood watch WhatsApp group shaped fears in a Cape Town suburb

Trust in state institutions to protect citizens is a prerequisite for sharing social spaces. This trust is corrupted in South Africa, where there are persistent anxieties that crime and violence are out of control.

France 24

Mali expels French ambassador

In tonight's edition: Relations between France and Mali take a dramatic turn for the worse as Bamako gives the French ambassador to the country just 72 hours to leave. Also, after a three-year freeze, Rwanda finally opens its border with Uganda. And we end in South Africa, where Kommetdieding or…

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Al Jazeera

South Africa hails new COVID jab plant in fight for self-reliance

The project in Cape Town is the latest seeking to redress Africa’s reliance on the West for vaccines.

Evening Standard

Covid spurs Africa’s burgeoning vaccine manufacturing industry

South African-born biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong has launched a new facility in Cape Town to make Covid vaccines based on cancer therapy technology

Evening Standard

London-bound passengers face delays in Cape Town after BA door torn off

Hundreds of London-bound passengers were stranded in Cape Town after a passenger door was ripped off a British Airways jet heading for London.

The Independent UK

British Airways plane door ripped off in Cape Town

Flight had recently arrived from London Heathrow, and all passengers and crew had disembarked

Evening Standard

Global weather: Cape Town ‘records its hottest ever temperature’ as Greece is blanketed in snow

Cape Town recorded its highest ever temperature as parts of South Africa was gripped by a weekend heatwave, according to an expert.

The Times of India

Being Temba Bavuma: Captain of 'People's' Republic of South Africa

NEW DELHI: In 2001, sixth grade students at the prestigious South African College Schools (SACS) in Cape Town were assigned a project -- "Where do I see myself in 15 years?"

The Times of India

India vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: Virat Kohli brutally trolled for 'chewing gum' during national anthem

NEW DELHI: Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday courted controversy and faced backlash on social media for allegedly 'chewing a gum' while the country's national anthem was being played before the start of the third ODI match between India and South Africa in Cape Town.

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