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Gardeners in South Africa may hesitate to use greywater -- but it can be a crop saver

After three consecutive dry winters from 2015 to 2017, “Day Zero” – when the taps would run dry – loomed large for the South African city of Cape Town and its surrounds in 2018.

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Cape Town site earmarked for Amazon site causes community rifts

South Africa's Khoi community is divided on how to best protect its heritage on a site in Cape Town earmarked to house Amazon's African headquarters. Judges ordered a halt to construction, but some indigenous locals are eager for the jobs that the site could bring. Also, we see how Libyan…

France 24

A blueprint for tackling urban drought

As cities move to secure their water supplies in the backdrop of extreme drought, two cities in two continents provide solutions.

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Africa to soon produce its own Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa

In tonight's edition: A new deal paves the way for the development of the first African-owned Covid-19 vaccines. Cape Town-based Afrigen is working with a Belgian biotech company to develop mRNA shots. Also, Kenya has no reproductive health legislation but the public is going to give its input on a…

France 24

Rugby star still on four-day bender in full kit after winning final and now the Mayor has joined him

The Stormers openside is aiming to go seven days straight

Wales Online

Anni Dewani's killer who planned brutal honeymoon murder released after just 8 years

Zola Tongo, who helped orchestrate the honeymoon murder of Anni Dewani in 2010, has been released eight years after he was convicted of killing the 28-year-old new bride in Cape Town, South Africa

Daily Mirror

Wales face ‘ultimate challenge’ in South Africa, Wayne Pivac insists

Wales face Test matches in Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town

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African-based Covid-19 vaccine on the cards through technology transfer hub in Cape Town

In an effort to even the playing field in terms of vaccine delivery and production, a collaboration between South African-based consortium Afrigen Biologics and Belgium-based Univercells Group was signed on Tuesday. The partnership will pave the way for the development of the first African-owned Covid-19 vaccine.

Radio France Internationale

From Cape Town to Santa Cruz: urban drought lessons

As cities move to secure their water supplies in the backdrop of extreme drought, two cities in two continents provide blueprints for solutions.

360info

URC semi-final marred by eye gouge as culprit sent off months after biting ban amid late drama

Stormers lock Adre Smith was sent off for an incident involving Ulster’s Iain Henderson in Cape Town

Wales Online

Ulster's quest to secure home URC final ends in agony as Stormers strike at the death

Dan McFarland's men led 15-10 heading into the 85th minute but fell short in Cape Town

Belfast Live

Artist Richard Mudariki’s vision for a Zimbabwean contemporary art fair

In the past 20 years, a new generation of Zimbabwean artists has attained international acclaim, or emerged as stars with work showing at top galleries and museums, collected by prominent people such as Jay Z. One of these stars, Cape Town based Richard Mudariki, is now using his growing fame…

The Conversation

Glasgow named among world's most popular destinations for long term Airbnb stays

Scotland's biggest city features in good company along with Lisbon, Dubai, Cape Town, Los Angeles and Seoul - alongside fellow UK cities Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool.

Glasgow Live

Mike Blair remains coy when discussing magnitude of semi-final versus Stormers

MIKE BLAIR was amenable enough when he spoke to the press via video conference from poolside at the team’s hotel in Cape Town yesterday afternoon,…

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Marine life in a South African bay is full of chemical pollutants

The adage “out of sight, out of mind” has long summed up humans’ attitude to dumping personal and industrial waste. In a 1974 Scientific American article, the oceanographer Willard Bascom wrote that “the ocean is the plausible place for man to dispose of some of his wastes”. If done “thoughtfully”,…

The Times of India

INS Gomati and INS Khukri crew avenged Indian cricket team loss in South Africa

LUCKNOW: Be it sea or 22-yard pitch of gentleman's game cricket, the Indian Navy have always shown their skills to dominate on their opponents, with whatever available resource they have. Some 28-years ago, the crew of INS Gomati and INS Khukri with their skills avenged Indian cricket team losses in…

The Guardian - UK

‘History repeating’: Amazon base in Cape Town splits Indigenous groups

Building work is quiet, for now, on £200m project that pits different visions of South Africa’s future against one another

The Times of India

Exclusive! I ended as a finalist on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa in 2015, but I am determined to win Khatron Ke Khiladi: Mohit Malik

Mohit Malik, who was last seen in Lockdown Ki Love Story, is all set to travel to Cape Town by the end of this month, as he gears up for Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 12. The actor has been getting offers for the show since the past 3 years…

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Food aid for S.African families marks end of Ramadan as prices spiral

Volunteers in Cape Town on Tuesday followed a tradition that took root in South Africa nearly 40 years ago at the height of apartheid, providing a plate of food to less fortunate families to celebrate the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

The Conversation

How vulnerable is the University of Cape Town to destructive wildfires?

Just over a year ago, a wildfire caused considerable damage to the University of Cape Town and surroundings. Irreplaceable African collections were destroyed. The last active windmill in Africa was severely damaged. Many were surprised by the fire and the widespread damage it caused.

The Guardian - UK

Badgers Academy: empowering girls and women in Cape Town through football

This week we look at how one club is changing perceptions of what is possible in women’s football in South Africa

The Independent UK

In South Africa, a lighter, brighter chicken curry

In Cape Town, South Africa, a vibrant chicken and vegetable curry turns the idea of curry on its head

The Hindu

Draft law to enable aircraft lessors to repossess aircraft during dispute

Proposed legislation comes more than 14 years after India acceded to Cape Town Convention

France 24

South African rapper Dope Saint Jude on her new EP 'Higher Self'

Dope Saint Jude grew up in Cape Town, South Africa in a religious household. But in no way did that stop her from becoming one of the country's leading queer feminist rappers, bringing messages of hope and empowerment to the world. Her background in music production and brief stint as…

Wales Online

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

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