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World Cup winner White warns 'naive' S.Africans ahead of Champions Cup debut

Johannesburg (AFP) - Rugby World Cup-winning former Springboks coach Jake White has compared the Champions Cup to Test matches, as South African clubs debut in the competition on Saturday.

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Weakened Stormers tackle 'fearsome' Clermont in Champions Cup

Johannesburg (AFP) - Champions Cup newcomers Stormers will lack five regulars, including Springboks Frans Malherbe, Marvin Orie and Evan Roos, when they face "fearsome" Clermont in France on Saturday.

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Killer of S.African anti-apartheid hero Hani freed on parole

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa on Wednesday released on parole Janusz Walus, a far-right Polish immigrant who in 1993 assassinated anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani and nearly plunged the country into civil war.

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S.Africa's Ramaphosa future fragile despite party backing

Johannesburg (AFP) - The threat of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's immediate exit from office over a cash-in-sofas scandal has temporarily faded after his party vowed to rally around him at next week's impeachment vote, but his woes are far from over.

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South African GDP rebounds to scale new peak

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's economy rebounded beyond pre-Covid levels in the third quarter of 2022 to reach its highest-ever peak, official data showed Tuesday.

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S.Africa's ruling ANC rallies around troubled Ramaphosa

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's National Assembly on Monday delayed by a week a keenly watched parliamentary vote that could lead to the impeachment of President Cyril Ramaphosa, as his party rallied around the embattled leader.

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Johannesburg floods: Desperate search for survivors as 14 killed in deadly water surge

The body of water had a surge wave over two feet high and washed over 33 terrified worshippers who were at a cleansing service on the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, South Africa

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ANC says will oppose any parliament bid to oust Ramaphosa

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's ruling party on Monday warned it would not back any motion at an upcoming parliamentary debate that would lead to a vote for removing President Cyril Ramaphosa, under fire over a burglary scandal.

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Missing Springbok Nkosi found at home of father

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Sibusiso Nkosi, who had been missing for three weeks, was found on Monday at the home of his father, an official from his club, the Bulls, told AFP.

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South African president's future considered by ruling party

A crucial meeting of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party to discuss the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa got underway in Johannesburg on Monday

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Search for missing Johannesburg worshippers as flood death toll reaches 14

The death toll from a flash flood that swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg has risen from nine to 14, South African officials have confirmed.

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Search for Johannesburg worshippers swept by flood; 14 dead

The death toll from the tragic flash flood that swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg has risen from nine to 14

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S.Africa's ruling ANC debates embattled president's future

Johannesburg (AFP) - The top leaders of South Africa's ruling party went into talks on Monday to discuss the fate of embattled President Cyril Ramaphosa on the eve of a parliamentary vote that could lead to his impeachment.

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S.African leader braces to head off impeachment threat

Johannesburg (AFP) - Cyril Ramaphosa may have insisted over the weekend he will not resign, but the South African president still faces a parliamentary vote Tuesday that could lead to his impeachment.

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Flash flood kills nine churchgoers with eight missing after religious rituals near river

Rescue workers have been searching the waters of the Jukskei river in Johannesburg, South Africa, after a number of people were swept away in the devastating flood

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Lawrence recovers to win South African Open a day after birthday

Johannesburg (AFP) - Local Thriston Lawrence surrendered a five-shot lead with five holes remaining before winning the South African Open by one stroke on Sunday a day after celebrating his 26th birthday.

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'Grave worry' for missing Boks winger Nkosi

Johannesburg (AFP) - Springboks winger Sbu Nkosi has been missing for three weeks, his South African club side Bulls said on Saturday, with police admitting "concerns about the player's safety".

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S. Africa's scandal-hit president 'not resigning'

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and judicially, his spokesman said Saturday.

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Scandal-hit S. African President Ramaphosa seeks to hang on to power

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S.Africa ruling party to discuss Ramaphosa's future Monday: political sources

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's ruling party is set to resume talks on Monday on the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is embroiled in a scandal that has put his presidency at risk, it said.

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S.Africa ruling party to discuss Ramaphosa's future on Sunday

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's ruling party is set to resume talks Sunday on the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is embroiled in a scandal that has put his presidency at risk.

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Ramaphosa: From Mandela's protégé to scandal-hit leader

Johannesburg (AFP) - Pragmatic, wealthy and ambitious, Cyril Ramaphosa promised "a new dawn" for corruption-ridden South Africa when he became president.

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Ramaphosa political fate hangs in balance in South Africa

Johannesburg (AFP) - President Cyril Ramaphosa's political future hung in the balance on Friday, as South Africans wondered whether he would cling to power or resign over accusations that he sought to cover up a burglary at his farm.

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S.Africa's Ramaphosa in talks with ANC as future hangs in balance

Johannesburg (AFP) - President Cyril Ramaphosa was in talks with South Africa's ruling party late Thursday as pressure mounted for him to quit or be forced from office over a cash burglary at his farm that he allegedly covered up.

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S.Africa's Ramaphosa in talks with ANC as impeachment pressure builds

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