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It's the first World Rugby under 20s Championships in four years

Authorities in South Africa say at least 31 illegal miners are believed to have died in a gas explosion in a shuttered gold mine that happened last month but is only now coming to light after people reported their relatives missing

JOHANNESBURG: At least 31 people, suspected to be illegal miners, are believed to have died last month in an abandoned South African gold mine, the government said on Friday.

The Johannesburg-born Munster lock qualified for Ireland on residency and made five appearances in 2019, including two at the Japan-hosted Rugby World Cup

The Munster forward won five caps for Ireland in 2019.

Last week, a quartet of African leaders headed out to Russia and Ukraine on a peace mission aimed at helping resolve the war between the countries that began last February with Russia's invasion of its neighbour. South Africa's International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor speaks to Georja Calvin-Smith about the mission's…

African peace missions to Ukraine and Russia last week came up empty-handed. Led by South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa, the delegation included leaders and senior officials from Congo-Brazzaville, Comoros, Egypt, Senegal, Uganda and Zambia.

The members of the ‘peace mission’ – especially South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa – have received flak from many in Africa.

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond today

Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant stacks of South Africa's Komati Power Station in October

In tonight's edition: With four African countries at the bottom of the ranking of progress towards key development indicators, we speak to South Africa's international affairs minister about her hopes for a crucial Paris summit aimed at ushering in a new financial world order. Also, Ghanaians tell us about daily…