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Northumbria University forensic scientist uncovers earliest known example of burials among human ancestors

Dr Patrick Randolph-Quinney was one of a team of experts who unearthed new evidence in South Africa that an extinct human cousin buried their dead

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Climate change journalism in South Africa misses the mark by ignoring people’s daily experiences

South Africa’s media houses rely too heavily on events like conferences, climate disasters and the release of scientific papers in their reporting on climate change. That’s a problem: it creates the potential for day-to-day issues related to climate change, like ongoing mitigation and adaptation efforts, to go unreported.

The Conversation

When are the Rugby World Cup warm-ups and Rugby Championship matches?

There's plenty of rugby to be played before the World Cup starts in September

Wales Online

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Wallam left out of Australia's Netball World Cup squad

Donnell Wallam has been surprisingly named as only a travelling reserve in the Diamonds' squad for the Netball World Cup in South Africa from late July.

AAP

South Africa's ruling party is performing dismally, but a flawed opposition keeps it in power

As power cuts continue, the economy falters, unemployment rises and the currency tumbles, South Africa’s political commentators tend to agree that support for the governing African National Congress (ANC) will fall under 50% in the 2024 national and provincial elections. If the party avoids a defeat, it could lead to…

The Conversation

Ukraine war is hurting Africa, South African President Ramaphosa tells Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met with a group of leaders of African countries who traveled to Russia on a self-styled "peace mission" the day after they went to Ukraine.

WEKU

War in Ukraine must stop, South Africa’s Ramaphosa tells Putin

South Africa President says the war is having a ‘negative impact’ on the African continent and many other countries.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: counteroffensive records ‘tactical successes’ as troops advance south – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Meet Jonny Green, the Harlequins enforcer hoping to give Wales' tyros an edge in South Africa

Jonny Green says new coach Mark Jones has given the Wales squad confidence ahead of this summer's tournament

Wales Online

South African president takes peace plan to Russia

MOSCOW: South Africa's president arrived in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Saturday ahead of talks headed by an African delegation pushing for negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow, even as doubts grow they will bear fruit.

Bangkok Post

Today's rugby news as coach drops big hint on Leigh Halfpenny's future and Springbok fights for life in hospital

The latest rugby headlines from across the world

Wales Online

African delegation tells Putin 'war must' end, Russia says 'open to dialogue'

A delegation of African leaders including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg on Saturday as part of its mission to try to broker peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv. The meeting comes a day after the delegation met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr…

France 24

Golf Legend Gary Player Makes 36th Hole-In-One

The South African continues to add to his golfing legacy at the age of 87

Golf Monthly

Missiles greet African peace mission visit in Ukraine

The leaders of South Africa, Senegal, Zambia, the Comoros and Egypt have met Ukrainian defence ministry representatives in the capital Kyiv.

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The Hindu

City runners finish 89-km Comrades Marathon in South Africa

Three runners from Bengaluru – Ramesh Rao, Bindu Juneja and Gagan Sethi completed the Comrades Marathon, one of the world’s oldest ultramarathons (since 1921) which takes place in South Africa and covers a distance of approximately 89 km, on June 11. A total of 403 participants from India, including 42…

The Independent UK

On Ukraine-Russia trip, South African leader's delegation stuck at Polish airport over arms permits

A delegation of security officials, diplomats and journalists accompanying South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on his peace mission to Ukraine and Russia was stranded in a separately chartered plane at Warsaw's airport for more than 24 hours

Wales Online

The return of Mark Jones, the Wales star who went around the world to become the best coach possible

Mark Jones is confident Wales U20s can make an impact in South Africa this summer

The Independent UK

Jason Robinson urges England to take hope from unlikely 2007 World Cup run

England finished runners-up in 2007, despite losing 36-0 to South Africa in the pool stage.

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The Independent UK

African leaders set to meet with presidents of Ukraine, Russia in bid to end war

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ukraine in a delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to end Kyiv’s 15-month war with Russia

Radio France Internationale

African leaders travel to Ukraine and Russia on peace mission

A delegation of four African heads of state are headed to Kyiv and Saint Petersburg to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Vladimir Putin, in the latest in a series of mediation efforts aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Watch: Lions stake out tee box at ‘wildest golf course in the world’

A golf course in South Africa has shared footage showing a pride of lions inspecting the layout before players arrived for their scheduled tee times.

Newsroom.co.nz

This week's (historically important) bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias.

The Conversation

South Africa is famous for its biodiversity: a new network will store and manage its plant and animal samples

South Africa has created a network of facilities to store hundreds of thousands of samples of biological material from plants, animals, bacteria and fungi. The samples are currently held in biobanks in the country. The aim is twofold: to ensure researchers have access to all available samples, and to establish…

France 24

South African ties to Russia shadow Ukraine peace mission

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead a delegation of African leaders on a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia this week amid attempts to assuage Western concerns that South Africa is siding with Russia in the conflict despite its proclaimed neutrality – which has Ramaphosa doing a round of…

The Conversation

Measles and whooping cough outbreaks in South Africa: a sign of low vaccination coverage, experts warn

The concentrated global effort to use vaccination as a public health intervention began in 1974. Since then, vaccination has changed our lives. Worldwide, in the decades 2000-2020, childhood vaccination led to the reduction of deaths in children under 5 by 50% to 5.4 million deaths per year. Vaccination currently averts…

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