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Most maternal deaths are preventable: how to improve outcomes in South Africa

The past 20 years have seen a significant decline in maternal mortality rates from 342 deaths to 211 per 100,000 globally . But every day, more than 800 women around the world die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, up to 42 days after delivery. Most of these deaths are…

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Removing alien plants can save water: we measured how much

Humans’ relationship with nature is broken. We’re transforming the Earth so dramatically that almost one million plant and animals species face extinction. Losing species unravels the tapestry of nature, changing how ecosystems function and, ultimately, damaging society too.

The Conversation

Former South African president predicts the end of the ruling party: history is on his side

Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe, one of the saner voices in the ruling African National Congress (ANC), has recently given voice to heresy. He has said that the time of the ANC in power is coming to an end. The party that has dominated South African politics since 1994,…

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Everything we know about new Omicron Covid sub-variant surging in South Africa

The new sub-variant of Covid-19 is known as BA.4 and is reportedly becoming the dominant threat in South Africa, with a handful of cases reported outside the country so far

Daily Mirror

South Africa's president confronted by daunting challenges

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces daunting political challenges including being defied within his party over his anti-corruption drive and derided as ineffective by the opposition

The Independent UK

Sigma Connected expands international reach with South Africa launch

Birmingham-based outsourcing firm said the move could create up to 1,000 new jobs

Birmingham Post

Path could be clear for Glasgow or Edinburgh to reach European Challenge Cup final - Martin Hannan

LOOKING ahead to this weekend’s fixtures in the European Challenge Cup, it is clear that Scotland’s two fully professional sides face daunting…

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Trump fails to halt contempt-of-court fine during appeal

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New coronavirus variants emerge: BA.4, BA.5 likely reinfecting omicron survivors

A pair of new omicron subvariants has emerged, raising the possibility that survivors of earlier omicron strains can get reinfected.

Los Angeles Times

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.

Reuters

New forms of urban planning are emerging in Africa

Rapid urban growth and an increasing number of climate change related disasters, such as the recent floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, have put the importance of sound urban planning in Africa in the spotlight.

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Today's rugby headlines as Welsh rugby flop set for big move and Wales coach in talks over future

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond

Wales Online

Stuart Lancaster refutes 'unfair advantage' suggestion from Tigers boss Steve Borthwick

Leinster's senior coach says the province had no choice but to keep frontliners at home as South Africa trip came so close to Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final against the Premiership leaders at Welford Road

Irish Mirror

Meet Elon’s siblings: A restaurateur, a filmmaker and a baby brother who split the family

As Elon Musk once again dominates the global news cycle with his Twitter takeover, the billionaire’s siblings – full, half and step – have been successfully pursuing their own passions against the backdrop of significant family drama, writes Sheila Flynn

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What might rising Covid cases in South Africa mean for the UK?

South Africa is seeing a wave of coronavirus infections linked to two new ‘sub-lineages’ of Omicron: BA.4 and BA.5

Reuters

Germany to invite India, Indonesia, Senegal, S Africa to G7 summit

Senegal, South Africa, India and Indonesia will be invited as guest countries to attend the G7 summit hosted by Germany in June , a German government spokesperson said on Monday.

AAP

Kiwi defeats raise Bledisloe confidence

The Wallabies and All Blacks will meet in a mid-week Test in the first match of the Bledisloe Cup series, on a Thursday night at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium.

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Zuma sought to hand state assets to allies, finds corruption report

Inquiry says South Africa’s ruling ANC ‘should be ashamed’ by alleged efforts to steal vast sums

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What Wayne Pivac learned for South Africa tour from the key Wales battles in Welsh rugby’s big game of the weekend

Ospreys v Scarlets had a lot more riding on it than Welsh derby bragging rights and a European Champions Cup spot - there are Wales places up for grabs, too

The Independent UK

Protesting miners stop speech by South Africa's president

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa abandoned his Workers’ Day speech in the northwestern city of Rustenburg after striking mineworkers stormed the stage

Reuters

South Africa's Aspen COVID-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders-executive

Africa's first COVID-19 vaccination plant, touted last year as a trailblazer for an under-vaccinated continent frustrated by sluggish Western handouts, risks shutting down after receiving not a single order, a company executive said on Saturday.

Wales Online

What George North actually did in comeback game and the verdict on whether he should tour South Africa with Wales

He hadn't been on a rugby field for 371 days before Saturday

Daily Mirror

New Omicron variants can dodge infection antibodies but jabs helps, study suggests

The results of the study come amid a fresh Covid surge of infections in South Africa with experts warning a fresh wave of in the months ahead could be around the corner

Reuters

COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection, study says

Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated against COVID-19, South African scientists have found.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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