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Sundowns sub Morena sinks holders Ahly in CAF Champions League

Johannesburg (AFP) - Thapelo Morena scored just four minutes after coming off the bench to give Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa a shock 1-0 triumph over CAF Champions League title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt in Cairo on Saturday.

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Libyan clubs too good for Orlando Pirates and Sfaxien in CAF Cup

Johannesburg (AFP) - Libyan clubs Al Ittihad and Al Ahly Tripoli scored notable CAF Confederation Cup group victories on Sunday over African title winners Orlando Pirates of South Africa and CS Sfaxien of Tunisia.

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Raja Casablanca win as other CAF Champions League giants struggle

Johannesburg (AFP) - Raja Casablanca, captained by 35-year-old Mohsine Moutaouali, were the only club among eight seeded to reach the CAF Champions League knockout stage who won on a goal-shy second matchday.

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Two girls, 2 and 5, stuck on third-floor ledge after waking up and climbing out window

The girls' mum had gone out to buy meat from the butcher's in Johannesburg, South Africa, so the girls panicked when they woke up alone and climbed out of the third-floor window

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Brilliant Sakho sets up Tanzanian club Simba for CAF Cup triumph

Johannesburg (AFP) - A brilliant Pape Sakho goal set up Simba of Tanzania for a 3-1 win over ASEC Mimosas of the Ivory Coast on Sunday as the CAF Confederation Cup group phase kicked off.

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BA crewman found dead during layover in Johannesburg with 'no visible injuries'

Robert Gay, 52, was on a layover from Heathrow in South Africa when, during a night out with colleagues, he became separated from the group and was found unconscious

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British Airways cabin crew member found dead on the street in Johannesburg

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding his death

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British Airways cabin crew member found dead on the streets of Johannesburg

Mystery surrounds the tragic death of a British Airways crew member who was found dead in the South African streets with “no visible injuries”.

Evening Standard

Hamdy rescues Zamalek, Ben Romdhane fires hat-trick for Esperance

Johannesburg (AFP) - Egyptian Mahmoud Hamdy and Tunisian Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, both of whom played in the recent Africa Cup of Nations, starred in the CAF Champions League on Saturday.

AFP

Gatehouse man still waiting for £502 refund from cancelled flight

Francois Van der Zee paid £537 to Dream World Travel in August, 2019 to fly from Scotland to Johannesburg the following April but was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Daily Record

World champions South Africa to host Wales in July

Johannesburg (AFP) - World champions South Africa will host Wales for a three-Test series in July, the national rugby body announced on Tuesday.

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South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants. Podcast

What is it like to discover a new coronavirus variant? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear the inside story from one of the South African scientists who first alerted the world to the omicron variant. And a South African vaccine expert explains what lessons the country’s…

The Conversation

Medical Marijuana's Kannaway Expands In South Africa With New Office & Warehouse in Johannesburg

Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) announced that its subsidiary Kannaway has opened a new office and warehouse in South Africa.

Benzinga

Rampant graft under S.Africa's Zuma detailed in new report

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African investigators Tuesday released a 646-page report detailing how rampant corruption under former president Jacob Zuma undermined both the public logistics company Transnet and the state arms firm Denel.

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How black upward mobility fast-tracked racial desegregation in Johannesburg

Scholars disagree about whether the formerly whites-only neighbourhoods of Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest and most economically important city, have become substantially desegregated since the end of apartheid in 1994. Some argue that racial residential segregation has declined only slightly, while others argue that it is substantial.

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Tiger breeding, exports flourish in S.Africa: charity

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's legal lion breeding has spawned a tiger farming industry for commercial exports, potentially posing a threat to the species already in decline, an animal welfare group warned Tuesday.

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Mozambique looks to revive gas deals stalled by unrest

Johannesburg (AFP) - Global energy giants were quick to halt their Mozambican gas projects when jihadist violence erupted on their doorsteps.After months of calm, reviving those multi-billion-dollar projects is a much slower job.

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'Celebration of queerness': S.Africa drag queens keep scene alive

Johannesburg (AFP) - A leggy blonde sashays with the grace of a Hollywood star then drops into the splits, mesmerising an enthusiastic Johannesburg audience not used to watching major shows by international drag queens.

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Zambia's leader says turning around economy, despite empty coffers

Johannesburg (AFP) - President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday said his new government was on the fast track to restoring Zambia's credibility and creditworthiness after inheriting an economy strapped for cash and crippled by debt.

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South Africa coach Boucher faces charges which could lead to dismissal

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa head coach Mark Boucher faces charges which could result in his dismissal, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Thursday.

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Amazon may quit African HQ deal if blocked, Cape Town court hears

Johannesburg (South Africa) (AFP) - Online retail giant Amazon could pull out of a deal to create its Africa headquarters in Cape Town, if a legal challenge by indigenous activists is allowed to proceed, a Cape Town court heard Thursday.

Daily Mirror

'I resent my mum for not switching me back after baby mix up at hospital'

Robin said he would not wish the ordeal on his “worst enemy” after a nurse handed him to the wrong mother by mistake at a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa

Newslaundry

Book Review: A Century Is Not Enough By Sourav Ganguly

A Century Is Not EnoughBy Sourav Ganguly, co-written with Gautam BhattacharyaPublished by JuggernautPages 258It was on a sunny winter day in December 1995 when, as a schoolboy, I watched Sourav Ganguly on a cricket ground for the first time. He was dismissed for a paltry nine runs in Bengal’s first…

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