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Rugby World Cup 2011:South Africa v Wales LIVE

Stay up to date with all the action Wales kick off their World Cup campaign with a very tough tie against holders - and favorites to top Pool D - South Africa.




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Rugby World Cup 2011: South Africa v Australia LIVE

Relive the action as defending champions South Africa were dumped out of the World Cup by Australia at the Wellington Regional Stadium.




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Sonny Bill Williams helps New Zealand to Wellington Sevens win over South Africa

It was a case of deja vu, as Joe Webber scored the winning try after the hooter, having also struck in extra time to give New Zealand a win over South Africa in pool play.




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South Africa cricket officials mock David Warner with SBW masks

Candice Warner, then known as Candice Falzon, was involved in a toilet tryst with dual-code star Sonny Bill Williams in a Sydney pub in 2007. Warner has been in a spat with rival Quinton de Kock.




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Liz Ellis delivers powerful rant against South African cricket fans

Former Australian netball captain Liz Ellis slammed South African cricket fans as 'neanderthals' after they turned up to the second test wearing masks of rugby player Sonny Bill Williams' face.




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Fierce rivals David Warner and Quinton de Kock face off as Australia plays South Africa in cricket

Warner and de Kock delivered one of the ugliest moments of a bitter Test series in 2018 when they squared off on a staircase after play in Durban.




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British and Irish Lions in talks over £10m Twickenham warm-up match ahead of 2021 South Africa tour

The British and Irish Lions are in talks about staging a bumper international match against a top Test-playing nation at Twickenham ahead of the 2021 tour of South Africa.




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World Cup diary: South Africa flyer Cheslin Kolbe beckons new era of pint-sized wingers

SCRUM'S THE WORD: South Africa star Cheslin Kolbe has warned that a new wave of pint-sized wingers are ready to explode into life at the World Cup.




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South Africa's World Cup winning captain Siya Kolisi wins Rugby Union Writers' Club Award

Siya Kolisi succeeds Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton as holder of the Pat Marshall Memorial Award after being recognised at the RUWC's annual dinner in central London.




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Kim Jong Un sends letter to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa despite death rumours April 27

Kim Jong Un is reported to have written to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to congratulate him on the country's Freedom Day, a national holiday.




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DEBORAH ROSS: What if Africans had colonised Britain and we were slaves?

Noughts + Crosses is an adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel for young adults, so why it's being shown on a Thursday at 9pm rather than in the Doctor Who slot, I cannot say




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Paris massacre gunman Salah Abdeslam 'has escaped to Morocco in Africa'

The ISIS fugitive is thought to have escaped to Morocco with his accomplice Mohamed Abrini after the attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital.




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North African traybake

Traybakes are the epitome of easy cooking and they really are a great way to use up leftover ingredients




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Our thousand-mile trip of a lifetime across the African bush to track elephants

Planet Earth film-maker Vanessa Berlowitz, her husband and young son didn't realise just how big an adventure it would be




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Bloomberg pledges $70billion plan to invest in African American communities

Michael Bloomberg has pledged a $70bn plan named after the neighborhood destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa race massacre (inset) in a bid to tackle racial economic inequality in America.




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Gigi Hadid visits facilities for women and children in Senegal, Africa as a UNICEF ambassador

She is more usually seen with her celebrity pals or prowling designer catwalks. But the 24-year-old is also a representative of UNICEF and she has spent the past week in the West African country.




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Six-year-old dancer from South Africa takes the internet by storm

Ivanah from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, appeared on both Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's Instagram pages for her amazing dance skills.




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The Project's Waleed Aly slams Turnbull for his stance on African gangs

Waleed Aly has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for his views on African gang violence in Melbourne. He called on politicians 'to be honest' on The Project on Thursday.




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Confusion reigns over African Champions League winners as CAS dismisses decision to replay final

Tunisia's Esperance were originally named winners following Wydad's refusal to continue playing after the VAR system failed to work and replay a disallowed goal.




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South Africa suspends use of Land Bank debt as...

By Mfuneko ToyanaJOHANNESBURG, May 9 (Reuters) - South Africa's central bank has temporarily prohibited the use of debt issued by the Land Bank as...




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UK weather: African Plume heatwave could make this Britain's hottest July ever

Warm sunshine is predicted for much of England and Wales from today, with the mercury hitting 84F (29C) in south eastern areas. Further north, it could reach 79F (26C).




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5 guests were stuck at a wine farm in South Africa when the country went into lockdown. The owners provided pizza nights while the stranded families gardened and enjoyed live music - and said they became like family.

Anna Punke-Dresen and her family were staying at the Spier Hotel and Wine Farm in South Africa when the country went on lockdown in March in response to COVID-19.The German family's return flights were suddenly canceled and they found themselves stuck, with no idea how or when they could return home.The wine farm's hotel manager decided to stop charging the stranded families, and set social distancing rules in place to protect the hotel staff and remaining guests.Despite the plunge in business, the wine farm is also still paying all of its employees, both part and full-time, whether or not they're working.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Spier Wine Farm was going to be the cherry on top of Anna Punke-Dresen's family trip to South Africa. This luxe wine-farm hotel (one of




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From North Korea to sunny South Africa via Israel: The world's most unusual ski resorts revealed

If you want to take your ski holiday completely off-piste, then forget the Rockies, Sierra Nevada mountains or the Alps - try the Middle East. Or perhaps North Korea...




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Deadly African swine fever that could decimate our pork industry is found in Indonesia

A deadly swine disease has been identified in Indonesia, which could wipe out the entirety of Australia's pork industry. 




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Let's doff our caps to a comprehensive performance from South Africa

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: There should be no recriminations over England's defeat and performance - only learnings and a heartfelt acknowledgement of South Africa's superiority.




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The world's largest electric vehicle weighs over 290 tons and will work at a South African mine

A mining company has announced it will debut the world's largest electric vehicle at one of its platinum mines in South Africa, which will use a hybrid lithium-ion and hydrogen fuel cell motor.




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Newborn giraffe is lovingly fawned over by its parents as they clean it with tongues in South Africa

The image was taken on the plains of a private wildlife estate in Mpumalanga, South Africa, by project manager and wildlife photographer Victor Soares, 46, who had been invited to the estate.




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Steve Smith admits South Africa brings back 'bad memories'

Steve Smith has admitted he had flashbacks returning to the Johannesburg hotel where his world came crashing down after confessing to ball-tampering.




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Fierce rivals David Warner and Quinton de Kock face off as Australia plays South Africa in cricket

Warner and de Kock delivered one of the ugliest moments of a bitter Test series in 2018 when they squared off on a staircase after play in Durban.




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Joe Biden claims he was arrested in South Africa while trying to visit Nelson Mandela

Biden, 77, first told the story at a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina on February 11, as he tried to shake off defeat in New Hampshire, and has repeated it twice more.




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Steve Smith pulls off a 'superman' catch in second T20 between Australia and South Africa

Steve Smith pulled off a 'superman' performance while fielding a ball that was destined for a six when Australia faced South Africa for the second T20 match.




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Curious hippo stuns motorists when it takes a stroll through a busy petrol station in South Africa

In a clip captured on Sunday, the curious animal can be seen approaching the busy forecourt of an Engen service station in Saint Lucia.




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Princess Sofia of Sweden visits the charity she co-founded in South Africa before becoming a royal

The mother-of-two, 35, visited Cape Town to meet colleagues at Project Playground, which she started in 2010 with her friend, fellow model Frida Vesterberg, and shared photos on Instagram.




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Stalking big cat wakes a sleeping leopardess and leads her on a chase in South Africa

Pieter van Wyk, 34, captured the moment that a dozing leopardess was stalked by a leopard in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa. She was given a 'fright' and jumped to her feet instantly.




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'I WASN'T arrested in South Africa,' Joe Biden finally admits

He walked back the much-scrutinized claim on CNN , saying instead that he was separated from members of the Congressional Black Caucus by 'Afrikaners with guns.'




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Desperate South African farmers who rushed for refugee status in Australia have claims rejected

A surge of South Africans seeking protection in Australia have been disappointed as no visas have yet been approved.




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David Warner shares sweet photograph of his 'girls' as he returns to South Africa without them

Australian cricket legend David Warner recently returned to South Africa, following the ball-tampering scandal of 2018.




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Thirsty animals are perfectly reflected in a watering hole in South Africa

A leopard, rhino, two Impala and a herd of elephants were pictured visiting the secluded oasis in Zimanga, South Africa. The 2,400-acre estate was used as a sugar cane farm until 1998.




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Wildlife worker shows off bond with lions as he play-fights with three big cats in South Africa 

Swiss financier Dean Schneider, 27, gave up his high-flying job to move to South Africa where he looks after a pride of lions at the 360-hectare Hakuna Mipaka Oasis park.




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Former Miss South Africa reveals friendship with white counterpart was a sham

Pearl Jensen, 68, who had to enter Miss World as Miss Africa South, while her white counterpart was Miss South Africa appears on BBC2's 'Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens & Bedlam'.




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Cargo ship called MV CORONA is held off South Africa amid fears a crew member has coronavirus

The crew member of the cargo ship is suspected to have the virus, and had been on a flight with six other people who then boarded the MV Aidamira, which has now returned to Cape Town.




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Two people face attempted murder charges for defying quarantine in South Africa

One of the suspects is a tourist who tested positive in the Kruger National Park but is accused of ignoring orders to self-isolate in his lodge (file photo, a health worker tests people in Johannesburg).




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South Africa sees its first two coronavirus deaths

The country of 57million people began a three-week quarantine today as the government confirmed South Africa's first two deaths from the virus.




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The South African wine estate that unleashes 1,600 DUCKS into its vineyards to keep them pest-free

Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate in South Africa unleashes 1,600 Indian runner ducks into its vineyards to keep them free from pests.




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British and Irish Lions unconcerned South Africa series will clash with rearranged Olympics

The international fixtures in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Soweto on July 4, 31 and August 7 will begin at 6pm local time - which is 1am in Japan where the Olympic Games are being held.




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Highway to Heaven: South African traditional leader is buried inside his Mercedes Benz

South African traditional leader, Chief Tshekede Pitso, 72, was buried inside his Mercedes Benz with his hands clasped on the wheel. The United Democratic Movement politician died of old age.




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Bride and groom are bundled into a police car after breaking coronavirus lockdown in South Africa 

Jabulani Zulu, 48, and his bride Nomthandazo Mkhize, 38, said 'I do' in KwaZulu Natal province shortly before South African army officers stormed their wedding brandishing guns.




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Lions coach Warren Gatland suggests All Blacks 'decider' as warm-up for 2021 tour of South Africa

Warren Gatland has floated the idea of the Lions facing a home 'decider' against the All Blacks next June, before setting off to South Africa for their eight-match 2021 tour.




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Hundreds of Australians stranded in South Africa, Peru and Argentina will be brought home

Australians stranded in Peru, Argentina and South Africa will have the chance to come home on three more coronavirus rescue flights.




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NHS medics stranded in South Africa appeal for help to get back to join fight against coronavirus

Two NHS medics stuck in South Africa are appealing for help getting back to the UK so they can join the NHS battle against coronavirus (pictured, Catriona Walker, left, and Holly Watts, right).