The haunting Masters meltdown that changed Rory McIlroy’s career
CNN — Slumped on his club, head buried in his arm, Rory McIlroy looked on the verge of tears. The then-21-year-old had just watched his...
South Africa
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa seeks second term as party leader
Issued on: 19/12/2022 – 04:55 Voting to elect a new leader of South Africa’s ruling party got underway late Sunday, with the race tightening between...
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Blinken heads to Africa ‘to counter Russian influence’ on the continent
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in South Africa on Sunday to kick off a three-country tour that will also take him to DR Congo...
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Dozens killed in South Africa floods and mudslides following rainstorms
Issued on: 12/04/2022 – 17:07 At least 45 people have died in floods and mudslides after rainstorms struck the South African port city of Durban...
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South Africa’s boom in tiger farming ‘contributing to species decline’
Issued on: 02/02/2022 – 18:09 South Africa has seen a boom in farming tigers for commercial export in recent years, potentially posing an additional threat...
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South Africa lays anti-apartheid veteran Desmond Tutu to rest in state funeral
South Africa bade farewell on Saturday to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, in a funeral stripped of pomp...
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S. Africa’s Cape Town holds musical, interfaith tribute to Desmond Tutu
Issued on: 30/12/2021 – 01:56 An interfaith, musical memorial to South Africa’s revered anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu had a rabbi and a monk dancing in...
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A look back at significant events that shaped Africa in 2021
Issued on: 29/12/2021 – 19:52 From Yoweri Museveni’s re-election in Uganda to the death of Chadian president Idriss Déby and the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia,...
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Desmond Tutu’s truth commission opted for ‘restorative’ justice over retribution after apartheid
Two days after South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) started to investigate apartheid-era crimes, Archbishop Desmond Tutu broke down in tears. Before him sat...
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for Covid-19
Issued on: 13/12/2021 – 01:19 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, the presidency said...
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Scientists explore role of immunocompromised in generating Covid-19 variants
As variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 have appeared over the past several months, scientists have sought to understand how they come to...
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Countries race to contain Omicron Covid variant, as new cases appear in Europe
The US, Canada and Australia joined a growing list of countries imposing travel restrictions from southern Africa on Saturday after the discovery of the new...