Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship
Three of six passengers ill from a suspected rodent-transmitted virus have died, and one is in intensive care, WHO says.
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Blood, Sweat and Sugar
The sugar industry’s bitter legacy, built on slavery, exploitation and environmental damage, is still resonating today.
Published On 15 Apr 2026
South Africa appoints former apartheid-era negotiator as US ambassador
Roelf Meyer will replace the South African ambassador who was expelled from the US by President Donald Trump in 2025.
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CAF President Motsepe rejects Senegal’s corruption claim amid AFCON fallout
Senegal’s government alleged corruption at African football’s governing body after AFCON title awarded to Morocco.
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‘Get a grip’: How Iranian embassies mocked Trump’s vulgar threat
Iran’s embassies launched a global trolling campaign in response to Trump’s profanity-laced threat.
‘Enough is enough’: Semenya pledges to fight Olympic gender-testing policy
‘We’re going to be vocal about it, we’re going to make noise until we’re heard,’ South Africa’s gold medallist says.
Olympic gender test ‘a disrespect for women’, South Africa’s Semenya says
Olympic gold medallist lashes out at IOC and its president, Kirsty Coventry, for asking women to prove themselves.
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Pilots of firefighting helicopter survive crash in South Africa
Video shows the moment a firefighting helicopter lost control and crashed conducting water drops in South Africa.
Published On 27 Mar 2026
In Cape Town’s historic Bo-Kaap, locals priced out by rich foreign buyers
Amid digital nomads, a tourism boom and a housing crisis, can the people who built the city still afford to live in it?
From: NewsFeed
South African fruit exports face delays as Iran war disrupts shipping
South Africa’s fruit exporters face mounting losses and disruption as the US-Israel war on Iran enters its fourth week.
Published On 17 Mar 2026
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A rope was the miners’ lifeline to the surface. Then it stopped moving
Deep underground, artisanal miners face a fight for survival when a police operation cuts off their only lifeline.
