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Tough Times For S.Africa Town Blighted By Mine Closure

At the end of a narrow road stands the dilapidated husk of a golf clubhouse, now overrun with tall weeds and creepers....

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Dodt Seeks To End Australia’s 27-Year PGA Wait

Andrew Dodt takes a one shot lead into the final round of the European PGA Championship hoping to end Australia's...

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Birthday Boy Beauden Absent As Hurricanes Win

Super Rugby defending champions Wellington Hurricanes were too clinical for Northern Bulls in Pretoria Saturday and won...

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Coach Mitchell Inherits ‘big, Fat, Lazy Bulls’

Former New Zealand coach John Mitchell has been tasked with reviving the fortunes of Super Rugby strugglers Northern...

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Zambia Extends Detention of Opposition Leader

Hundreds of supporters of Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema protested outside court on Friday when a judge...

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Much-Improved Football Champions Sundowns Upset V Club

Title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa produced one of their finest CAF Champions League performances to upset...

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Kiir Opens S.Sudan Dialogue With Unilateral Ceasefire

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir declared a unilateral ceasefire Monday as he launched a national dialogue, a...

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Angolan Apartheid Troops Battle To Survive In S.Africa

Angolan soldiers recruited by South Africa's apartheid government to fight against their homeland now live in squalor,...

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S. Africa Risks Becoming ‘mafia State’ Warns Ramaphosa

South Africa risks becoming a "mafia state", Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Sunday, calling for a corruption...

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South African Men March Against Abuse of Women and Children

Hundreds of protesters, most of them men, have marched in the South African capital, Pretoria, over rising levels of...

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Protesters In S.African Capital Decry Violence Against Women

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Pretoria on Saturday, angered by a rise in violence against women and...

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S.Africa Court Hears Case On Zuma Confidence Vote

South Africa's highest court weighed Monday whether lawmakers can cast secret ballots in a no-confidence vote in...

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Kings Stars Rewarded With Bok Camp Call-Ups

Springboks coach Allister Coetzee has rewarded Southern Kings' Super Rugby winning streak by naming four of their stars...

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South Africa Football Coach Stresses Winning Mentality

England-born Stuart Baxter was officially unveiled as South Africa coach Monday on a five-year contract and said...

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Crusaders Beat ‘Canes In Super Rugby Heavyweight Fight

The Canterbury Crusaders have strengthened their claims for an eighth Super Rugby crown with a dominating win over...

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Superb Fekitoa Try Gives Highlanders Victory

All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa scored a brilliant solo try to give Otago Highlanders of New Zealand a 17-10 win over...

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New Era Begins For African Champions League

A new era for the African Champions League begins this weekend as a group stage featuring 16 teams kicks off. There are...

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South Africa ‘coup Plotter’ Granted Bail

A South African court Monday granted bail to a man charged with conspiracy to assassinate top politicians including...

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Crusaders Tame Bulls In Super Rugby New Zealand Rampage

The Canterbury Crusaders stacked up their 10th-straight win as New Zealand continued on a Super Rugby rampage at the...