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The Associated Press on MSN15d
Scientists hope hungry weevils from Louisiana can tackle South Africa's invasive water plants
HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa — Dozens of tiny black weevils cling onto a fern plant as it is tossed onto a leafy green mat coating the surface of South Africa's Crocodile River. Those weevils aren't ...
The New York Times21d
A Journey on the Blue Train: Gilded Luxury in the World’s ‘Most Unequal Country’
On a trip from Cape Town to Pretoria, a reporter grapples with the whiplash of traveling through South Africa’s two worlds, from majestic mountains to struggling shantytowns. Credit ...
Independent Online27d
South Africa's potential departure from AGOA amid US tensions poses regional risks
Tensions with the United States could propel South Africa to depart from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) agreement, a development that could also have regional ramifications and add ...
Gujarat pace bowler Rabada returns to South Africa for personal reasons
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has left the Gujarat Titans squad to return to his country due to personal reasons, ...
Al Jazeera English27d
In South Africa, Russia’s ‘anti-colonial’ narrative sways public opinion
“It was absolutely beautiful.” When she returned to South Africa the following year, she was hired as a reporter in the Bureau of Information, the apartheid regime’s propaganda win ...
Lost fynbos seeds from underground ‘time capsules’ in South Africa can grow again – new study
Hundreds of ancient fynbos species could regrow and restore a former pine plantation on Cape Town’s Table Mountain, but only ...
BBC27d
Ghosts of apartheid haunt South Africa as compensation anger brews
Many young people sacrificed their lives to fight the racist system of apartheid It was late at night on 10 December 1987 when prison officers had woken Mzolisi Dyasi in his cell in South Africa's ...
Condé Nast Traveler on MSN12d
At a Wellness Retreat In South Africa, Learning the Art of Doing Less
After a week of stress-reducing activities (and no caffeine) in what has to be one of the prettiest places to decompress, ...
Can one of Africa’s largest refugee camps evolve into a city?
One of Africa’s most famous refugee camps could transform into a city. The Kakuma camp in a remote part of Kenya houses ...
BBC20d
'Yoh! You're in the OED' – South Africa makes its linguistic mark
The word was first introduced into South Africa by English-speaking immigrants from India, according to the OED, "but it made its way into South African English via Afrikaans". It is related to ...
Reuters14d
South Africa's two biggest parties yet to reach pact on budget
JOHANNESBURG, April 1 (Reuters) - South Africa's two biggest political parties, the African National Congress and the pro-business Democratic Alliance were yet to reach agreement to pass the ...
Visit the Ancestors: South Africa reopens famous Sterkfontein caves
In the late 19th century, miners discovered fossils in the caves that attracted the interest of paleontologists. The numerous remains discovered at Sterkfontein are attributed to the following genera: ...