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The legacy of iconic singer Miriam Makeba and her art of activism

South Africa’s world famous singer and activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022. Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg’s Prospect township, she had a life of remarkable global impact. She contributed to black people’s struggle for liberation and defended the integrity of African identity and…

The Conversation

Two girls, 2 and 5, stuck on third-floor ledge after waking up and climbing out window

The girls' mum had gone out to buy meat from the butcher's in Johannesburg, South Africa, so the girls panicked when they woke up alone and climbed out of the third-floor window

Daily Mirror

BA crewman found dead during layover in Johannesburg with 'no visible injuries'

Robert Gay, 52, was on a layover from Heathrow in South Africa when, during a night out with colleagues, he became separated from the group and was found unconscious

Daily Mirror

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British Airways cabin crew member found dead on the street in Johannesburg

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding his death

The Independent UK

British Airways cabin crew member found dead on the streets of Johannesburg

Mystery surrounds the tragic death of a British Airways crew member who was found dead in the South African streets with “no visible injuries”.

Evening Standard

Gatehouse man still waiting for £502 refund from cancelled flight

Francois Van der Zee paid £537 to Dream World Travel in August, 2019 to fly from Scotland to Johannesburg the following April but was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Daily Record

Bangladesh set to tour South Africa for ODI, Test series in March

JOHANNESBURG: Bangladesh are set to tour South Africa for three ODIs and two Tests as CSA on Wednesday confirmed the date and venues of the fixtures, starting March 18.

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South African scientists on the inside story of discovering omicron – and what their experience offers the world about future variants. Podcast

What is it like to discover a new coronavirus variant? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we hear the inside story from one of the South African scientists who first alerted the world to the omicron variant. And a South African vaccine expert explains what lessons the country’s…

The Conversation

Medical Marijuana's Kannaway Expands In South Africa With New Office & Warehouse in Johannesburg

Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) announced that its subsidiary Kannaway has opened a new office and warehouse in South Africa.

Benzinga

How black upward mobility fast-tracked racial desegregation in Johannesburg

Scholars disagree about whether the formerly whites-only neighbourhoods of Johannesburg, South Africa’s largest and most economically important city, have become substantially desegregated since the end of apartheid in 1994. Some argue that racial residential segregation has declined only slightly, while others argue that it is substantial.

The Conversation

'I resent my mum for not switching me back after baby mix up at hospital'

Robin said he would not wish the ordeal on his “worst enemy” after a nurse handed him to the wrong mother by mistake at a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa

Daily Mirror

Book Review: A Century Is Not Enough By Sourav Ganguly

A Century Is Not EnoughBy Sourav Ganguly, co-written with Gautam BhattacharyaPublished by JuggernautPages 258It was on a sunny winter day in December 1995 when, as a schoolboy, I watched Sourav Ganguly on a cricket ground for the first time. He was dismissed for a paltry nine runs in Bengal’s first…

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