France includes duo:
France drafted experienced fly half Francois Trinh-Duc and lock Paul Jedrasiak into their touring party in South Africa to replace the injured duo of Camille Lopez and Arthur Iturria, the French rugby federation said yesterday. made a return in March against Wales after breaking his arm against Samoa last year but was originally left out of the 35-man squad for the three tests.
.com | The ever changing faces of Hillbrow:
Today I miss the rain, the sound of water patter-pattering like a continuous prayer. I miss the scent of hope rising from the dry clay, spreading new life across the barren earth, writes James de Villiers .
.com | Life Esidimeni families concerned about progress on ombudsman’s recommendations:
Johannesburg – Representatives of families affected by the Life Esidimeni scandal described their concerns with the implementation of health ombudsman Malegupuru Makgoba's recommendations made earlier in 2017. More than 100 people with mental health problems died due to negligence by the Gauteng Department of Health when they were removed from Life Esidimeni centres and placed with NGOs.
Suddenly the Storm Sweeps Three Naledi Theatre Awards:
Paul Slabolepszy's latest play, Suddenly the Storm swept up three awards at the Naledi Theatre Awards in Johannesburg last night , scooping the coveted Best New South African Script for Paul Slabolepszy, Best Theatre Set Design and Best Lighting Design awards. Cape Town audiences have the chance to catch this nail-biting play, fresh after winning these awards, when it opens in the city tomorrow night, 7 June at the Baxter Flipside.
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Wins African Airline of the Year:
Ethiopian Airlines has been named the African Airline of the year, 2016, in recognition of its continued rapid growth, increased profitability and outstanding contribution to aviation development in Africa. A statement by the airline on Monday in Abuja, disclosed that the award was announced at the 26th Annual Air Finance Africa Conference and Exhibition held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
How safe are airport valet parking services?:
Johannesburg – It's safe, convenient and efficient. Your car's collected before your departure from the airport, stored securely and returned freshly washed at the drop off zone.
Northcliff High ‘concession cards’ likened to apartheid dompas:
The incident comes almost a year after students at Pretoria Girls' High School protested against the school's hair policy, which was later found to be racist by the Gauteng education department. A prominent Johannesburg high school has ended its practice of issuing students with passes if they deviated from the official school uniform.
.com | #GuptaLeaks: How Guptas went behind government’s back on Dalai Lama:
While the leaked tranche of Gupta emails reveal the government and the Guptas to have maintained very close channels of communication over recent years, they did not share everything. It may have displeased the Guptas' pals in high places, for instance, to learn that the family was hoping to persuade the Dalai Lama to attend an ANN7 event in 2014 as an honoured guest.
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