Calls to ban ‘canned lion hunting’ in South Africa: The World Conservation Congress is calling on South Africa to ban the hunting of lions bred in captivity. A new report into hunting found that every year tens of thousands of animals are killed for their value as “trophies”. South Africa is the biggest …
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SA fund manager Abax cuts lending to state-owned firms: The central bank has said South Africa will record no growth this year. Eskom, which said on Thursday it had linked up unit five of its Medupi coal power station to the grid, had initially planned to complete the entire plant by 2015 but has said it is now …
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Kohli an ‘inspirational captain’: Gary Kirsten: Gary Kirsten, the former South Africa opener, called Virat Kohli an ‘inspirational captain’ and said that said that he wasn’t surprised by his rise in international cricket. “Virat has been a great captain for India,” he was quoted as saying by PTI on …
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SAA bans charging of ‘exploding’ Samsung Note 7: Meanwhile, a spokesperson from Comair – which operates Kulula.com and British Airways flights in South Africa – said that the company’s aircraft were not fitted with power sockets, so they would not be affected by faults which have been encountered …
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Deeper Gets Deadlier in South Africa’s Aging Gold Mines (2): (Bloomberg) — Finding minerals in South Africa after more than a century of digging often means going deeper than ever before. Now, it’s also becoming deadlier. In a country that remains one of the biggest producers of gold, platinum and diamonds, the …
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Strauss Urges Boks to be More Clinical Plus Etzebeth Will Make Bok History: The Bok hooker – who recently announced he will be retiring from Test rugby at the end of 2016 – will be captaining South Africa for the sixth time in his 60th Test match. Strauss admitted his side have not been able to play to their potential yet …
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Caster Responds To Uproar Over Wayde’s State Of The Art Fancy Wheels: SA golden girl Caster Semenya seems unperturbed by the heated debate that erupted after Audi South Africa blessed fellow gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk with a state of the art fancy wheels. On Wednesday, Olympics gold medalist and world record breaker …
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Foto Friday Fun 179: Mary Lou chose #7379. A not very good shot of a Red Hartebeest in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa on 3-16-14. So many species of animals to see while on safari. Ann and Bill chose #3250. This time a warthog seen in Addo Elephant National Pa …
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