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Opinion: Giant Africa free trade deal needs more concrete implementation

ThelargestfreetradeagreementsincethecreationoftheWorldTradeOrganizationistakingshapeontheAfricancontinentwheremanydevelopingandunderdevelopedcountriesareconcent

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Researchers warn 'Ebola for plants' hitting Africa's cassava crop

Anewdiseaseinfectingcassava--dubbed"Ebolaforplants"--couldspellaloomingfoodcrisisforAfrica,researchershavewarned,fearfulthattheemergingblightcoulddecimateoneoft

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Fossil Homo sapiens finger from Saudi desert is 90,000 years old

Afossilfingerbonedatingbackabout90,000yearsthatwasunearthedinSaudiArabia’sNefudDesertispointingtowhatscientistsarecallinganewunderstandingofhowourspeciescameout

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Cricket: South African Klaasen replaces Smith in Rajasthan squad

SouthAfricawicketkeeperHeinrichKlaasenwillreplacebannedAustralianSteveSmithintheRajasthanRoyalsteamforthisyear’sIndianPremierLeague(IPL),organiserssaidonMonday.

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South Africa in control of fourth Test despite Australia fightback

SouthAfricamovedintoapowerfulpositiondespiteafightbackbyAustraliaandaninjurytofastbowlerMorneMorkelonthethirddayofthefourthTestattheWanderersStadiumonSunday.Sou

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Sporting glory in Spain: an elusive dream for migrants

KarimandYvestrekkedforyearsthroughAfricafromCameroonbeforearrivinginSpainwheretheynowplayfootballandrugby,realisingalife-longambitioneveniftheirdailylivesaresti

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Xi's special envoy, S. African president meet on bilateral ties

ChinesePresidentXiJinping'sspecialrepresentativeYangJiechiandSouthAfricanPresidentCyrilRamaphosametinCapeTown,SouthAfrica'scapitalcityonFridaytodiscussbilateral

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Debate over "green fuel" at African Aviation Biofuel Summit

Fromextractingbiofuelsfromtobaccocroptoplantingtreesforeachpassengerflown,theAfricanAviationBiofuelSummitistryingtobalancetheemissionsanddeforestationdebate.Uni

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Stone Age people in South Africa unharmed by supervolcano eruption

Asupervolcanoeruptionabout74,000yearsagoonIndonesia’sislandofSumatracausedalarge-scaleenvironmentalcalamitythatmayhavedecimatedStoneAgehumanpopulationsinpartsof

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Spotify enters South African market

GlobalmusicstreamingproviderSpotifyissettolaunchitsservicesinSouthAfricaonTuesday,markingitsentryintoAfrica,wherethereisarapiduptakeofsmartphonesandimprovingtel

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China rejects study by US-based think-tank on BRI-linked debt risks

BeijingonWednesdayrejectedrecentclaimsbyaWashington-basedthink-tankthatloansofferedunderChina’sBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI)willelevatedebtrisksinseveralcountriesi

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Beijing slams Tillerson’s remarks on Chinese debt-trap in Africa

BeijingonTuesdaydismissedWashington’sallegationsthatChineseloansareleavingAfricancountriesdebt-ridden,assertingthatChinesefinancialsupportishelpingnationsinthec

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Africa's banking markets 'outperforming' developed world

Whenitcomestoprofitabilityandgrowthinthebankingsector,Africaranksnumbertwointheworld,accordingtoanewreport.Infiveyears,thenumberofbankedAfricanshasrisenbythree-

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Cricket | Australia's fearsome attack creates dilemma for South Africa

Someoftheworld'sbestfastbowlerswillsquareupwhenthefirstTestbetweenSouthAfricaandAustraliastartsatKingsmeadonThursday.Theymayfind,however,thatsomeoftheirstingmig

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Cricket | Pacemen promise bruising South Africa-Australia test series

ThepaceattacksofSouthAfricaandAustraliaarepreparingtoslugitoutforsupremacyinwhatislikelytobeabruisingfour-testseriesoverthenextfiveweeks.Thecountrieswillpinthei

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Beijing accuses Western media of trying to incite China-Africa discord

BeijingonThursdayaccusedtheWesternmediaoftryingtodriveawedgebetweenChinaandAfricabyconferringracialovertonestoaskitairedbythenationalbroadcasterduringlastweek’s

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South Africa budget: Moving on from Zuma

SouthAfricaissettoannounceitsbudgetfortheyearaheadonWednesday,followingthedownfallofJacobZumbaandyearsofeconomicmismanagementthathasleftthecountryfirmlyatthebac