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South Africa: As With Covid-19, the Effects of TB Can Linger Long After It Is Cured
spotlight] According to the World Health Organization, of the roughly 10 million people who fall ill with TB annually, over 80% survive, in most cases due to a six-month treatment course. Unfortunately, as with long COVID, being cured is not always the last hurdle and many people go on to struggle with post-TB lung disease...
South Africa vs England cricket live: score and latest updates from Jofra Archer’s return
South Africa vs England cricket live: score and latest updates from Jofra Archer's return
Africa: Seychelles’ Passport Retains Top Spot As Best in Africa
Seychelles News Agency] The Henley Passport Index ranks Seychelles as 29th out of 199 countries for the first quarter of 2023 for the ability of the country's passport holders to visit 153 countries visa free...
South Africa: SIU, AFU Obtain Freeze Order Linked to Lotteries Commission Probes
SAnews.gov.za] The Special Investigating Unit (SIU), together with the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), have obtained an order to freeze at least five properties, including a luxury Midrand home linked to Kwaito music legend Arthur Mafokate...
Africa: Uncertain economic outlook in 2023 [Business Africa]
For the first time since 2009, global growth will be weak, not going beyond 2%, according to the IMF figures...
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Biggest question for the Cowboys after start of training camp
The long wait is finally over. The Dallas Cowboys have not only reported to Oxnard, California for training camp, but have now officially kicked things off with their first practice Wednesday afternoon. And for all of us starving for some clarity on some unanswered questions about this year’s team, Day 1 of training camp didn’t
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Principal reaction to FIFA’s private investor plan
FIFA’s plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary has sparked disbelief and outrage globally. AFP Sport highlights the pick of the reaction: Sporting “The soul and governance of football are not assets to trade — especially with zero
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Suicide deaths in South Korea could shift toward older, never-married, tertiary-educated men
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Trump’s pick for US attorney general Todd Blanche in jeopardy as vote postponed
Todd Blanche’s hopes of becoming US attorney general seemed to be in jeopardy on Wednesday after the Department of Justice did not provide written assurances to a key Republican senator that a $1.8bn slush fund was dead. The US Senate judiciary committee postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday on whether to advance Blanche’s nomination. “Chairman