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SOUTH AFRICA

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 3, 2019
Xenophobic attacks shame South Africa as regional leaders meet
South Africa has been hit by an outbreak of xenophobic violence in its biggest city, attracting criticism from other African nations in the week political and business leaders from at least 28 countries gather in Cape Town.
WORLD
Aug 24, 2019
Tanzania says South Africa has impounded one of its Airbus planes
South African authorities have impounded an Airbus 220-300 aircraft leased by Tanzania's national flag carrier, the Tanzanian government said.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 26, 2019
Former Wallabies bad boy James O'Connor on bench for Pumas clash
James O'Connor is poised to play his first test in six years after being named on the Australia bench in a revamped squad for the Rugby Championship clash against Argentina on Saturday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 23, 2019
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen insists Boks clash isn't RWC preview
New Zealand's Rugby Championship clash against South Africa on Saturday will have few implications for the World Cup beyond giving the winner a bit of confidence, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 17, 2019
South African musician Johnny Clegg, vocal white foe of apartheid, dead at 66
South African singer and songwriter Johnny Clegg, one of the few white artists to openly confront the apartheid government in the late 1970s and 1980s, died on Tuesday aged 66, his agent said.
Japan Times
Rugby / Coach's Eye
Jul 5, 2019
Rugby underwent big changes on global scale in 1990s
The Rugby World Cup has become a massive sporting event.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2019
Promising jobs and to deal with corruption, Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in as South Africa's new president
Trade unionist-turned-businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in Saturday as South Africa's president, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted corruption that has strangled economic growth.
WORLD
May 17, 2019
Standing tall: First black African woman scales Everest
A South African mountaineer reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, becoming the first black African woman to conquer the world's highest mountain, her expedition organizer and her government said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2019
ANC keeps power in South Africa but scandals cost it votes
The African National Congress easily won South Africa's general election Saturday, but its share of the vote fell, reflecting anger at corruption scandals and racial inequalities that remain entrenched a generation after the party took power.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2019
Sibanye says 1,800 workers are trapped underground in South Africa platinum mine
About 1,800 workers are trapped underground at a Sibanye Gold Ltd. platinum operation in South Africa after an incident in the shaft used to transport workers, the company said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 11, 2019
Nissan pledges ¥23.9 billion South Africa investment for production of latest Navara pickup
Nissan Motor Co. plans to invest a further 3 billion rand (¥23.9 billion) in its South African plant to prepare for production of the latest version of the Navara pickup.
WORLD
Mar 14, 2019
Lion on the lam locked up in South African jail
A young lion that had been captured after being on the run for almost a month spent the night in a South African police cell before being moved back to its national park home.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 16, 2018
After severe drought, invasive trees around Cape Town to be target of eradication campaign
Big business is backing a South African fund to eradicate invasive trees around Cape Town and yield billions of liters of water as the city emerges from its worst drought in a century, officials said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2018
Four of 6 rare black rhinos die after move to Chad, possibly from starvation
Four out of 6 endangered black rhinos that were relocated to Chad from South Africa have died, possibly of starvation, the two countries and an NGO said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2018
South Africans make bricks from human urine
South African researchers have made bricks using human urine in a process that could one day help reduce global warming emissions by finding a productive use for the waste product.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 13, 2018
South African cave stone boasts oldest-known human drawing, dating back 73,000 years
A small stone flake marked with intersecting lines of red ochre pigment some 73,000 years ago that was found in a cave on South Africa's southern coast represents what archaeologists on Wednesday called the oldest-known example of human drawing.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2018
Gunmen shoot 11 taxi drivers dead in South Africa ambush
Gunmen shot dead 11 taxi drivers returning to Johannesburg from the funeral of a colleague in Kwa-Zulu Natal on Saturday, a police spokesman said Sunday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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