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Jun
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Lions to arrive in South Africa in grip of third wave of COVID-19 infections

Lions to arrive in South Africa in grip of third wave of COVID-19 infections

SPORT
MARK GLEESON  THE touring British and Irish Lions will arrive in South Africa today to a country wracked by a new wave of COVID-19 infections, facing harsher lockdown restrictions and opponents who have reported their first cases of the coronavirus. SA Rugby, however, on Sunday moved to allay fears of any threat to the tour, which already bears no resemblance to the festive atmosphere which has been a hallmark of the four-yearly Lions experience. The first tour to South Africa since 2009 is condemned to being played in empty stadiums, without any spectators never mind the red-clad touring hordes the…
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May
04
2021
By The African Mirror
Rhino poachers are back in South Africa

Rhino poachers are back in South Africa

NEWS
AKHONA MATSHOBA and SHAFIEK TASSIEM RHINO poaching is on the rise again in South Africa since the government loosened coronavirus restrictions, following a year-long lull due to the pandemic, wildlife parks say. The strict limits on travel, including international travel, imposed in March last year had the happy side effect of keeping poachers at bay. In 2020, 394 rhinos were poached, 30% fewer than the year before and the lowest yearly tally since 2011. But then South Africa began easing international travel restrictions in November. "Since November, December last year and into 2021, this landscape and particularly Kruger National Park…
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