South African
Americanadjective
noun
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A South African court has dismissed an appeal by the country's heritage body to stop the sale and export of various artefacts connected to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela.
From BBC
He said South African police were doing their best to fight the violence "but the problem is a growing one. That is my view".
From BBC
Since then, engraved ochre, beads and abstract marks from South African sites such as Blombos Cave, some 70,000–100,000 years old, have shown that symbolic behaviour was already established in Africa long before.
From BBC
His South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, confirmed that two helicopters had been deployed to help Mozambique "for a number of days until their situation subsides".
From BBC
But Anthony Belleau scored a penalty and replacement flanker Callum Chick added a try to eliminate Scarlets and send South Africans Bulls into the last 16.
From Barron's
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