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Ireland strive for colossal statement victory over South Africa at World Cup

The Observer 22 Sep 2023
For Ireland and South Africa, about to collide in a colossal pool game at the Stade de France, there are more direct implications ... Farrell’s Ireland gear up to meet South Africa’s might in heavyweight contest ... South Africa are not just the defending champions, they are a team who have already rapped out a few muscular statements over the past month.
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OWN’s Newest Docuseries ‘Rebuilding Black Wall Street’ Explores the Resilience of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Historic Greenwood District

Houston Forward Times 13 Sep 2023
... only natural birthing center; Rachel Walker and D’Marria Monday, two respective descendants of the victims of the 1921 race massacre; Rodney and Sheila Clark, who own a family farm that combats the food disparities in Tulsa; local rap group Fire in Little Africa and many more.
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Smash Mouth front man Steve Harwell dies at 56

Winston-Salem Journal 05 Sep 2023
... man is facing a criminal charge after he is accused of exposing himself at Parkland High School Top Triad executive for Truist announces retirement plans New food truck offers a taste of West Africa ... Born in California in 1967, Harwell performed in a rap group called F.O.S.
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Why Hip-Hop Has Many Fathers

Village Voice 12 Aug 2023
Rap music, rap, or rappin’, the rhyming locution of inner-city neighborhood youth that was, to pimp a line from Audre Lorde, created out of their will to survive on Black terms in early 1970s New York, purportedly turns 50 today ... When I seen the Zulus, these Black people in Africa fightin’ off the British, they were out of sight.”.
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Mining giant Jindal denies flouting rules to mine Melmoth iron ore

Independent online (SA) 28 Jul 2023
Chouhan said if Jindal is awarded the rights to mine, it will develop in consultation with impacted communities a resettlement action plan (RAP), which provides a comprehensive set of actions for addressing impacts related to physical and economic displacement. "The RAP process ...
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The life and times of Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye: A rap icon's repeated indiscretions

Independent online (SA) 28 Jul 2023
A compelling character of South Africa's contemporary culture, Molemo “Jub Jub” Maarohanye's life is a turbulent one, punctuated by fame, infamy, reinvention, and renewed controversy ... He rose to rap stardom in South Africa with his albums "Rare Breed" and "My Shine" achieving platinum status.
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Deaf rappers who lay down rhymes in sign languages are changing what it means for ...

Caledonian Record 27 Jul 2023
Many of these artists, activists and entrepreneurs have contributed to an ever-growing hip-hop scene within the Deaf community, which includes a subgenre of rap known as dip hop ... Dip hop is one of many styles of rap that have developed over the years ... In “Sign of the Times,” Wawa raps..
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World Netball rule changes put onus on players to keep game clean

RNZ 12 Jul 2023
A New Zealand member of World Netball's Rules Advisory Panel (RAP) says proposed rule changes send a clear message that players need to take more responsibility to keep the game clean. Netball umpire turned Super Rugby referee Jono Bredin is a member of RAP which will present a set of rule changes at Congress in South Africa in a couple of weeks.
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Swae Lee apologises for ‘crediting’ Amapiano to Nigeria

Eye Witness News 12 Jul 2023
However, the rapper was met with backlash after he used a Nigerian flag in his tweet, which some Mzansi tweeps read as crediting Nigeria for the genre, instead of South Africa ... Yes everyone does rap but we all know & acknowledge it as American music. South Africa today has the ...
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Saudi AI project helping to preserve Red Sea marine life

Arab News 11 Jul 2023
He will draw on experience working with global fisheries from Northern Europe to East Africa ... “Fisheries get a bad rap, but most of the species where we have reliable data from are fished sustainably ... were still quite small-scale, similar to those in Africa and Southeast Asia.
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Suganob has yet to receive ‘purse’ after losing IBF light flyweight belt

Sun Star 06 Jul 2023
Not only did he fail to claim the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight belt after losing to defending champion Sivenathi Nontshinga last weekend, but he also went home with no money in his pocket after Rumble Africa Boxing Promotions (Rap) failed to pay him his purse.
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Don't be negative about AFCON bid – Rakgare

Mmegi Online 04 Jul 2023
... has rapped the local media for what he perceives as negative reporting around the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals bid.
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'He wanted to make it': Nahel, 17, killed by French police that sparked riots

Gulf News 02 Jul 2023
NANTERRE, France ... Nahel M ... His mother, whose family is from Algeria - a former French colony which has contributed most of North Africa’s immigration to France - raised him alone ... Image Credit. AFP. Early reactions came from rap stars in Marseille, the southern port city with high immigration from northern Africa ... Image Credit. Bloomberg ... .
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France riots: Everything we know about Nahel M.

The New Arab 02 Jul 2023
Identified only as Nahel M ... His mother, whose family is from Algeria - a former French colony which has contributed to most of North Africa's immigration to France - raised him alone ... Early reactions came from rap stars in Marseille, the southern port city with high immigration from northern Africa ... Nahel aurait pu être mon petit frère ... ....
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‘Wanted to make it’: Nahel, the youth killed by French police

Independent online (SA) 01 Jul 2023
His mother, whose family is from Algeria — a former French colony which has contributed most of North Africa's immigration to France — raised him alone.French ... Early reactions came from rap stars in Marseille, the southern port city with high immigration from northern Africa.

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