It will be fascinating to watch two of the greatest rugby strategists facing off against each other next week. #RassieErasmus and #EddieJones.

#SSRugby

This is what patriotism and uBuntu would look like.

Beyond the SDGs, what is the global political appetite to reduce inequalities across countries?

According to worldometer.info, cumulative covid-19 cases in the USA now exceed those in China. #Newepicenter.

So to conclude (1/2) • UK’s July reopening likely generated enough infection-acquired immunity to shield it from continent’s winter wave • But that came at a cost of thousands of deaths, far higher rate than peer countries [so far] • Boosters also key to UK’s current successes

John Burn-Murdoch I don't understand how you can infer, a 3% difference in proportion fully vaccinated, between Austria and the UK, is responsible for the difference in case numbers. Can you explain?

1) My gut feeling from hearing of Omicron cases in Botswana, ex-Malawi, ex-Egypt (2 now it seems) and in South Africa is, that the variant was flying under the radar in undersequenced countries for some time until Botswana and South Africa detected it and sounded the alarm.

COVID UPDATE: The latest on Omicron from a few brief conversations with scientists plus 24 hours of development. A little of what’s known & what’s speculated. 1/

Loftus is wild!

Unreal scenes at Loftus Versfeld 🤯 The Springboks complete the comeback and win the match with a last-gasp penalty after the hooter from Damian Willemse. 🇿🇦 32-29 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Bokke did a “Lazarus” tonight. They were dead and buried. #Springboks #rwc2023

South Africa are champions of the world! #Springboks #RWC2023

AUS-W vs SA-W live score, Women's T20 World Cup 2024/25: SA-W 135/2 (17.2 ov, Anneke Bosch 74*, Chloe Tryon 1*, Megan Schutt 0/25, 1st Semi-Final, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, October 17, 2024 espncricinfo.com/series/icc-wom…

Moyane under the bus.... Presidency highlights KPMG role, Zuma pins hopes on NPA timeslive.co.za/politics/2017-… via Times LIVE

#respect out army. NewsDay Zimbabwe The Herald Zimbabwe @DailyNewsZim #zimbabwe #leaveusalone #sadc