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PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 19: Willem Alberts of the Springboks in action during a Springboks training session at Loftus Versfeld on June 19, 2013 in Pretoria, South Africa.
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As you are aware, president Nelson Mandela is still in hospital in Pretoria. We are grateful that he continues to get better ... Over the last two days, although he remains serious, his doctors have stated that his improvement has been sustained. He continues to engage with family.
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Francois Hougaard struggled with his knee - he had a problem since Super Rugby with a cartilage tear in his knee - and we'll send him off to see a specialist in Pretoria tomorrow [Tuesday]More quotes »
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In South Africa, talk of Mandela's mortality
reluctance is gradually eroding as the 94-year-old receives treatment for a recurring lung infection, spending a fourth day in a Pretoria hospital on Tuesday.President Jacob Zuma called Mandela's condition "very serious" but said he has stabilized, in an interview Read more »
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Nelson Mandela taken to hospital for lung infection, official says
from the office of President Jacob Zuma. "This morning at about 1.30a.m., his condition deteriorated and he was transferred to a Pretoria hospital."It said Mandela was receiving expert medical care and "doctors are doing everything possible to make him better Read more »
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Mandela es dado de alta del hospital
en un comunicado.Mandela recibio cuidados parecidos en su casa de Johannesburgo tras ser hospitalizado en diciembre en la vecina Pretoria, cuando fue tratado de una infeccion pulmonar y le fueron retiradas piedras en la vesicula. A principios de marzo volvio Read more »
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Oscar Pistorius' brother on trial for road death
with murdering his girlfriend on Feb. 14, was not present. The Olympian hasn't been seen in public since he was granted bail at Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Feb. 22. His lawyers plan to challenge his bail restrictions on Thursday.Initial proceedings in Carl Read more »
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Louw growing in stature
to put things back into perspective. His duty towards his country came as a price as he spends what was to be his honeymoon in Pretoria with the rest of the team. Louw, however, said he did not mind spending time on the rugby field with his teammates instead 6/19/13 from News24 Read more »
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Mandela Day launched
the apartheid struggle hero's funeral in Soweto 17 May 2003. AFP JOHANNESBURG - As former president Nelson Mandela recovers in a Pretoria hospital, the 2013 Nelson Mandela Day was launched in Houghton, north of Johannesburg. The campaign, now in its fourth 6/19/13 from Eye Witness News Read more »
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Rugby: Changes for Springboks ahead of Samoa clash
coach Heyneke Meyer has made three changes to his side for Sunday's international against Samoa in Pretoria. Lock Flip van der Merwe replaces Juandre Kruger while flanks Francois Louw and Willem Alberts come in for Marcell Coetzee and the injured Arno Botha. 6/19/13 from Newstalk ZB Read more »
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Pretoria street names battle rages on
to Afriforum, had insinuated that “an exercise of such a right to appeal” was in contempt of court. On June 13, the High Court in Pretoria dismissed the Tshwane metro's application for leave to appeal against an interim order, granted in April. That order 6/19/13 from Independent Online (South Africa) Read more »
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Nelson Mandela’s death will be a moment of great emotional significance – but probably nothing more
Mandela is now spending his 12th day in hospital in Pretoria. I’ve just passed by the clinic where he is being treated and a large number of journalists are still keeping vigil outside. I based that on my time living here in South Africa. Back then, Mandela’s 6/19/13 from Three Line Whip | Telegraph Blogs Read more »
