The 2024 Miss Nigeria won after dropping out of the Miss South Africa pageant amid questions about her eligibility

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A side-by-side of Miss Nigeria 2024 being crowned at the pageant.
Miss Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina initially hoped to be crowned Miss South Africa.

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I stayed in a bare-bones bungalow inside Kruger National Park. It was a good value, but I'm not sure I'd do it again.

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Zebras, elephants, giraffes, and other animals drinking from a watering hole in Kruger National Park in South Africa.
Although I enjoyed the bare-bones experience, I'd pay more for a private lodge in the future.

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I went on my first safari trip to South Africa. I won't make these 10 mistakes next time.

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Author Tammy Barr posing on safari jeep
I spent a week visiting game reserves in South Africa.

Tammy Barr

Elon Musk's brother says he felt helpless when Elon got beaten up at school as a kid

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Elon Musk and Kimbal Musk
Kimbal Musk says there 'was nothing I could do' when his brother, Elon Musk, got beaten up at school.

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South Africa's cash giveaway plan is not universal basic income, experts say

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south african rand
Nelson Mandela features on the 100 rand note.

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A single orca killed a great white shark in a shocking 2 minutes. This hunting behavior could mean problems for the fishing industry and tourism.

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An orca
The female orca was observed caring for a baby pilot whale.

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Cape Town, blanketed by a 'foul' stench, realized the smell came from a ship with 19,000 cattle docked in its harbor

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A cow is being transported to a slaughterhouse.
A cow is being transported to a slaughterhouse.

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World Court rules Israel must prevent acts of genocide

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The World Court ruled Israel must prevent acts of genocide in Gaza. The decision stops short of South Africa's demand for a cease-fire of Israel's military operation that has reportedly killed more than 26,000 people in less than four months.

'Lost' golden mole rediscovered after 86 years

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The blind De Winton's golden mole, thought to be lost for nearly a century, was found in South Africa using eDNA, a technique that examines DNA left in the environment.

Germany leaps to the defense of Israel at the International Court of Justice, rejects South Africa's accusation of Gaza genocide

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Olaf Scholz & Steffen Hebestreit | ICJ proceedings in the Hague.
L: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) joins government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit (SPD) for a government statement on the budget situation in the Bundestag. R: Public hearings in South Africa's genocide case against Israel began on Thursday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on January 11, 2024.

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