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Lion King actor Nqobani Zuke (Simba) gets married in a beautiful ceremony – Pictures
Nqobani Zuke, the 29-year-old actor known for playing Simba in the world-famous musical The Lion King in Hong Kong, recently celebrated a…
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Push for South Africans convicted in foreign countries to serve sentences at home
Non-profit organisation Baagi Ba South Africa has been advocating for years for the South African government to enter into international…
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Former Stand News editors convicted of sedition by Hong Kong court
A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring to…
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Hong Kong’s Fencing Olympian Cheung returns home to rapturous cheers
Hong Kong‘s Cheung Ka-long was greeted on Friday at the city’s airport by hundreds of fans and journalists keen to…
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China rejects Western calls for human rights reforms at UN meeting
China on Thursday rejected Western-led recommendations for human-rights reforms including calls for greater freedoms in Hong Kong and for Uyghurs…
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Hong Kong football coach Andersen quits after fantastic journey
Jorn Andersen, the Norwegian who took Hong Kong to their first Asian Cup finals in 56 years, quit as coach…
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Blitzboks win opening matches of World Rugby’s Sevens in Hong Kong
South Africa’s sevens rugby team is back on the winning trail. After a string of poor results, including a second…
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Senior KZN advocate dies on flight bound for Hong Kong
A KwaZulu-Natal advocate tragically died on board an aircraft while heading to Hong Kong. Advocate Vershen Moodley Senior Counsel, from…
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Lionel Messi match organisers deeply regret no-show, cancel funding bid
Organisers of a Hong Kong football match which drew boos after star man Lionel Messi failed to play said Monday…
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Lionel Messi expected to play in Hong Kong despite injury worry: coach
Lionel Messi should be able to take the field for Inter Miami’s pre-season friendly in Hong Kong at the weekend…
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security crimes
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to “sedition” and “collusion” charges in a high-profile national…
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How Hong Kong became a fencing powerhouse and cheered up a city
Hong Kong is one of the smaller Asian Games teams by population, but when it comes to fencing the city…
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Hong Kong flooded by heaviest rainfall in 140 years
Hong Kong was flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years on Friday, leaving the city’s streets and some…
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Hong Kong questions more families of wanted activists
Hong Kong national security police on Monday took in family members of businessman-turned-activist Elmer Yuen for questioning, one of the…
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Hong Kong court quashes investigative journalist’s conviction
Hong Kong‘s top court on Monday quashed the conviction of a journalist in relation to her investigation into an attack…
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Hong Kong anti-corruption agency arrests 23 people including 11 footballers
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 11 footballers from the same team over allegations of match-fixing in a domestic league, the…
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Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolders preserve ancient technique
Mo Jia Yu wraps his legs around a pole to balance high above the ground and secure a joint, a…
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Jack Ma accepts university teaching post in Hong Kong
Jack Ma, founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, has been made an honorary professor of business at a top Hong…
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Hong Kong unveils US$97bn post-pandemic budget
Hong Kong’s finance chief unveiled a HK$761 billion (US$97 billion) budget on Wednesday, plunging into the coffers to pay for…
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Hong Kong’s largest national security trial opens
Hong Kong‘s largest national security trial opened Monday with dozens of pro-democracy figures accused of trying to topple the government…
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Hong Kong bans CBD, ranking it alongside heroin and cocaine
A new law criminalising the possession, consumption and selling of cannabidiol (CBD) in Hong Kong came into effect on Wednesday,…
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Hong Kong asks Japan to drop airport restrictions with 60 000 travellers affected
Hong Kong’s government has asked Japan to withdraw a COVID-19 restriction that requires passenger flights from the financial hub to…
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Most Asian markets rise as China hopes boost Hong Kong
Most Asian markets rose Friday after the previous day’s Federal Reserve-induced sell-off, with Hong Kong leading the way with another…
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Hong Kong September heat record broken twice
Hong Kong has broken two heat records for September in a little over a week, the city’s weather observatory said…
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Hong Kong reduces Covid quarantine for arrivals
Hong Kong will cut mandatory hotel quarantine for international arrivals from one week to three days from Friday, Chief Executive…
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Hong Kong economy tips into technical recession
Hong Kong has tipped back into a technical recession, new government figures showed Monday, weighed down by mounting interest rates,…
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Hong Kong suspends not effective COVID flight ban
Hong Kong‘s new government on Thursday suspended a longstanding flight route ban that penalised airlines for bringing in coronavirus cases…
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Hong Kong deploys massive security as Xi set to swear in new leader
Authorities deployed a massive security force around Hong Kong on Friday as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepared to swear in…
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Hong Kong fire leaves 20000 households without power
A fire in global financial hub Hong Kong has left 20,000 households without electricity for two days amid hot and…
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Woman arrested for having tlof tlof on a balcony
A 36-year-old woman was arrested after having s.e.x on a balcony. The video of the couple, caught having s.e.x on…
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Hong Kong reveals tourism revival plan
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced a revitalisation plan that highlights Hong Kong‘s vibrant developments and new experiences, with…
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John Lee elected HKSAR’s 6th term chief executive
Hong Kong’s leader-in-waiting, John Lee, was endorsed for the city’s top job on Sunday by a committee stacked with pro-Beijing…
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Why Hong Kong’s elderly are refusing COVID-19 vaccines
Kwan is turning 71 this week, but she is spending her birthday at home alone. Terrified of catching Covid, she…
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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says leadership election to go ahead as planned
Hong Kong’s leadership election will go ahead on May 8 as planned, city Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday,…
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Asian markets bounce as Hong Kong tech sees bargain-buying
Asian markets saw a much-needed bounce Wednesday as Hong Kong‘s tech giants led a rally in the city after their…
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Hong Kong struggles with storing bodies as COVID-19 infections rise
Facilities for storing bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries in Hong Kong are struggling to keep pace with a record…
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Hong Kong food supply at risk again as more drivers get Covid-19
At least four more cross-border drivers have tested positive for Covid-19 since Saturday, according to Shenzhen authorities, while vegetable supplies…
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Asian markets mostly rise as Hong Kong reopens
Asian markets mostly rose as a rally in Hong Kong on its first day back from a break helped overcome…
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More Hong Kong politicians sent to quarantine after birthday party
Four Hong Kong lawmakers and the city’s immigration czar joined another top official at a quarantine camp as a coronavirus…
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Hong Kong ban on ivory sales comes into force
A ban on selling most ivory products in Hong Kong came into effect on Friday, the culmination of a three-year…
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Airlines Association of SA slams UK red list decision
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa has slammed the UK’s red list decision. It comes after the new Omicron variant…
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COVID-19: With new variant found in SA, questions raised over vaccine efficacy
It’s not yet clear whether a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa affects the protection that current vaccinations offer.…
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State of Disaster extended as Covid-19 cases hit 1 000 mark since October
Cabinet has approved the extension of the national State of Disaster by one month, in terms of section 27(5) (c)…
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New COVID-19 variant found in South Africa
A new COVID-19 variant has been discovered in South Africa. The super-variant is said to have an extremely high number…
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WC High Court dismisses murder accused Mark Lifman’s application to work abroad while he awaits trial
Murder accused and businessman Mark Lifman will appeal a failed attempt to have his bail conditions eased in order for…
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Over 3 000 shark fins confiscated in Colombia
Thousands of shark fins were confiscated by Colombian authorities before they could be illegally shipped to Hong Kong, officials said.…
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90-year-old Gogo conned out of R450 million in phone scam
A 90-year-old Hong Kong woman has been conned out of $32 million (R456 million) by fraudsters posing as Chinese officials,…
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Hong Kong to ease social distancing measures
Hong Kong is expected to relax its stringent social distancing laws from Thursday. Hong Kong has come through its fourth…
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Man arrested over 5 441 crayfish tails found in back of hearse
There have been some bizarre places in which people have tried to smuggle lobster or crayfish – like on a…
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Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians arrested
Seven pro-democratic politicians in Hong Kong have been arrested over protests and scuffles that broke out in the city’s legislature…
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