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Boks beat Tonga to edge towards World Cup quarters

The Tongan side stayed competitive throughout the match

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The Mediterranean sea of plastic

The quantity of rubbish in the sea is driving a growing alarm among countries whose economies rely on tourism

French rescue workers are seen near rubble after buildings collapsed in central Marseille, France, November 5 2018. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)

Anger mounts after deadly Marseille building collapse

The structural risks of the buildings and others like them were widely known, but that city officials did little when alerted about them

Chokehold: A England supporter is detained by authorities after violent clashes between England football fans and police in Marseille

Hooligans brawl in spite of Putin

The organised fights of Russia’s violent football superfans are facing a clampdown by the president ahead of the World Cup

Norman Foster’s Ombrière turns life upside down.

Marseilles’ cultural moment

As the European capital of culture, Marseille is shaking off its seedy image.

Mucem exterior

Top restaurants in funky Marseille

The city’s modern food scene is one of the most exciting in France.

The first museum dedicated to Mediterranean civilisations opened in June.

Mucem, showing the beauty of Marseilles

A new museum in France reflects Mediterranean civilisation and culture.

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SA, Lesotho set to show off water project in France

SA and Lesotho are hoping to attract funding for their infrastructure plans when they show off their giant water project in France this week.

Art lover fined for kissing Cy Twombly painting

An art lover who kissed a -million painting, leaving red lipstick smears on the canvas, was fined by a French court on Friday and ordered to carry out 100 hours of community…

Passionate kiss lands art lover in court

A self-professed art lover stood trial this week accused of damaging a $2-million painting by kissing it while wearing red lipstick. The deputy prosecutor in Avignon accused the…

Boks batter Fiji into submission

South Africa progressed to the Rugby World Cup semifinals on Sunday by eking out a hard-fought 37-20 victory over Fiji in a brutal but enthralling game in which no quarter was…

Wilkinson kicks England to shock win

Defending champions England again proved Australia’s nemesis, dumping the match favourites out of the Rugby World Cup with a high-pressured 12-10 quarterfinal victory at Stade…

Boks primed and ready for Fiji

There’s no disguising this one. South Africa against Fiji should be a mismatch of a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal. Fiji would have to produce the perfect game to upset South…

Back to basics for the Springboks

South Africa play Fiji in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals in Marseilles on Sunday with a game plan based around a return to basics in a bid to nullify the Pacific Islanders’…

White: Beating Fiji not rocket science

South Africa coach Jake White said that hatching a victory over Fiji in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal in Marseilles on Sunday was not ”rocket science”. Possession of the ball…

Bok World Cup prop worries ease

South Africa coach Jake White said on Wednesday that injured prop CJ van der Linde will be fit to face Fiji in the World Cup quarterfinals. Van der Linde had picked up a knee…

Boks tackle World Cup prop crisis

South Africa are facing a front-row crisis ahead of Sunday’s World Cup quarterfinal clash against Fiji. BJ Botha has already been forced out of the competition with knee ligament…

Trading insults par for course for old rivals

Always fierce rivals in sport, Australia and England’s World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday should be a classic if it matches the same level of animosity that has dominated the…

New-look Bakkies still has big dreams

South Africa’s imposing lock forward, Bakkies Botha, has slimmed down for the World Cup but still has a huge appetite for success before he calls it quits. Botha is relishing a…

Injury scare for CJ van der Linde

South Africa faced a further worry over their slim prop resources on Tuesday after tighthead CJ van der Linde limped out of training ahead of Sunday’s World Cup quarterfinal…