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Israeli beating of Palestinian mourners recalls apartheid: Tutu foundation
Israeli police charging the funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is “reminiscent” of violence during apartheid South Africa, the ... Middle East -
Death toll from S. African floods now 443, with 63 missing: Provincial premier
The death toll from floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province this week now stands at 443, with 63 people missing, the premier of the province ... World News -
South Africa braces for more flooding as rains restart in east
Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South Africa this week began pounding the east coast again on Saturday, ... World News -
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince offers condolences over victims of South Africa’s floods
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman extended his condolences to South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa over the death of nearly 400 ... Gulf -
South African leader Ramaphosa visits flood victims as death toll rises to 259
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to help the victims of devastating east coast floods on Wednesday, as the death toll rose to 259 from ... World News -
Nelson Mandela’s 1961 arrest warrant NFT raises $130,000 in auction
A non-fungible token created from Nelson Mandela’s original arrest warrant raised 1.9 million rand ($130,000) in an auction to help fund a heritage ... World News -
South Africa may destroy 100,000 COVID-19 jabs by end-March due to slow uptake
About 100,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are at risk of being destroyed by the end of this month due to slow uptake by citizens, South African ... Coronavirus -
‘Act of arson’ at South Africa church where Desmond Tutu is buried
A fire started by an arsonist broke out overnight at the cathedral where South Africa’s spiritual father and anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond ... World News -
Search for Shackleton’s lost shipwreck begins
A South African icebreaker departed Saturday morning in search of Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, which sank off the coast of Antarctica in 1915 ... World News -
S. African community rep suspended from nuclear board for opposing atomic power
South African Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said he suspended a community representative from the board of the National Nuclear Regulator board ... World News -
Stowaway passenger from South Africa found alive in Amsterdam after 11-hour journey
A stowaway traveler from South Africa who was found on a cargo plane in Amsterdam has been transferred to a hospital and is “doing well under the ... World News -
At least 16 burnt to death in South Africa mini-bus crash
At least sixteen people were burnt to death on Tuesday when a minibus taxi and an SUV collided on a highway in South Africa’s northeastern Limpopo ... World News -
Firefighters battle new blaze at South African parliament, suspect charged with arson
South African firefighters struggled on Monday to extinguish a new blaze at the complex housing the two chambers of the national parliament in Cape ... World News -
South Africa parliament fire under control: Firefighters
The huge fire that destroyed a large part of South Africa’s parliament has been brought under control, firefighters told AFP on Monday.For the latest ... World News -
South Africa’s national assembly entirely destroyed by fire
A massive fire in South Africa's houses of parliament in Cape Town has “burned down” the entire National Assembly where elected parliamentarians sit, ... World News -
Fire breaks out at South African parliament building in Cape Town
A major fire broke out in the South African parliament building in Cape Town on Sunday, said AFP reporters at the scene.For the latest headlines, ... World News -
‘Brought light’ in the dark: praise at funeral of South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero
The state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a hero of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, began on Saturday in St George’s Cathedral, ... World News -
Year-end cheer for South Africans as midnight COVID curfew lifted after two years
South Africans cheered the government’s decision to lift its midnight curfew after nearly two years of COVID-19 restrictions, a relief for businesses ... Coronavirus -
South Africa reinstates COVID-19 contact tracing
South Africa said Tuesday it would reinstate efforts to trace the contacts of people infected with coronavirus after a backlash over plans to scrap ... Coronavirus -
Biden ends COVID-related Southern Africa travel bans
President Joe Biden formally announced Tuesday he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other countries in the region, imposed due ... Coronavirus -
The Elders comprising Annan, Robinson ‘devastated’ by death of founding member Tutu
The Elders, an independent group of global leaders, said on Sunday it was “devastated” by the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an anti-apartheid icon ... World News -
South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies aged 90
South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, described as the country’s moral compass, died on Sunday aged 90, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.For ... World News -
South Africa condemns auction of key to Mandela prison cell
South Africa on Friday condemned the planned auction of the key to the prison cell that once held ex-president and national hero Nelson Mandela.The ... World News -
South Africa study points to reduced risk of severe illness from omicron
A South African study offered pre-Christmas good tidings about the severity of omicron on Wednesday as the fast-spreading coronavirus variant forces ... Coronavirus -
Will omicron variant oust delta is a question facing virus scientists
The scientists who were among a network that was the first to sequence omicron are watching to see if the highly mutated coronavirus variant will ... Coronavirus -
Fully vaccinated South African president tests positive for COVID-19, mildly ill
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease Sunday, his office ... Coronavirus -
South Africa readies hospitals as Omicron variant drives new COVID-19 wave
South Africa is preparing its hospitals for more admissions, as the Omicron variant pushes the country into a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, ... Coronavirus -
Protesters hit S. Africa beaches to oppose oil exploration by Shell
Hundreds of environmentalist demonstrators gathered on South African beaches Sunday to protest against oil and gas exploration by energy giant ... Energy -
South African official says number of children sick with COVID not cause for panic
Higher hospital admissions among children during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in South Africa that is driven by the Omicron variant should ... Coronavirus -
South Africa’s health minister says country entering fourth wave of COVID infections
South African Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday the country was entering its fourth wave of COVID-19 infections due to the Omicron variant, ... Coronavirus