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At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides
Apr 12, 2022 12:48At least five people have been killed in floods and mudslides across South Africa's port city of Durban following heavy rains in recent days, authorities said on Tuesday.
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South African FM voices hope for ‘direct action’ against Israeli apartheid practices
Feb 18, 2022 08:32South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor has called for further downgrading of her country’s diplomatic relations with Israel, expressing hope for a “direct action” against the regime in Tel Aviv for its “well-documented apartheid practices.”
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Health regulator okays Chinese Sinopharm vaccine for use in South Africa
Feb 07, 2022 13:59A South African health regulator has approved China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for adults aged 18 and above even though a senior health official said the government would not immediately procure its doses.
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Huge fire completely destroys South Africa's national assembly building
Jan 02, 2022 17:51A massive fire in South Africa's houses of parliament in Cape Town has completely destroyed the National Assembly where parliamentarians sit, a spokesman said on Sunday as the blaze continued to rage.
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South Africa holds modest state funeral for 'spiritual father' Tutu
Jan 02, 2022 08:33South Africa on Saturday held a state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, that was stripped of pomp but rich in glowing tributes.
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South Africa's economy shrinks after riots, COVID-19 measures
Dec 07, 2021 16:54South Africa's economy shrank for the first time in a year in the third quarter as the country was hit by riots and tighter COVID restrictions, official statistics showed Tuesday.
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South Africa workers demand employment protection
Oct 08, 2021 16:56Amid the pressures of the rolling COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, members of the biggest union federation in South Africa have come out into the streets to demand living wages for the working class. Not only have workers faced retrenchments, but corruption cases among top officials have exacerbated the situation as well.
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South Africa’s ex-Leader Zuma seeks further delay in corruption trial
Jul 19, 2021 15:23The long-running corruption trial of South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has resumed with the proceedings held online, despite the deadly violence that rocked the country following his imprisonment over another case a week ago.
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President of South Africa says weeklong violence in country was ‘planned’
Jul 17, 2021 07:59South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the weeklong looting and deadly unrest that have rocked the country were “planned.”
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Campaign of vandalism triggers death, destruction in South Africa
Jul 14, 2021 16:45Crowds looted shops and offices in South Africa on Wednesday for a sixth day running, defying government calls to end chaos and violence in which more than 70 people have been killed in several days.