South Africa

South Africa workers demand employment protection

Oct 08, 2021 13:26

Amid 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.
South Africa’s ex-Leader Zuma seeks further delay in corruption trial

Jul 19, 2021 10:53

The 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.
President of South Africa says weeklong violence in country was ‘planned’

Jul 17, 2021 03:29

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the weeklong looting and deadly unrest that have rocked the country were “planned.”
Campaign of vandalism triggers death, destruction in South Africa

Jul 14, 2021 12:15

Crowds 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.
South Africa deploys army to quell violence as 6 people killed in unrest

Jul 12, 2021 09:29

South African military says it has deployed soldiers to two provinces of the country to help police quell the ongoing violence ignited by last week’s jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.
Dozens arrested as violence surges in South Africa over Zuma jailing

Jul 12, 2021 08:21

Dozens of people have been arrested in South Africa as violence, ignited by last week’s jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, spread to Johannesburg with protesters blocking roads and looting businesses in the nation’s economic hub.
South Africa says mine-related deaths rose 33% in first half of 2021

Jul 08, 2021 23:43

South Africa's mines recorded 32 deaths in the first half of 2021 compared with 24 during the same period in 2020, the mines ministry said on Thursday, continuing a spike in deaths which began last year in some of the world's deepest mines.
South Africa's Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court

Jun 29, 2021 12:04

South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, has been handed down a 15-month jail term by the country’s top court for defying an order to appear at a corruption inquiry hearing earlier this year.
WHO says Africa experiencing third COVID-19 wave as virus cases continue to rise

Jun 17, 2021 14:08

Coronavirus infections in Africa are surging as a third wave of the pandemic gathers pace on the continent, fueled by the spread of more contagious variants, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
South African dockworkers refuse to unload Israeli ship in solidarity with Palestinians

May 21, 2021 08:33

Dockworkers in the South African port city of Durban have refused to offload cargo from an Israeli ship in a show of solidarity with Palestinians, and in protest at Tel Aviv’s military aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip.