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South Africa deploys army to quell violence as 6 people killed in unrest
Jul 12, 2021 13:59South 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.
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Dozens arrested as violence surges in South Africa over Zuma jailing
Jul 12, 2021 12:51Dozens 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.
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South Africa says mine-related deaths rose 33% in first half of 2021
Jul 09, 2021 04:13South 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.
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South Africa's Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court
Jun 29, 2021 16:34South 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.
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WHO says Africa experiencing third COVID-19 wave as virus cases continue to rise
Jun 17, 2021 18:38Coronavirus 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.
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South African dockworkers refuse to unload Israeli ship in solidarity with Palestinians
May 21, 2021 13:03Dockworkers 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.
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South Africa warns of 'vaccine apartheid' amid hoarding by rich nations
May 11, 2021 11:10South Africa’s president has warned of “vaccine apartheid” as millions of people in poor countries are dying of the coronavirus with no access to vaccines and wealthy countries are hogging shots.
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Indian states run out of COVID-19 vaccines, Brazil tops 400,000 fatality mark
Apr 30, 2021 12:49Several Indian states have run out of coronavirus vaccines a day prior to a planned broadening of a nationwide vaccination drive amid a surge of new cases in the country to yet another daily record, officials have announced.
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New study shows Pfizer vaccine not protective against African version of COVID-19
Feb 18, 2021 17:44A new study published in one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals shows that the Pfizer vaccine is largely ineffective against the dominant local variant of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in South Africa.
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Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID shot less effective against South African variant: Study
Feb 07, 2021 12:13British drug maker AstraZeneca AZN.L said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of COVID-19, based on early data from a trial.