South Africa

The new variant is worrying – but it doesn’t change how we tackle COVID

Dec 02, 2021 10:07

The only way to stop B.1.1.529 and other coronavirus mutations is through testing, masks, and getting vaccines to everyone in the world
Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alert

Nov 28, 2021 10:53

Researchers in South Africa are racing to track the concerning rise of a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The variant harbours a large number of the mutations found in other variants, including Delta, and it seems to be spreading quickly across South Africa.
South Africa workers demand employment protection

Oct 08, 2021 16:56

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 15:23

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 07:59

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 16:45

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 13:59

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 12:51

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 09, 2021 04:13

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 16:34

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.