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South Africa's Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court
Jun 29, 2021 12:04South 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 14:08Coronavirus 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 08:33Dockworkers 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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After hoarding, West bickers on sharing patents as virus kills in droves
May 13, 2021 10:56South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa 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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South Africa warns of 'vaccine apartheid' amid hoarding by rich nations
May 11, 2021 06:40South 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 08:19Several 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 14:14A 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 08:43British 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.
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Fast-spreading COVID variant can elude immune responses
Jan 28, 2021 02:43Evidence is growing that some coronavirus variants could evade immune responses triggered by vaccines and previous infections. Researchers are trying to make sense of a tsunami of lab studies released this week that raise concerns about some emerging variants and mutations.
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New COVID variant found in South Africa raises concerns over impacts on vaccine
Jan 12, 2021 16:13Variant 501Y.V2 is believed to be behind a fast-growing coronavirus outbreak in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. Researchers first identified the variant in October 2020 in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.