South Africa’s floods a ‘teachable moment’ for climate adaptation
By Kim Harrisberg As downpours swamped South Africa’s third-largest city last week, residents lucky enough to still have internet access and power shared harrowing videos...
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South Africa braces for more flooding as rains restart in east
Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South Africa this week began pounding the east coast again on Saturday, threatening...
S.Africans search for survivors in ruins of floods that killed nearly 400
South Africans were searching for survivors on Friday of floods that killed almost 400 people, according to the latest tally, washing away homes and roads...
Firefighters battle new blaze at South African parliament, suspect charged with arson (Update 2)
A new blaze broke out on Monday at the complex housing the two chambers of South Africa’s national parliament in Cape Town, one day after...
Christmas plans in disarray for South African Cypriots
Omicron travel ban has separated families and disrupted business Like dozens of South African Cypriots, Michalis Polyviou was appalled by the government’s decision last...
Coronavirus: EU says travel ban was vital to buy scientists time
European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Monday that stopping flights to the EU from countries in the southern part of Africa was a necessary...
Coronavirus: Cyprus bans travellers from eight African countries (Update 2)
Entry from eight African countries has been banned as of Friday after a new coronavirus variant was detected. The latest decree by the health minister bans the...
S.Africa’s last white president, FW de Klerk, dies at home
South Africa’s last white president Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk died on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town, the FW de Klerk Foundation said in a statement. “Former President...
South African leader says he will end mayhem as unrest flares again
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday he would not allow “anarchy and mayhem” to prevail in South Africa and suggested that a wave of violent...
South African crowds rampage, defying calls for end to violence
Crowds looted shops and businesses in South Africa on Wednesday, defying government calls to end a week of violence that has killed more than 70...
