Cypriot doctor participates in medical first for Africa
Limassol-born professor Ermos Nicolaou was part of a team of doctors that performed surgery in utero on a baby with spina bifida, it emerged on
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Dyantyi grabs two as Springboks upset All Blacks
Winger Aphiwe Dyantyi scored two tries as the Springboks upset the form book to record a 36-34 victory over New Zealand in their Rugby Championship clash at
Trump wants Pompeo to study ‘killing of farmers’ in South Africa
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to study South African “land and farm seizures” and “killing of farmers”, prompting
SA expropriation of land without compensation going forward
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is forging ahead with plans to change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation. President
Death toll from listeria outbreak in SA over 200
The death toll from the world’s largest ever outbreak of the food-borne disease listeria has risen to 204, but the number of new cases has
Soweto residents, protesting at land grab bid, clash with police
South African police clashed on Monday with residents in the township of Soweto who staged a protest after squatters tried to erect shacks in nearby
Introduction of minimum wage in South Africa delayed, ministry says
The introduction of a national minimum wage of 20 rand ($1.66) an hour in South Africa could be delayed by up to two months as
Thousands expected to march in support of South Africa’s Zuma
Thousands of supporters of former South African president Jacob Zuma are expected to march to the Durban High Court on Friday, where Zuma will face
Winnie Mandela of South Africa has died aged 81
Hailed as mother of the ‘new’ South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s legacy as an anti-apartheid heroine was undone when she was revealed to be a ruthless
South Africa traces deadly listeria to sausage meat, issues recall
South Africans were told not to consume “ready to eat” processed meat on Sunday as the government linked a listeria outbreak which has killed 180
Britain warns of IS attacks in S. Africa after couple kidnapped
Britain has warned of a threat of attacks by Islamists on foreigners in South Africa after two British nationals were kidnapped in a small town there,
Ramaphosa elected president of South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South Africa’s president in a parliamentary vote on Thursday and pledged to tackle endemic corruption after scandal-ridden Jacob Zuma resigned
South African police arrest eight in influence-peddling probe
South Africa’s elite Hawks police unit has arrested eight people so far in its investigations into high-level influence-peddling centering around the Indian-born Gupta family, wealthy
South African police raid Gupta home, ANC to sack Zuma via parliament
South Africa’s ANC unveiled plans on Wednesday to sack President Jacob Zuma via a parliamentary no-confidence vote, hours after armed police raided the luxury home of his
ANC orders Zuma to step down as South African president
South Africa’s ruling party ordered Jacob Zuma on Tuesday to step down as head of state after marathon talks over the fate of a leader whose scandal-plagued
End game looms for South Africa’s Zuma
African National Congress (ANC) leader Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday that he was holding direct talks with Jacob Zuma over a transition of power, the
Father of South African jazz Hugh Masekela dies aged 78
Trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela, known as the “father of South African jazz” who used his music in the fight against apartheid, has died from
Ruling by S. Africa’s top court heaps more pressure on Zuma
South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that parliament had failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account over a scandal related to state-funded upgrades to his
South Africa’s Ramaphosa wins election as ANC president
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa became president of the ANC on Monday after a vote decribed as the most pivotal moment for the party
South African Cypriot man found guilty of murdering wife
A South African Cypriot man was found guilty on Thursday of the murder of his wife two years ago, and could receive a life sentence,