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.
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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 unrest that has destroyed hundreds ...
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 people, wrecked hundreds of businesses and ...
Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over
Crowds clashed with police and ransacked or set ablaze shopping malls in cities across South Africa on Tuesday, with dozens of people reported killed, as grievances unleashed by the jailing ...
A sense of continuity for the South African Cypriot diaspora
The Cyprus Brotherhood of South Africa has served its expatriate community for decades, but the pandemic and the growing desire for Cypriots to return to Cyprus has taken its toll
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J&J to send 2 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to S.Africa by end-June
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that Johnson & Johnson would send 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the country by the end of the month, making up for ...
South Africa wants to return 1 mln vaccine doses, eyes Sputnik V
South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million COVID-19 vaccine doses the company had sent in early February, The Economic Times reported on ...
South Africa’s ex-president Zuma fails to show at corruption inquiry
South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma did not show up on Monday at an inquiry into corruption during his time in office despite the country’s top court ordering ...
Global health officials back Astra jab after S. Africa study (Update)
Health officials around the world gave their backing to the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, after a study showing it had little effect against mild disease caused by the variant now ...
South Africa puts AstraZeneca vaccinations on hold over variant data
South Africa will put on hold use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot in its vaccination programme, after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild-to-moderate infection caused by the country’...
South African probe finds evidence of political pressure, fraud in COVID-19 contracts
A probe into public spending on coronavirus in South Africa has found evidence of political pressure, price inflation, and fraud in many of the contracts, fuelled by an “insatiable pursuit ...