BENGALURU (REUTERS) – South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million Covid-19 vaccine doses the company had sent…
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South Africa to start Covid-19 vaccinations with Johnson & Johnson doses
JOHANNESBURG (REUTERS) – South Africa will start its immunisation campaign with Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine after data showed AstraZeneca’s shot offered minimal protection against…
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Britain detects South African coronavirus variant in people with no travel links
LONDON (REUTERS) – Two people in southern England have tested positive for the South African variant of the coronavirus without having any links to people…
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Killing of White Farmer Becomes a Flash Point in South Africa
SENEKAL, South Africa — A young white farm manager was found earlier this month strangled and tied to a pole on a farm in the…
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Coronavirus surge sparks South Africa curfew and Spain local lockdown
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South Africa re-imposed a nationwide curfew on Sunday (July 12) while Spain’s Catalonia region forced hundreds of thousands of residents back into…
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South Africa’s Gauteng Premier Tests Positive for Covid-19
Treasury yields lower amid concerns over economic recovery On the data front, producer price index figures are due at 8:30 a.m. ET. There are no…
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Coronavirus: South Africa loosens lockdown in economic recovery effort
JOHANNESBURG (REUTERS) – South Africa sought to revive its stuttering economy on Monday (June 1) with the partial lifting of a coronavirus lockdown, letting people…
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One of the world's oldest men, Fredie Blom, marks his 116th birthday in South Africa
CAPE TOWN (AFP) – South African Fredie Blom celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday (May 8) unphased by the coronavirus crisis, over 100 years since…
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Lesotho Senate piles more pressure on PM by amending constitution
Amid a deepening political crisis, embattled PM Thomas Thabane has resisted efforts to leave office immediately. Lesotho’s Senate has passed constitutional amendments seeking to curb…
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Tiny South African beach restaurant crowned best in the world
Wolfgat, which opened last year in an isolated fishing village on South Africa’s Western Cape, named best in the world. A tiny beach restaurant in…
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Abandoned baby giraffe befriended by dog in Africa dies
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – A baby giraffe that was befriended by a dog after he was abandoned in the wild has died, a South African animal…
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South Africa's Desmond Tutu hospitalised for 'infection'
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – South African anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital in Cape Town “for treatment of a stubborn infection”, his office…
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Drought-hit South Africa braces for fresh heatwave
Farmers worry about effect on this season’s crops. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of a heatwave expected to hit at least four…
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South Africa ex-president Zuma to face corruption trial
Former President Jacob Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, corruption and racketeering related to 1990s arms deal. South Africa’s embattled former President Jacob Zuma is…
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