Tag: South Africa
South Africa finds new variant of COVID-19, worse than Delta
The variant - called B.1.1.529 - has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations, which are concerning because they could help…
South Africa’s DA rules out coalition with ANC
Steenhuisen said his party has reached out to smaller parties including ActionSA, the Freedom Front Plus, the ACDP and several…
ANC loses ground in South Africa, votes shrink [Updated]
It was the party's worst election outcome since taking power at the end of white minority rule in 1994.
South Africa’s NUMSA begins strike
The union is pressing for pay rise and threatening to block supplies of parts to make new cars and accessories,…
COVID-19: South Africa shortens curfew, eases curbs
Authorities will also extend the hours of alcohol sales, the president said, further relaxing restrictions introduced in June
Nigerian Mission takes stock of losses by Nigerians in Zuma riots
The Nigeria Mission in South Africa has begun counting the losses Nigerian businessmen incurred in the orgy of looting triggered…
Zulu King begs Zuma rioters as 25,000 soldiers set to hit streets
Zulu King Misuzulu has appealed to his people to withdraw from the riots and looting over ex-president Jacob Zuma jailing.
South Africa’s business owners devastated by Zuma rioters, looters
Business owners in many parts of South Africa are now devastated, following days of rioting and looting over jailed ex-President…
72 dead in South Africa’s Zuma riots, worst violence in decades
As many as 72 people have died in South Africa, following days of protest over the jailing of former President…
45 dead as Zuma riots in South Africa spread to Durban [Video]
Riots provoked by the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma spread to Durban on Tuesday, from Zuma's home in KwaZulu…
South Africa calls out soldiers quell Zuma riots [Photos]
South Africa on Monday deployed soldiers on the streets to quell violence that erupted in the wake of former president…
No respite for Jacob Zuma yet, appeal will fail: Experts
Former South African President Jacob Zuma's appeal against his 15 month jail will most likely fail, constitutional experts said on…
Nigeria bans flights from Turkey, Brazil, India, South Africa
Nigeria extends the ban on flights from Brazil, Turkey and India by four weeks. South Africa has been added to…
ICYMI: The Cajee brothers vanish with investors $3.6b bitcoins in South Africa
Lawyers for investors in Africrypt, a cryptocurrency exchange in South Africa, said $3.6 billion has disappeared from the platform.
10 babies at a go: South African Joziami Sithole sets world record
South African woman Joziami Thamara Sithole has set a new world record in multiple births, after delivering 10 babies at…