Tag: South Africa
UN reacts to gas tanker explosion in South Africa
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has expressed his deep sadness over the reported death of at least 34 people in…
Ex-president Jacob Zuma released from prison
Zuma was released on medical parole in September 2021. But in December, the high court set aside the parole decision…
Corruption trial of ex-President Zuma adjourned again
Zuma faces corruption, fraud, money laundering, and racketeering charges.
Daylight robbery: Controversial penalty sends South Africa to WAFCON final
The match was heading for extra-time on four minutes added time when a South African player was fouled slightly outside…
18 killed, many wounded in Soweto, Pietermaritzburg mass shootings
Four people have also been killed and another eight are in critical condition in another tavern shooting, in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa faces worst power crisis, Ramaphosa briefed
Ramaphosa's government has been trying to reform Eskom to make it more efficient, but progress has been slow.
East London tavern deaths linked to gas leak
There was a strange chemical smell coming off the bodies when they were dissected, said the source, but it was…
Anger, tears in South Africa after 21 teens likely accidentally poisoned in pub
Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana told Reuters that the youngest victim was 13 years
South Africa needs $250B to dump coal
Around half of the total investment, $125 billion, is needed to ramp up wind and solar power projects as the…
South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine plant may shut down
Aspen Pharmacare negotiated a licensing deal in November to package and sell Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine and distribute it…
Death toll in KwaZulu-Natal province revised down
The floods, among the worst to hit KwaZulu-Natal province, have left thousands homeless and caused at least 10 billion rand…
306 dead in South Africa’s flooding, 240 schools damaged
One of the families visited was that of Ms Nelisiwe Qwabe whose 3year-old grandson, Luyanda, is missing after floodwaters destroyed…
South Africa ends COVID state of disaster
Reported COVID-19 cases and deaths stood at over 3.7 million and 100,052 respectively as of Monday, according to authorities.
Jacob Zuma indicted again for corruption in fresh report
It’s the third report to come from three years of investigations, testimonies and cross-examination of witnesses and whistleblowers.
South Africa changes COVID-19 vaccination rules
The government was shortening the interval between the first and second doses of the Pfizer (PFE.N) vaccine from 42 days…