Tag: South Africa
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…
Approval of SA’s COVID mRNA vaccine could take 3 years: WHO
South Africa's Afrigen Biologics, which was part of WHO's consortium, said it has used the publicly available sequence of Moderna's…
South Africa seeing more cases of Omicron sub-variant
South Africa entered a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by Omicron late last year, shortly after alerting the world…
Over 82 die from lightning strikes, drownings in South Africa
Dams in South Africa and the mountain kingdom of Lesotho were said to be at their bursting points due to…
12 killed after SUV smashes into 22-seater bus, igniting fire
A spokesman from the Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety reported that the driver of the Toyota SUV lost…
Nigerians mourn compatriot Olusola Solarin killed in South Africa
The killing of Solarin on Dec. 12 last year has raised the death tally of Nigerians in South Africa to…
3 Nigerians die in South Africa , 2 killed by police
In a separate incident in Kempton Park, Ipid said a Nigerian suspect was killed following a shootout with the police…