Tag: south africa
South Africa’s president in quarantine as virus cases rise
SOUTH AFRICA
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced he has gone into quarantine after coming into contact with...
Outrage in South Africa over police brutality in Nigeria
NIGERIA
Hundreds of people took to the streets in South Africa on Wednesday to voice outrage at the shooting...
South Africa’s health minister gets COVID-19, as cases rise
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa’s health minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize has announced that he and his wife have tested positive...
‘Wake up’: Climate activist Nakate challenges world leaders
SOUTH AFRICA
Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate challenged world leaders to “wake up” and recognize climate change as a...
South African coffin-maker saw COVID-19 at work and at home
SOUTH AFRICA
The coffin-maker knew death too well. The boxes were stacked in his echoing workshop like the...
South African healthcare workers protest, threaten strike
SOUTH AFRICA
South African healthcare workers have protested against poor working conditions and urged the government to end corruption...
South Africa ends ban on cigarettes, but smuggling may stay
SOUTH AFRICA
Cigarette smuggling boomed in South Africa during its nearly five-month ban on legal sales as part of...
‘Our hands are tied’: Local aid workers exposed in pandemic
SOUTH AFRICA
The coronavirus is exposing an uncomfortable inequality in the billion-dollar system that delivers life-saving aid for...
As virus cases fall, South Africa allows liquor sales
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa, which had one of the world’s strictest anti-coronavirus lockdowns for five months, relaxed its...
South Africa sees dip in new virus cases but warns of...
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa’s health minister on Wednesday reported decreasing rates of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 but...