Tag: South Africa
South Africa’s vaccination drive regains pace after unrest
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is regaining momentum after being disrupted earlier this month by a week of riots sparked by the...
South Africa’s jailed ex-leader to attend brother’s funeral
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma will be allowed to leave prison Thursday to attend his brother’s funeral.
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South African firm to make Pfizer vaccine, first in Africa
JOHANNESBURG — A South African firm will begin producing the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the first time that the shot will be produced in Africa,...
EXPLAINER: What caused South Africa’s week of rioting?
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has been rocked by the worst violence since the nation achieved democracy in 1994. Here is a closer look at...
Graft trial resumes for South Africa’s jailed ex-president
JOHANNESBURG —
The corruption trial of former South African President...
South Africa’s leader vows to restore order, catch plotters
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's leader went to Johannesburg's Soweto township Sunday to view badly damaged shopping centers where people were trampled to death in...
Georgia rugby coach hospitalized with COVID in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Georgia national rugby coach was in serious condition in the hospital in South Africa on Saturday after contracting...
Key highway reopens as South African army helps restore calm
JOHANNESBURG — After being closed for a week by the violent unrest that rocked parts of South Africa, a strategic highway has reopened, officials...
South Africa’s army starts large deployment to restore order
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's army has begun deploying 25,000 troops to assist police in quelling the weeklong riots and violence sparked by the imprisonment...
Rioting, looting continues in South Africa, deaths up to 32
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting...