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South Africa seeks to tackle inequality as its G20 ‘legacy’

JOHANNESBURG – From the scrappy metal shacks packed tightly on the banks of the thin Jukskei river, the sparkly skyline of Johannesburg’s richest neighborhood...

Building fire in Johannesburg kills 63, injures 40 others

Johannesburg, South Africa— More than 63 people have died in a fire that engulfed a five-storey building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South...

School Clash

Demonstrating students and university security clash as they attempt to gain entry to the Great Hall at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) in...

Fuel tanker explosion kills 10 near Johannesburg

Johannesburg—Ten people died and around 40 others were injured when a fuel tanker exploded in Boksburg, a South African city east of Johannesburg, emergency...

Ten killed in fuel tanker explosion near Johannesburg: rescuers

Ten people died and around 40 others were injured when a fuel tanker exploded in Boksburg, a South African city east of Johannesburg, emergency...

Johannesburg transport project digs into wounds of the past

By Griffin Shea Off Johannesburg's main highway, surrounded by skyscrapers, heavy machinery has unearthed one of the city's original wounds -- a deep gash left...

14 dead in bar shootout in S. Africa

Fourteen people were killed during a shootout in a bar in South Africa’s Soweto township, close to Johannesburg, police said Sunday. “We were called in...

Silent disco helps South Africans beat virus blues

Watching the sun go down on a warm spring day while listening to soundtracks playing on headphones, dozens of people on Sunday danced in...

Death toll in South Africa unrest climbs to 72 as violence spreads

Stores and warehouses in South Africa were hit by looters Tuesday for a fifth day running despite the troops President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed to...

Two killed at Johannesburg airport after facemask thefts

Two people were killed at Johannesburg airport Saturday during a shootout between police and thieves who stole facemasks and cellphones, police said. South Africa has...

Hong Kong seizes $1m of rhino horns

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Drought-stricken Cape Town counts the cost

South African winemaker Marlize Jacobs looks out across the parched brown earth that sustains her award-winning vines, surveying the effects of the water crisis...

S. Africa faces junk credit rating

Johannesburg, South Africa—South Africa’s political turmoil and weakening economy will come under the harsh spotlight of international credit ratings from this week amid predictions...
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