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South Africa retailers feel pain from virus pandemic

By Michelle Gumeded Johannesburg,, South Africa"•South Africa’s retail industry is feeling the pain from the coronavirus pandemic on two fronts"•store closures during lockdown and the...

South Africa retailers feel pain from coronavirus pandemic

South Africa's retail industry is feeling the pain from the coronavirus pandemic on two fronts—store closures during lockdown and the sharply reduced purchasing power...

South Africa rolls out second coronavirus vaccine trial

South Africa will launch clinical trials of a US-developed coronavirus vaccine with 2,900 volunteers this week, the second such study in the African country...

Coronavirus infects 24,000 South African health workers

Some 24,000 health workers in South Africa have contracted coronavirus, 181 of whom have died, since the pandemic hit the country in March, the...

South Africa coronavirus cases top 500,000: government

South Africa has now registered more than 500,000 cases of coronavirus, the health ministry announced Saturday, making it by far the hardest-hit country in...

IMF approves $4.3 billion to help South Africa fight COVID-19

The International Monetary Fund on Monday said it had approved $4.3 billion in aid to South Africa to help it fight the coronavirus pandemic. "The...

South Africa deploys military medics to virus hotspot

Dozens of military medics were deployed on Sunday to help combat the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa's third most affected province, where there has...

South Africa to lift alcohol sales ban for home consumption from June

  South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said a controversial ban on the sale of alcohol would be lifted for home consumption when the...

South Africa reports 24-hour record of 1,160 new virus cases

South Africa on Sunday reported 1,160 new coronavirus infections, the highest daily number since the first case was recorded in March, data released by...

Sub-Saharan nations act to stem virus spread

Pretoria, South Africa"• Numerous sub-Saharan countries acted to stem the spread of coronavirus on Monday, with South Africa announcing a soldier-patrolled lockdown and Senegal...

Zozibini Tunzi breaks the mold

The Miss Universe crown is back to South Africa after Zozibini Tunzi bested 89 candidates from around the world at the finals of the 68th Miss...

Trapped gold miners found dead

Johannesburg"•Four gold miners trapped underground after a tremor caused a rockfall in northeast South Africa have been found dead, their union said Sunday. A fifth...

Chigwandali, Malawi’s albino busker, is ready for the world stage

Lilongwe, Malawi"•Like scores of other buskers, Lazarus Chigwandali plies the streets of Malawi’s capital Lilongwe hoping for a few coins from appreciative passers-by. But Chigwandali...

South Africans vote in a test for the ruling ANC

Johannesburg"•South Africans began voting on Wednesday in national elections that the ruling ANC, in power since 1994, is a favorite to win despite corruption...
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