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Police investigate deaths of 21 teenagers at S. African tavern

By Wandiswa Ntengento At least 21 teenagers died over the weekend after a night out at a township tavern in South Africa, officials said Sunday. Although...

South Africa hails COVID vaccine patent waiver

South Africa on Saturday hailed a WTO agreement to allow developing countries to start producing their own COVID vaccines following a near two-year battle.  "We...

South African towns cut water supply after years of drought

A South African municipality on Monday imposed six-hour daily water outages, as reservoirs risk "Day Zero" when they run dry after years of droughts. Kouga,...

Man grabs gun from cop, kills two patients in South Africa hospital

A man on Saturday wrested a gun from a policeman, went on a rampage, and shot dead two patients inside a South African hospital,...

Scientists to scour African waters to gauge ocean pollution

Scientists on Saturday began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa's main rivers and climate change stresses are impacting microorganisms in...

10,000 soldiers in South Africa flood relief effort

South Africa deployed 10,000 troops on Monday to help restore power and water and search for 63 people who remain missing after deadly storms...

South Africa flood toll rises to 443; Deluge eases, most casualties in port city Durban

Durban—The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa climbed above 440 on Sunday as abating rains allowed rescue operations to accelerate after...

South Africa flood toll rises to 443 as deluge eases

By Rajesh Jantilal The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa climbed above 440 on Sunday as abating rains allowed rescue operations to...

More rain in South Africa’s flood-ravaged southeastern region

South Africa's flood-ravaged east was hit by more rain Saturday after the deadliest storm to strike the country in living memory killed nearly 400...

‘Everything is gone’: S.Africa’s flood victims search for shelter

Disoriented and in disbelief but alive, a crowd of people who watched their homes wash away amid devastating floods in South Africa's coastal city...

Ramaphosa, Biden talk after S.Africa abstains on UN Russia vote

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held telephone talks Friday with US President Joe Biden, a day after the continental powerhouse abstained from voting on...

S.Africa eases Covid curbs, scraps PCR tests for jabbed travelers

South Africa, the country in Africa worst affected by coronavirus, on Tuesday relaxed some of the remaining Covid-19 curbs, dropping mandatory negative results for...

Sparkling pools, empty taps: Cape Town’s stark water divide

By JACK DUTTON CAPE TOWN, South Africa—On Cape Town’s beaches, swimmers shower off sand from their feet. Irrigation pipes water the region’s famed vineyards. And...

‘Go home’: Protests against foreigners resurface in South Africa

They turned up in a mob of several hundred at a migrant centre in South Africa's Soweto township—unemployed, wielding weapons, and angry with foreigners...
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