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8 dead, dozens injured in Africa stadium crush

Yaounde, Cameroon—Eight people were killed and dozens others injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations...

South Africa parliament blaze under control; suspect charged

Cape Town—A fire that ravaged part of South Africa’s parliament, engulfing the National Assembly and threatening national treasures, has been brought under control, firefighters...

Fire breaks out at South African parliament office in Cape Town

A major fire broke out at South Africa’s seat of parliament in Cape Town early Sunday, sending a thick column of smoke into the...

In South Africa, modest requiem for titan Tutu

Cape Town—South Africa bade farewell on Saturday to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid, in a funeral stripped...

South Africans pay respects to Tutu as body lies in state

CAPE TOWN—South Africans streamed into a Cape Town cathedral on Thursday to pay their last respects to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the globally venerated anti-apartheid...

South Africa’s moral compass

"Desmond Tutu was never afraid to speak truth to power." South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday at the age of 90, was the...

‘Variant raging through the world’

Top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci has warned of a bleak winter ahead as the Omicron coronavirus variant spurs a new wave of infections...

S. African prexy Ramaphosa has COVID-19 after 4-nation trip

Johannesburg"•South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and was receiving treatment for mild symptoms, the presidency said in a statement. Ramaphosa,...

Omicron spreads faster and weakens jabs: WHO

The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe symptoms according to early data,...

S.Africa competition watchdog forces Covid test price cuts

South Africa's competition authority said on Sunday it had reached an agreement with the two biggest suppliers of Covid-19 PCR tests to slash their...

7 still missing travelers from S. Africa may face raps

The government may take legal action against Filipino travelers from South Africa who have not yet been located due to missing or incorrect information...

Russia reports first Omicron infections

Russia has registered its first two cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus in its nationals returning from South Africa—where the variant...

Protesters hit S.Africa beaches to oppose oil exploration

Hundreds of environmentalist demonstrators gathered on South African beaches Sunday to protest against oil and gas exploration by energy giant Shell. In Cape Town protesters...

Go get the jab

The World Health Organization-designated coronavirus variant named Omicron suggests, say African scientists now busy in their laboratories in that race to find a defensive...
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