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Gay couple fights Namibia govt over newborns

On a calm autumn afternoon, new-born twins Maya and Paula lay peacefully on a mattress at a Johannesburg house, blissfully taking turns to bottle-feed...

‘Green gold’: Avocado craze drives crop theft in South Africa

Tzaneen, South Africa—Flashing green-and-white lights illuminated the night as the three private security vehicles rolled into the gated orchard, breaking the dark stillness enveloping...

New variants account for 7% of PH cases

At least seven percent of the samples from COVID-19 cases in the country involve new variants of coronavirus, an official of the Department of...

Spain extends ban on UK, Brazil, S.Africa arrivals

Spain on Tuesday extended its ban on arrivals from Britain, Brazil and South Africa until the end of March to avoid the spread of...

Escape from COVID: South Africa’s luxury ‘Blue Train’

Waiters in grey waistcoats bearing dainty platters of canapés circle the private lounge at Cape Town’s main train station and the tinkle of champagne...

SA variant spreads to PH

The government on Tuesday said it will try to swiftly contain the spread of the more transmissible COVID-19 variant from South Africa (B.1.351), which...

South Africa receives second batch of Johnson & Johnson jabs

South Africa on Saturday received its second consignment of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, the health minister said, as the continent's hardest-hit country scrambles...

JG Summit buys stake in South Africa’s Tyme

JG Summit Holdings Inc. has secured a stake in Tyme, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital banks based in South Africa that is seeking...

Half of S. Africa infected with virus

Around half of South Africa’s population is thought to have contracted Covid-19, studies and statisticians say, suggesting the virus has claimed tens of thousands...

South Africa considers reduced AstraZeneca rollout

South African health experts have suggested vaccinating several thousand people with AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to assess whether it protects against severe cases of a...

South Africa halts AstraZeneca jab over concerns

Geneva—South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts...

South Africa suspends AstraZeneca vaccination launch over study

South Africa said Sunday it would suspend the start of its Covid-19 vaccinations with the AstraZeneca jab after a study showed the drug failed...

South Africa orders 20 million Pfizer vaccines

South Africa has secured 20 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the health ministry said Sunday. Africa's worst virus-hit country has yet to begin...

Two US adults test positive for South Africa variant

A mutated variant of the novel coronavirus first detected in South Africa emerged Thursday in the United States, The Wall Street Journal said in...
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