South Africa
South Africa’s Ramaphosa condemns killing at students demo
South Africa’s President. Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday condemned the killing of an unarmed passerby by South African police during a university student protest for free education, describing
One killed as South African students protest over tuition debt
A passerby was shot dead Wednesday after South African police moved to disperse students protesting against refusal by a top Johannesburg-based university to register those in arrears with tuition fees,
One Killed As South African Students Protest Over Tuition Debt
A South African Police Service (SAPS) officer gestures as he walks next to debris in a road during a protest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, on March 10, 2021. Emmanuel Croset /
S/Africa marks a year since first case of COVID-19, with death exceeding 50,000
Friday marks exactly a year since the first case of the novel coronavirus was first detected in South Africa on March 5, 2020. The Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, said this
Top South Africa Court Sets Date For Zuma Contempt Case
In this file photo taken on July 27, 2018 former South African president Jacob Zuma stands in the dock of the High Court of Pietermaritzburg during his hearing over 16
South Africa to ease virus restrictions after ‘dramatic decline’
South Africa’s President. Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the country will start relaxing coronavirus restrictions, moving from alert level three down to level one, after
South Africa receives second batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines
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 to shore up its inoculation drive. The
Semenya files lawsuit in European Court against testosterone rule
South Africa’s two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya has filed a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights challenging restrictions of testosterone in female athletes, her lawyers said Thursday. The
South Africa’s Zuma arms deal corruption case to be heard in May
Jacob Zuma South Africa’s scandal-tainted former president Jacob Zuma and French arms giant Thales, accused of graft in a case going back more than two decades, will go on trial in
Jacob Zuma’s Arms Deal Corruption Case To Be Heard In May
In this file photo taken on July 27, 2018 former South African president Jacob Zuma stands in the dock of the High Court of Pietermaritzburg during his hearing over 16
