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Omicron Severe Cases Remain Low In South Africa – WHO

Omicron: Severe Cases Remain Low In South Africa – WHO

December 10, 2021 12:09 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday disclosed that the Covid-19 Omicron variant is spreading to more countries in Africa, while weekly COVID-19 cases in the continent surged by 93 percent.

The world health body pointed out that there are signs of hope as preliminary data indicates that hospitalisations across South Africa remain low.

About 10 different African countries, including South Africa, currently account for 46 per cent of the nearly 1,000 Omicron cases reported by 57 countries across the world.

WHO said emerging data from South Africa indicates that Omicron may cause less severe illness.

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Death Toll In South Africa Riots Jumps To 72

Death Toll In South Africa Riots Jumps To 72

July 15, 2021 6:02 am

Stores and warehouses in South Africa were hit by looters yesterday for a sixth day running despite the troops President Cyril Ramaphosa deployed to try to quell unrest that has claimed atleast 72 lives.

As pillaging erupted in the economic capital of Johannesburg and the southeastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa’s main opposition accused radicals of stoking the unrest.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the armed forces were sending 2,500 soldiers to help the overwhelmed police.

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The raging unrest first erupted last Friday after former president Jacob Zuma …

S'Africa, UK Urge Restraint After Deadly Unrest In Eswatini

S’Africa, UK Urge Restraint After Deadly Unrest In Eswatini

July 2, 2021 7:43 am

Regional powerhouse South Africa have urged Eswatini’s security forces to practise ‘total restraint’ and Britain expressed concern following reports of a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Dissent has long been stifled in Africa’s last absolute monarchy, a small landlocked state previously known as Swaziland.

But demonstrations escalated radically this week as protesters defied a dusk-to-dawn curfew to take to the streets, looting and torching buildings linked to King Mswati III — and demanding immediate political reform.

The government in the southern African kingdom of 1.3 million people has since deployed the military to quell the protests, which it blames on …

Covid-19: South Africa Officially Enters Third Virus Wave

Covid-19: South Africa Officially Enters Third Virus Wave

June 12, 2021 3:42 am

South African health authorities have announced that the country has officially entered its third wave of coronavirus infections Africa Daily News, New York reports.

This is coming even as rising caseloads and a sluggish vaccine rollout has fuelled fears of fresh strain on the health system.

In a tweet yesterday, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases stated that; ‘South Africa technically entered the 3rd wave today as the national 7-day moving average incidence (5959 cases) now exceeds the new wave threshold as defined by the Ministerial Advisory Committee’.

The health ministry later announced that it had detected over 9,100 cases …

South Africa Intensifies Power Cuts As Winter Demand Climbs

South Africa Intensifies Power Cuts As Winter Demand Climbs

June 10, 2021 12:07 am

South African embattled power utility Eskom has announced severe nationwide power cuts, blaming rising electricity demand as winter sets in alongside breakdowns at two power plants as the reasons behind the moves.

In a statement yesterday, the power company pointed out that the expanded electricity rationing would last from 2 pm until 10 pm from Wednesday through to Sunday.

It also disclosed that the escalated power cuts were to ‘ration the remaining emergency generation reserves, which have been depleted.’

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Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Eskom is at …

Jacob Zuma Lands In Court For Decades-Old Corruption Case

Jacob Zuma Lands In Court For Decades-Old Corruption Case

May 18, 2021 3:09 am

South Africa’s scandal-tainted ex-president Jacob Zuma arrived in court Monday for the expected start of a trial in a 20-year-old bribery case.

Zuma is facing 16 charges of fraud, graft, and racketeering relating to a 1999 purchase of fighter jets, patrol boats, and military gear from five European arms firms for 30 billion rands — equal to almost $5.0 billion at the time.

The 79-year-old Zuma, who was at the time serving as deputy president to Thabo Mbeki, is accused of accepting bribes amounting to four million rands from one of the firms, French defence giant Thales.

Over the years, …

COVID-19 South Africa To Resume Vaccine Rollout With J&J Jab

COVID-19: South Africa To Resume Vaccine Rollout With J&J Jab

April 27, 2021 2:42 am

South Africa on Monday announced it would shortly resume using Johnson & Johnson anti-Covid vaccines, just two weeks after the jab was suspended to vet risks over blood clots.

The vaccine will be included in South Africa’s much-delayed anti-Covid vaccination campaign from Wednesday after being given the green light by SAHPRA, the country’s health watchdog.

In a statement on  Monday, Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize said; ‘It has since been established there is a one in a million chance of getting the clot after the vaccine and that it appears that women between the ages of 18 and 48 years old …

COVID-19: South Africa Orders 20m Pfizer Vaccines

COVID-19: South Africa Orders 20m Pfizer Vaccines

February 1, 2021 7:44 am

South Africa has secured 20 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the health minister told a Sunday newspaper.

Africa’s worst virus-hit country has yet to begin vaccinating its population against Covid-19, stirring criticism over slow procurement and lack of strategy.

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A first shipment of AstraZeneca/Oxford jabs produced in India is due to arrive on Monday, with injections expected to start two weeks later.

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize told The Sunday Times that 20 million additional vaccines had been ordered from US drugmaker Pfizer.

‘These vaccines are secured and awaiting manufacturers to

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South Africa opens borders to African countries, limits others

South Africa Opens Borders To African Countries, Limits Others

October 1, 2020 2:52 pm

South Africa will reopen its borders to all African countries from Thursday while barring tourists from around 50 nations with high coronavirus infection rates, the government said on Wednesday.

The continent’s most industrialised economy shuttered its borders at the start of a strict nationwide lockdown on March 27 to limit the spread of the virus.

Restrictions on movement and business have been gradually eased since June, but borders stayed sealed to avoid importing the virus from abroad.

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Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said the country would “gradually” open borders, but …

South Africa bids farewell to ‘hero’ George Bizos, Mandela’s lawyer

SA Bids Farewell To ‘Hero’ George Bizos, Mandela’s Lawyer

September 17, 2020 5:39 pm

South Africa on Thursday bade farewell to George Bizos, the “hero” anti-apartheid lawyer who represented Nelson Mandela at his trial for treason, at a state funeral filled with emotional tributes.

Bizos, a revered, soft-spoken figure, died at his Johannesburg home last week of natural causes at the age of 92.

His flag-draped coffin was wheeled into a Greek community hall by military pall-bearers on Thursday, with President Cyril Ramaphosa in attendance, before it was driven to a cemetery on a ceremonial military gun carriage.

Speakers before a small gathering …

We Are Free To Pursue Legal Option – Ize-Iyamu

APC South Africa: Ize-Iyamu Must Be Supported

September 15, 2020 3:07 pm

The All Progressives Congress in South Africa (APC SÁ) has thrown its weight behind the Governorship Candidate of the party, Pastor Osagie Ize-lyamu, in the Edo State Governorship Election on September 19.

The group gave its support in a statement signed by Mr Sanni David, the National Publicity Secretary of the chapter, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.

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‘The APC SA has confidence that Pastor Osagie lze-Iyamu will deliver the much needed radical economic transformation for the people.

‘The Edo people

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South Africa Church - Five Killed In Hostage Situation

South Africa Church: Five Killed In Hostage Situation

July 11, 2020 2:33 pm

Five people have been killed and six hospitalized after gunmen took hostages at a church in South Africa on Saturday, police said.

It was unclear how many hostages were in the church at the time, but all have been freed, according to the South African Police Service. They have arrested 40 suspects in relation to the attack at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church in Zuurbekom, northwest of Pretoria.

Of those who died, four were found shot and burned in a car and the fifth, a security guard, was also shot in his car while responding to the incident. Police officers …

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