South Africa

UN warns of famine in drought-ravaged southern Madagascar

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Persistent drought in southern Madagascar has left hundreds of thousands of people on the brink…

S.Africa to resume J&J vaccinations

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa announced Monday it would shortly resume using Johnson & Johnson anti-Covid vaccines, two…

South Africa’s Cape Town blaze ‘under control’

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's Table Mountain smouldered on Tuesday after a fire swept the iconic site,…

Cape Town blaze almost contained: parks agency

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- A sweeping fire on South Africa's iconic Table Mountain that choked Cape Town with…

Residents evacuated as firefighters battle Table Mountain blaze

by Linda GIVETASH CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- A blaze advanced along South Africa's iconic Table Mountain toward central…

Cape Town fire guts library, moves closer to city

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP) -- A fire in Cape Town has ravaged part of a university library housing a…

Elephants ‘trample’ rhino poacher to death in S. African park

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Breeding elephants trampled a suspected rhino poacher to death at the weekend in South…

In Pasay City where South African variant has been detected, health workers find hope in vaccines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zxKJGBSpkw&feature=youtu.be   (Eagle News) -- The vaccination against COVID-19 started in Pasay City on Tuesday, March 2, the same day…

One in two S.Africans infected by Covid: study and estimates

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Around half of South Africa's population may have already been infected by coronavirus, a…

South Africa suspends vaccinations as worries grow over AstraZeneca shot

by AFP Bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the…

England to step up testing after detecting 11 S.African variant cases

  by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Health officials said Monday they will urgently increase…

S.Africa passes second wave peak as first vaccines land

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said the country had "passed the peak" of…

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