Tag: South Africa
Ramaphosa facing ANC leadership challenge
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is in a tight party leadership race against his former health minister - whom he forced to resign amid...
Koertzen dies in car crash
Cape Town – Former international cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen died on Tuesday in a vehicle collision in his native South Africa, his family said.
Koertzen,...
Ramaphosa under pressure over robbery at farm
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa is in trouble.
A subdued response to a speech at a major policy conference on Friday indicated that all was...
Archbishop Tutu passes at age 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman's...
Nothing “dramatically different” about Omicron infections, says South African doctor
The new coronavirus variant Omicron has now become dominant in South Africa and is driving a sharp increase in new infections, health officials say.
Some...
South Africa condemns travel bans
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said on Friday that imposing restrictions on travellers from the country because of a newly identified COVID-19 variant was unjustified,...