Tag: Southern Africa
Driven by delta variant, COVID-19 surges across Africa
JOHANNESBURG — Driven by the delta variant, a new wave of COVID-19 is sweeping across the African continent where new cases, hospital admissions, and...
South Africa’s ruling ANC tries to defuse standoff over Zuma
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has sent some of its top leaders to defuse rising tensions over the pending arrest...
South Africa’s Zuma doesn’t say if he will comply with jail
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma has denounced the 15-month prison sentence he has been given by the country's highest court and...
Pro-democracy protests continue to rock Eswatini kingdom
JOHANNESBURG — The South African government has urged calm and restraint in Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, which has been engulfed by pro-democracy protests...
Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas
ZVIMBA, Zimbabwe — For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those...
Diana legacy lingers as fans mark late royal’s 60th birthday
LONDON — Most people wouldn’t volunteer to walk through a minefield. Princess Diana did it twice.
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Zambia approaches elections amid repression, says Amnesty
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zambia is on “the brink of a human rights crisis,” Amnesty International said Monday, alleging that President Edgar Lungu is using...
South Africa tightens restrictions to fight resurgent virus
JOHANNESBURG — Battling a fast-increasing surge of COVID-19 cases, South Africa has reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales and an extended...
South Africa battles rapid rise of COVID-19 in Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG — A rapid resurgence of COVID-19 is slamming South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg, and threatens to overwhelm its hospitals.
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Southern African leaders agree to send troops to Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG — A summit of southern African leaders has agreed to send a regional military force to Mozambique to help that country battle its...