South Africa
South African regulator approves Sinopharm COVID vaccine
World
February 7, 2022
South African regulator approves Sinopharm COVID vaccine
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 7 (Reuters) – South Africa’s health regulator said on Monday it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s…
UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries
Middle East
January 27, 2022
UAE to lift entry, transit ban on passengers from 12 African countries
DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will lift an entry and transit ban on on Saturday on…
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
World
January 11, 2022
South African studies suggest Omicron has higher ‘asymptomatic carriage’
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Preliminary findings from two South African clinical trials suggest the Omicron coronavirus variant has a…
Fire ravages Cape Town seat of South Africa’s Parliament
World
January 2, 2022
Fire ravages Cape Town seat of South Africa’s Parliament
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Firefighters battled a major blaze at South Africa’s Parliament complex on Sunday that sent…
‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
World
January 2, 2022
‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been remembered at a state funeral Saturday for…
J&J booster slashes Omicron hospitalisations -S.African study
World
December 31, 2021
J&J booster slashes Omicron hospitalisations -S.African study
CAPE TOWN, Dec 30 (Reuters) – A booster dose of Johnson & Johnson Inc’s (JNJ.N) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine was 84% effective at…
Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality
World
December 28, 2021
Young South Africans learn of Tutu’s activism for equality
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s legacy is reverberating among young South Africans, many of whom were not born when…
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
World
December 28, 2021
Undertakers, rabbis join global fight promoting COVID shots
In Germany, Lutheran pastors are offering COVID-19 shots inside churches. In Israel’s science-skeptical ultra-Orthodox community, trusted rabbis are trying to…
Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90
World
December 26, 2021
Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican…
South Africa’s case drop may show omicron peak has passed
World
December 22, 2021
South Africa’s case drop may show omicron peak has passed
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic…