South Africa halts AstraZeneca jab over new strain
South Africa has put its roll-out of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed "disappointing" results against its new Covid-19 variant. A vial...
Novavax says COVID-19 vaccine 89% effective in UK trial, less in South Africa, shares jump
Novavax Inc said on Thursday its coronavirus vaccine was 89.3% effective in preventing COVID-19 in a trial conducted in the United Kingdom, and was nearly...
Pfizer vaccine only slightly less effective against key South African mutations: study
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to only lose a small bit of effectiveness against an engineered virus with three key mutations from the...
What we know about the South African variant of Covid-19
New Zealand's first new community case of Covid-19 since November has been confirmed as the highly-transmissable South African variant. Photo: 123rf.com The 56-year-old Northland woman...
Thirteen dead, thousands homeless in southern Africa after storm Eloise
The death toll from storm Eloise rose to at least 13 on Monday after heavy winds, rain and flooding destroyed buildings, drowned crops and displaced...
Biden extends Europe, Brazil travel restrictions, adds South Africa
U.S. President Joe Biden signed an order on Monday barring most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in South Africa from entering the United States,...
Biden to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new COVID-19 variant – CDC
President Joe Biden will impose a ban on most non-U.S. citizens entering the country who have recently been in South Africa starting Saturday in a...
Covid-19: South Africa announces new restrictions as cases soar
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced new tougher coronavirus restrictions, a day after South Africa recorded more than one million Covid-19 cases. People wearing masks walk...
South Africa’s total COVID-19 cases cross 1 million mark
South Africa’s total coronavirus infections since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said, just days after a new...
New Covid-19 variant from South Africa identified in UK
Britain has detected a new variant of the coronavirus in contacts of cases who have travelled from South Africa, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says. South...
South Africa identifies new coronavirus strain causing surge in cases
South Africa has identified a new variant of the coronavirus that is driving a second wave of infections, the health minister said on Friday, days...
South Africa urges quarantine after ‘super-spreader’ student parties
South Africa on Sunday urged school students who attended a series of end-of-year “Rage” parties to enter 10 days of quarantine after identifying four such...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa faces no-certainty vote one week from now
South Africa's lower place of parliament will decide on a movement of no-trust in President Cyril Ramaphosa one week from now, the parliament said on...
Man disguises as online lover to catch ‘cheating’ wife
Mlekeleli Masondo, a South African man, has narrated how he posed as an online lover to discover his wife was allegedly cheating on him. In...
South African serial rapist sentenced to 7 life terms and 300 years imprisonment
A notorious serial rapist, Malibongwe Ncokolo has been sentenced to 7 life terms and 300 years imprisonment by the Bisho High Court in Eastern Cape, South...
South African man sentenced to 70 years in prison for raping his ex-girlfriend
A South African man was sentenced to 70 years behind bars on Monday, October 19, for raping his ex-girlfriend. Keatlhotse Mothowakae, 25, was convicted...
South African gang abducted, tortured and raped lesbian couple before hanging and burning their bodies
A gang abducted a lesbian couple in South Africa before torturing, raping, hanging and burning their bodies, it has been revealed. The two lovers...
South African police woman shoots her husband dead, injures her daughter before killing herself
Police are investigating a case of murder, arson and attempted murder after a 34 year old female constable stationed at Lephalale SAPS in Limpopo, South...
Drama as angry family deposits body of deceased member at a bank over delay in funeral policy payment
Angry family members of a deceased man who died in a shanty fire in Galeshewe, Kimberly, South Africa on Friday, October 2, took the body...
Crime Country: Body of missing 4-year-old South African girl found with multiple stab wounds; teen relative arrested
A 15-year-old relative of slain 4-year-old South African girl, Sanelisiwe Mhlongo has been arrested in connection with her brutal murder. The body of Sanelisiwe was...
Armed robbery caught on tape in Crime Country
An armed robbery attack at a Limpopo store has gone viral after being shared on social media. In the video shared by South African media...
South Africa votes to leave Super Rugby
South Africa has voted to pull its four major franchises from Super Rugby and explore expanding their presence in the European PRO14 competition in a...
Crime Country: South African police rescue 10 ‘sex slaves’ from brothel, arrest five suspects
Hawks have rescued 10 women from an alleged human trafficking ring and arrested five people in early morning raids in Rustenburg and Kuruman. Hawks...
South Africans march in protest demanding Nigerians and Zimbabweans leave the country (video)
A group of South Africans calling themselves 'Only One SA' have engaged in a protest demanding that Nigerians and Zimbabweans leave the country. Local news...
House Democrats file bill to fund U.S. government but leave out new farm money
The U.S. Congress this week will consider legislation funding the federal government through mid-December, with lawmakers hoping to avoid the spectacle of a government shutdown...
Two children, 8 and 6 found dead in South Africa a day after they went missing
Two children, Mpho Makondo, 8, and Simphiwe Mncina, 6, were found dead on Saturday morning, September 19 after they went missing on Friday night in...
Decomposing body of missing 9-year-old South African girl found stuffed in the wardrobe of neighbour who was part of the search party
The decomposing body of 9-year-old Boipelo Sesele was found stuffed in the wardrobe of a neighbour who helped search for her, after she went missing at...
Crime Country: Video shows moment a businessman was kidnapped in broad daylight in South Africa
A video shared online has shown moment a businessman was kidnapped by some gunmen in Fordsburg, Johannesburg. In the video shared by South African journalist...
Soldier shoots man for not wearing a face mask
A soldier allegedly shot a 27-year-old man in South Africa during an argument over why he was not wearing a face mask in line with Covid-19...
South African shopkeeper sentenced to life imprisonment for raping 5-year-old girl who went to buy biscuits in his store
A 31-year-old shopkeeper Tashume "Happy" Bambore was on Thursday, September 17, sentenced to life in prison for raping a 5-year-old girl who went to his...
S.Africa bids farewell to ‘hero’ George Bizos, Mandela’s lawyer
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pays tribute to anti-apartheid lawyer George Bizos at his funeral KIM LUDBROOK POOL/AFP South Africa on Thursday bade farewell to...
S. Africa to ‘cautiously’ reopen borders as lockdown eases
Commuters in South Africa wearing face masks wait outside the Pienaarspoort Station, East of Pretoria to board a train Phill Magakoe AFP/File South Africa will...
Lungisa’s lawyer to lodge papers in Constitutional Court to appeal his sentence
Image: Facebook: Free Andile Lungisa Lungisa was convicted of hitting DA councillor Ryno Kayser with a glass jug over the head during a council meeting...
“We had an argument and he decided to play God with our lives” – South African burn survivor recalls horrible moment her ex-boyfriend set her ablaze, killing their 25 months old daughter
South African survivor, Thembi Maphanga on Tuesday, September 15, recalled the moment her ex-boyfriend set her and their daughter ablaze and left them to die after...
Crime Country: 23-year-old South African woman brutally stabbed to death by jealous ex-boyfriend after repeatedly telling people he was going to kill her
A 30-year-old man was arrested in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, after he allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death after she left him for a new...
Crime Country: Shocking CCTV footage of moment a man tried to kidnap a 4-year-old child in a restaurant
A shocking CCTV footage which captured moment a man tried to kidnap a 4-year-old child in a restaurant in Florida, West of Johannesburg has gone viral...
Taxi driver nabbed while having s3x with lady, by the road side (video)
A South African taxi driver has been exposed after being seen in a viral video having s3x with a lady, by the road side. ...
Woman beaten up after surprise Toyota Yaris gift from her husband turns out to be a stolen car
A South African woman was beaten up after her husband innocently surprised her with a Toyota Yaris that turned out to be a stolen car...
Mother and daughter brutally murdered in South Africa
The owner of the Ocean Basket restaurant in the Mall of the North, Limpopo, South Africa and her mother were found tied up and stabbed...
Killer woman stabs her boyfriend’s alleged side chic to death in South Africa
A 27-year-old woman appeared in the Moretele magistrate’s court in the North West, South Africa on Wednesday, September 9, in connection with the murder of 30-year-old...
South African volunteers on AstraZeneca vaccine trial say not alarmed by pause
South African volunteers on AstraZeneca’s experimental coronavirus vaccine trial said they were not worried to hear the trial had been paused after a participant fell...
All that glitters not gold: Young woman stabs fiance to death in South Africa
Friends and family members on Monday September 7, took to Facebook to mourn a young man who was allegedly killed by his fiancee in South...
Woman shot dead by abusive husband in South African police station
A horrific incident was recorded at Madeira Police Station in Mthatha, South Africa as a 28-year-old woman was shot dead by her husband inside the facility where she had...
South Africa actress, Thandeka Mdeliswa shot dead in her home
Popular South African actress, Thandeka Mdeliswa has ben been shot dead at her family home in Evander, Mpumalanga in South Africa. The actress, popularly known...
Attempted murder case: South African soldier charged for ‘knowingly’ infecting girlfriend with HIV
A soldier in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly infecting his partner with HIV intentionally. The 44-year-old staff...
Total of 11 Nigerians reported dead of COVID-19 in South Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) Says 11 Nigerians have so far died of COVID-19 in the country. In a statement released, the president...
South African men recount how they were raped by older ladies
South African men have taken to Twitter to recount how they got raped by older ladies when they were much younger. A Twitter user @TyrenndumisoB...
Springboks can do contact training amid uncertain future
Captain Siya Kolisi (C) holds the Rugby World Cup trophy near Cape Town as South Africans celebrate a third victory in the competition last November...
Don’t play with Lion: Man mauled to death by two beloved white lions in horror attack while playfighting in South Africa
A nature lover who reared two rare white lions from when they were cubs was mauled to death by them in a horror attack. Conservationist...
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