South africa
SA secures $750m World Bank loan to help with COVID response
Treasury said that the loan would address the financing gap stemming from additional spending in response to the pandemic.
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'Beautiful laws' fail South Africa's queer migrants
With some of the world's most progressive LGBTQ+ laws, South Africa attracts queer migrants from the continent escaping prosecution and homophobia. Yet gay rights are often only protected on paper. Many queer migrants say South Africa is more close-minded than they expected.
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COVID: 22,391 new cases and 22 more deaths in SA
There have also been 22 COVID-19 related deaths reported, bringing total fatalities to 90,060.
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COVID infections increase by 19,842 with 36 more deaths in SA
On Wednesday, the South African Health Products Authority (Sahpra) approved a third booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine.
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SA’s COVID death toll breaches 90k mark
The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has recorded 90,002 total deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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SA records 11,125 new COVID cases and one more death
Gauteng still makes up the bulk of new cases with 7,929 infections in the latest 24-hour cycle.
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Bureaucratic red tape delayed actioning of SA, Ivory Coast MOUs - Mtshotshisa
The government signed 10 of these agreements on Thursday, ranging from cooperation on employment, aviation, agriculture and telecomms among others in a historic pact between South Africa and the Ivory Coast.
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SA govt signs 10 MoUs with Ivory Coast in ‘historic pact of cooperation’
A large delegation of ministers and businesspeople are in the West African state with Ramaphosa on a mission to nurture relations which will lead to stronger trade and diplomatic deals among other pursuits.
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Nigeria backs SA in criticism of travel bans over Omicron COVID variant
Several countries including the UK, US and Rwanda have moved to ban southern Africans from travelling to their shores after scientists in South Africa identified the new variant which has since been found in several European countries as well.
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SA's relations with Nigeria on a positive trajectory - Ramaphosa
President Ramaphosa said that the conclusion of several agreements of cooperation between the two countries was a testament to the strength of relations between Nigeria and South Africa.
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Omicron in Europe before South Africa reported first cases
With countries now on alert for the Omicron variant, a clearer picture is emerging by the day of where it has been circulating, and for how long.
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While 'closely monitoring' new COVID variant, WHO cautions against travel curbs
The World Health Organization said its Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) was holding a meeting Friday to discuss the variant first detected through surveillance in South Africa.
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Israel finds case of COVID strain first detected in South Africa
'The variant discovered in southern African states has been identified in Israel,' Israel's health ministry said, adding it was recorded 'in a person who returned from Malawi#.
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Germany, Italy ban travel from SA over new COVID variant
The new rules, starting Friday night, will affect South Africa and 'probably neighbouring nations', Acting Health Minister Jens Spahn said, with only German nationals allowed entry.
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SA records 1,275 more COVID cases & 22 deaths
The Department of Health is reporting that 22 deaths were recorded on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 89,657
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Ramaphosa: More must be done to improve economic ties between SA and Kenya
President Cyril Ramaphoa said that as vocal advocates of Pan-Africanism and intra-African trade, the two countries must set an example by increasing the volume and composition of their trade and investing more in each other’s economies.
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40 more people succumb to COVID-19 in SA
These latest fatalities have pushed the country’s death toll to a grim 89,555.
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SA making progress with its climate goals, Creecy tells COP26 summit
As the conference in Scotland winds up, Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has given a speech outlining South Africa's expectations and objectives in trying to reverse the climate change crisis.
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Move away from coal power will require money from rich countries, says SA
South Africa has entered into an agreement with the likes of the United States, United Kingdom and European Union, who've pledged to help fund the transition to renewable power.
