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September 8, 2020 at 7:13 am

Virus lockdown plunges South Africa deeper into recession

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s economy has sunk deeper into recession, with its gross domestic product for the second quarter of 2020 plummeting by 51%,...

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FILE – In this July 23, 2020 file photo, mourners attend the funeral of health care worker Duduzile Margaret Mbonane who died from COVID-19, at her funeral in Thokoza, near Johannesburg, South Africa. A South African funeral is usually an elaborate affair, often held on a Saturday, with family members and other mourners traveling from around the country, holding overnight vigils and washing the body. These days COVID-19 burials have to be held within four days, in the absence of relatives and friends and mourners being limited to fifty. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) JOH103 JOH103

August 31, 2020 at 1:04 am

COVID-19 takes loved ones, then the rituals to mourn them VIEW

A South African funeral is traditionally an elaborate affair, but coronavirus restrictions are forcing families in most cases to set aside those rituals. For many,...

August 27, 2020 at 9:34 am

South African president grilled over COVID-19 graft scandals

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday faced tough questioning by lawmakers over COVID-19 corruption scandals, days after he asked ruling party...

August 25, 2020 at 10:05 pm

COVID-19 lockdowns blocked flu in some places but fall looms VIEW

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Winter is ending in the Southern Hemisphere and country after country -- South Africa, Australia, Argentina -- had a surprise: Their steps...

August 18, 2020 at 2:26 am

As virus cases fall, South Africa allows liquor sales VIEW

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa, which had one of the world's strictest anti-coronavirus lockdowns for five months, relaxed its restrictions Tuesday, permitting the sales of...

July 26, 2020 at 12:07 am

South Africa warns COVID-19 corruption puts ‘lives at risk’

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s COVID-19 response is marred by corruption allegations around its historic $26 billion economic relief package, as the country with the...

FILE â€” In this Dec. 5, 2013, file photo Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of the late Nelson Mandela poses for photographers as she arrives to attend the UK premiere of the movie “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” at a cinema in London. Zindzi Mandela, age 59, has died early Monday at a Johannesburg hospital according to state media. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham/File) XDF102 XDF102

July 12, 2020 at 11:50 pm

Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59. State television South African...

July 12, 2020 at 12:42 pm

South Africa returns to ban on alcohol sales as virus surges

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country will immediately return to a ban on the sale of alcohol to reduce the...

Covid-19 patients are being treated with oxygen at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize this week said South Africa could run out of available hospital beds within the month. “The storm that we have consistently warned South Africans about is now arriving,” he told lawmakers. The African continent overall has over 523,000 confirmed virus cases after passing the half-million milestone on Wednesday. But shortages in testing materials mean the true number is unknown.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay) XJD101 XJD101

July 10, 2020 at 2:54 am

Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa

South Africa overnight posted another record daily high of confirmed cases, 13,674, as Africa’s most developed country is a new global hot spot. Already more...

June 18, 2020 at 10:03 pm

Lives Lost: South African activist targeted apartheid, HIV VIEW

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Clarence Mini's life was marked by battles against formidable foes. The South African doctor fought apartheid — receiving his medical training in...