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South Africa floods: Petrol tanker washes ashore on Durban beach
A petrol tanker washed ashore on a beach in front of the Durban Country Club in KwaZulu-Natal province on Tuesday morning after unprecedented floods hit parts of South Africa's south-eastern coast.
Pfizer-BioNTech begin Omicron vaccine trial
The trial is taking place across the United States and South Africa, and the first participant was dosed in North Carolina.
Dutch Covid hotel escapees 'treated like dogs'
The couple, Carolina Pimenta and Andres Sanz, told Dutch broadcaster RTL that they had both tested negative for coronavirus before leaving South Africa
G7 ministers meet as new Covid strain spreads around the globe
In Britain, Health Secretary Sajid Javid said new Covid rules will be enforced from Tuesday
South Africa detects new Covid variant with many mutations
Neutralising the variant is "complicated by the number of mutations this variant" contains
Decomposed body found by pedestrians near Durban river bank
The victim has not been identified and appears to have been stabbed
Deadly snake hiding in toilet bites man on his genitals
He was administered with anti-venom and admitted to intensive care for observation.
Prince Albert gives update on Princess Charlene's return to Monaco
The princess has been recuperating in South Africa from an ENT infection.
Princess Charlene of Monaco sparks concern over 'frail' look in new photo
The former Olympian had to undergo several procedures to treat an ENT infection and has been in South Africa since May.
Africa Covid death toll tops 200,000
The total number of infections is also likely to be an under-estimate, given insufficient testing capacity in Africa.
Covid cases top 200 million worldwide as China vows massive vaccine boost
Overwhelmed mortuaries are renting refrigerated containers to store bodies, while medical and other frontline workers are exhausted.
Death toll in South Africa unrest climbs to 72 as violence spreads
The armed forces were sending 2,500 soldiers to help the overwhelmed police.
England to lift virus restrictions as Israel raises vaccine fears
With more than 605,000 deaths, the United States has lost more people to the virus than any other country.
Delta variant sparks fears for sports events as Russia fights record cases
Faced with the surge in a pandemic that has already killed more than 3.9 million people worldwide, officials are racing to vaccinate their populations.
9-year-old boy needs facial reconstruction surgery after being mauled by hyena
Rodwell was flown to Johannesburg on Saturday and greeted by hospital staff singing South Africa's national anthem.
South Africa virus strain more contagious, experts confirm
With more than 1.3 million people infected, South Africa has recorded more cases than any other country on the continent and has also suffered more deaths, with 37,105 registered.
New COVID-19 variant now plaguing South Africans
This new variant is labeled as 501.V2 and it is said to be dominant among new infections.
Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial as participant becomes ill
The pause means the enrollment system has been closed for the 60,000-patient clinical trial while the independent patient safety committee is convened.
South Africa retailers pull out TRESemmé hair products over racist online advert
TRESemmé agreed to donate 10,000 sanitary pads to women from informal settlements around the country
Conservationist mauled to death by two 400lb lionesses as wife watches in horror
In 2017, the pair of felines broke out of their paddock and attacked a local who was collecting wood near the area.
Coronavirus graft scandals shake South Africa's president
South Africa's Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating over 160 companies.
British woman uses Facebook to trap man who raped and murdered her aunt
Tired of waiting for authorities to find the suspected killer, the murdered woman's niece used social media to locate the absconding man.
PETA releases footage of elephant killer to pressure passage of bill against trophy hunting
The trophy hunter says he received threats after PETA released a video of him killing a young elephant in South Africa.
Record number of new virus cases as public loses faith in governments
WHO says Brazil and India had recently reported highest daily increases, while figures remain worryingly high in the US and South Africa.
5 and 7-year-old siblings found drowned in a dam
The parents of the children thought they were taking a nap while the young ones had wandered off and drowned.
Great white shark seen drowning 33-foot long humpback whale
The shark repeatedly attacked the sick whale for over an hour, eventually drowning it.
Virus surge sparks South Africa curfew and Spain local lockdown
The United States is the world's worst-hit country with 135,171 deaths from 3,301,820 cases.
71-year-old woman dies of shock after witnessing rape of three granddaughters
The devastated family is distraught that the culprit is still at large even after months since the attack.
South Africa begins 'unprecedented' military-patrolled lockdown
Violation of any of the regulations will carry a six-month jail sentence or a fine.
Paedophile loses appeal against life sentence for raping 7-year old in resto toilet
Nicholas Ninow appealed against the life sentence he had received for raping the child.