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Undertakers in protective personal equipment prepare for a Muslim burial at Johannesburgs main Westpark Cemetery. (AP)

South Africa surpasses UK in confirmed coronavirus cases

South Africa now has worldâ€™s eighth-highest number of cases, which represents nearly half of all the confirmed cases...

15 July 2020 12:12 PM IST

Zindzi Mandela. (AFP)

Mandela-'s daughter Zindzi dies in South Africa

Zindzi is the youngest daughter of S.Africa-'s first black president Nelson Mandela, and was ambassador to Denmark at...

13 July 2020 1:54 PM IST

An Egyptian youth, trailed by his friends, gropes a woman crossing the street with her friends in Cairo, Egypt. (AP File Image)

Egypt is having another #MeToo moment amidst coronavirus lockdown

Sexual assault is deep-seated problems in Egypt, where victims must also fight a culture that ties female chastity to...

13 July 2020 1:19 PM IST

Covid-19 patients are being treated at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa returns to ban on alcohol sales as virus surges

The country is also reinstating night curfew to reduce traffic accidents and made it mandatory for everyone to wear face...

13 July 2020 10:38 AM IST

A woman and two children wear masks at a playground, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP)

Ten million kids -'may never return to school-' after virus

-'For the first time in human history, an entire generation of children globally have had their education disrupted,-'...

13 July 2020 10:34 AM IST

Representational Image. (AP)

1,500 Indians stranded in South Africa to be repatriated today

Over 50 passengers are IT employees from Bengaluru stuck there since their contracts expired prematurely as businesses...

11 July 2020 12:10 PM IST

A man looks into a tent as a health worker in protective gear collects a sample for COVID-19 testing in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

Most adults infected with COVID-19 in South Africa are asymptomatic...

Majority of COVID-19 infections are going unnoticed, but enrolment process for vaccine trials has shown that far more...

11 July 2020 8:41 AM IST

Covid-19 patients are being treated at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. (AP)

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

South Africa, Africaâ€™s most developed country, is a new global hot spot with 238,339 cases overall

10 July 2020 4:06 PM IST

A group of local defense force fighters drive their motorbikes during an event to inaugurate a new chapter of the group in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. (AP)

Burkina Faso-'s volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists

In an attempt to bolster the army that failed to contain jihadist violence, the government passed a law to arm civilians...

9 July 2020 2:02 PM IST

Members of the Oromo community stop during a protest on University Avenue in St. Paul, Minn., to sing a song by Hachalu Hundessa. (AP)

Pop star-'s murder reveals political rifts in Ethiopia

More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after the popular singer Hachalu Hundessa was shot dead this...

5 July 2020 2:16 PM IST

Sex workers wait for clients in the red light district of Harare, Zimbabwe. (AP)

There is no food to take these HIV meds with, say sex workers

Studies have shown that food insecurity is a barrier to taking the drugs daily and can decrease their efficacy

4 July 2020 4:20 PM IST

Vaccine volunteers are seated, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP)

South Africa reports another record daily of confirmed virus cases

The African continent overall has more than 433,000 confirmed virus cases, while South Africa alone has 2,900 casualties...

4 July 2020 1:23 PM IST