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Apr 08 2024
News
South Africa Taps Business to Create Office to End Rail Monopoly
South Africa has asked companies to help it set up an office to facilitate the entry of private operators onto the continent’s biggest rail network for the first time.
In a letter sent last month to Business Unity South Africa, the Department of Transport asked the country’s biggest corporate lobby group to help set up a private-sector participation office. It also asked BUSA to “
BloombergDec 22 2021
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Case drop may show South Africa’s omicron peak has passed
South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say.
Daily virus case counts are notoriously unreliable, as they can be affected by uneven testing, reporting delays and other fluctuations. But they are offering one tantalizing hint — far from conclusive yet — that omicron
Associated PressMar 07 2024
News
South Africa Accuses Israel of Starvation, Genocide in Gaza
Since the stampede around an aid convoy in which dozens of people were killed in the Gaza Strip last week, Israel has been under increasing attack by friendly and hostile states for the humanitarian situation in the enclave. The South African government reiterated its appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to take action against Israel on Wednesday, writing that "South Africa is
Newsmax (News)Apr 10 2024
News
6 suspects arrested in murder of soccer star Luke Fleurs at gas station in South Africa
Armed attacks on the rise in South Africa Armed attacks on the rise in South Africa South African police said on Wednesday they have arrested six suspects for the murder of soccer star Luke Fleurs, who played for popular Johannesburg club Kaizer Chiefs. The 24-year-old defender was gunned down last week as he refilled his car at a gas station in a northwestern suburb of the city, in the latest
CBS News (Online)Dec 28 2021
Fact Check
Omicron: What can we learn from South Africa's experience so far?
South Africa was where the new Omicron variant was first identified, and cases there have taken off rapidly.
This is starting to be seen in other countries, and the World Health Organization (WHO) says it is "spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant".
What else can we learn from the South African experience?
Does Omicron cause milder disease?
BBC Fact CheckNov 27 2021
News
After detecting the Omicron variant, South Africa feels ‘punished’ by global travel bans
As the United States and European countries close their borders over fears over the recently detected coronavirus variant, many South Africans say they feel as if they are being “punished” for alerting global health authorities.
Hours after South African scientists announced the existence of a new variant that they said displayed “a big jump in evolution,” Britain banned travelers from
New York Times (News)Dec 15 2021
Opinion
Omicron is a case study in unknown risk
Unknown risks occur when no one expects them, in forms that no one could anticipate, and for which no one is prepared. Situations become crises under the influence of unknown risks, which in turn fosters panic rather than rational responses.
The omicron variant is establishing itself to be the next unknown risk in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Evidence of this are uniformly
The HillMar 06 2024
News
South Africa appeals to ICJ for further measures against Israel
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Citing “widespread starvation” in Gaza, South Africa on Wednesday urged the United Nations’ top court to order Israel to allow humanitarian aid into the war-torn region as part of an ongoing case alleging that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza breaches the Genocide Convention. South Africa — which filed the genocide case against Israel late last year — approached the
The Times of IsraelMar 06 2024
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TotalEnergies and Qatar Expand Namibia Oil Exploration Into South Africa
TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy are expanding their efforts to explore for oil and gas in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia by acquiring a nearby license in the basin in South African waters. TotalEnergies and its partner QatarEnergy have signed an agreement to buy participating interests in Block 3B/4B offshore South Africa from the companies Africa Oil South Africa, Azinam, and Ricocure, the
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