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Jun 04 2016
News
State Department warns of possible terror attack in South Africa
The State Department on Saturday warned American citizens in South Africa of the imminent threat of terrorist attacks.
The warning, issued by the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to South Africa, states that the government has received information that terrorist groups are planning to carry out "near-term attacks against places where U.S. citizens congregate in South Africa, such as upscale
USA TODAY
Mar 17 2020
Background
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.[4] With 1.3 billion people[1][2] as of 2018, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to
Wikipedia
May 07 2014
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As South Africa votes, this shanty town explains anger at the ANC
With elections today, Bekkersdal is a no-go zone for politicians from the African National Congress. Residents say they are not part of the good story the ANC claims for the nation.
Christian Science Monitor
Dec 06 2013
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South Africa, world mourn Nelson Mandela's death, celebrate his legacy
The people of South Africa reacted Friday with deep sadness at the loss of a man considered by many to be the father of the nation, while mourners said it was also a time to celebrate the achievements of the anti-apartheid leader who emerged from prison to become South Africa's first black president.
Fox News (Online News)
Dec 30 2021
News
South Africa says that it has passed its fourth wave of cases, and counts few added deaths.
The South African government said Thursday that data from its health department suggested that the country had passed its Omicron peak without a major spike in deaths, offering cautious hope to other countries grappling with the variant.
“The speed with which the Omicron-driven fourth wave rose, peaked and then declined has been staggering,” said Fareed Abdullah of the South African
New York Times (News)
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 Check
Nov 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)
Jul 14 2021
News
72 killed as South Africa grapples with its worst political violence since apartheid
South Africa is grappling with the worst political violence the country has seen since the end of the racist apartheid regime. The death toll after five days of violent riots and looting, sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma, hit at least 72 on Wednesday.
Some of the most violent unrest has been in Alexandra township, a suburb of Johannesburg, where CBS News
CBS News (Online)
Jun 01 2021
News
Alpha, Beta Instead Of Britain, South Africa. Why The WHO Is Renaming COVID Variants
The World Health Organization is hoping to simplify the way the public talks about the growing number of variants of the coronavirus. It will start assigning different letters of the Greek alphabet to each new mutation of the virus.
The new system takes the names of new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and moves them away from what can be sometimes confusing
NPR (Online News)
Mar 31 2021
News
U.S. begins testing Moderna’s Covid vaccine booster shots for variant from South Africa
The National Institutes of Health has started testing a new coronavirus vaccine from Moderna designed to protect against a problematic variant first found in South Africa, the agency said Wednesday.
The phase one trial, led and funded by the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will test how safe and effective the new shot is against the variant — known as B.1.
CNBC