Irish scientist optimistic alpaca can be ally in in fight against Covid-19Researcher based in South Africa finds animal’s antibodies show signs of neutralising variantsMon May 3 2021 - 01:00
Corruption was rife in South Africa’s ANC, Ramaphosa tells inquiryPresident says ruling party determined to root out the malaiseThu Apr 29 2021 - 19:27
South African president takes high-stakes gamble on corruption inquiryCyril Ramaphosa hopes his appearance will help make break from ANC’s corrupt imageTue Apr 27 2021 - 18:27
Bush fire lights up Cape Town in stunning and frightening spectacleCape Town Letter: At least 400 hectares of unique flora and fauna burnt to a crispTue Apr 20 2021 - 18:00
Mozambique ready to accept outside help against Islamist insurgentsSouthern African leaders keen on joint action against growing Islamist threat to regionFri Apr 9 2021 - 16:59
Mozambique government terminates South African military company’s contractDAG had been praised for its role in fighting off an at attack by Islamic militants on Palma last weekThu Apr 1 2021 - 16:25
Southern Africa struggles to respond to Mozambique’s Islamist insurgencyGovernment slow to embrace the assistance it has been offered to defeat Al-ShabaabTue Mar 30 2021 - 17:40
South Africa steps up preparations for phase two of vaccination programmeRamaphosa says country is moving to more relaxed lockdown restrictions due to ‘dramatic decline’ in cases over eight weeksMon Mar 1 2021 - 17:29
Senior ANC official accused of corruption vows to clear his nameLegal proceedings against Ace Magashule and 15 co-accused postponed to August 11thFri Feb 19 2021 - 17:54
South Africa begins Covid-19 vaccination programmeRollout starts following delivery of 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson jabWed Feb 17 2021 - 17:45
South Africa’s ANC faces dilemma over former president ZumaEx-president refuses to abide by court ruling obliging him to answer questions at inquiryFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:13
South Africa approves controversial parasite drug for coronavirusAccess to invermectin, which was developed by Irish scientist, will be on ‘controlled’ basisFri Jan 29 2021 - 14:37
African Union secures additional 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccinesAU president Ramaphosa calls on rich nations to share vaccines with developing worldThu Jan 28 2021 - 18:15
Covid surge threatens to overwhelm Zimbabwe’s health system within 'weeks'Irish aid agency Goal says urgent support needed to deal with rise in infectionsMon Jan 25 2021 - 21:07
African Union secures 270m Covid-19 vaccine doses as cases surge on continentMany African nations have seen more deadly second waves of virus recently emergeThu Jan 14 2021 - 19:21
South Africa closes land borders as coronavirus cases spiralNew South African Covid strain suspected of being a significant contributing factorTue Jan 12 2021 - 17:43
Mozambique’s jihadists gain ground as government declines helpBesieged African nation wants to be self-sufficient even as situation becomes ‘dire’Thu Dec 31 2020 - 01:00
Malawi one of the few wins for democracy in 2020Annulment of presidential poll makes it only second African country to witness such a monumental developmentMon Dec 28 2020 - 01:11
Ramaphosa warns S Africans second Covid wave may be more deadlyTighter restrictions include curfews and alcohol sale limits as death toll nears 24,000Tue Dec 15 2020 - 17:15
SA ruling party member accused of corruption to face ‘toothless’ committeeCyril Ramaphosa promises party officials accused of serious crimes would be sidelinedWed Dec 9 2020 - 18:11
South Africa tightens local restrictions as coronavirus surgesClear evidence of a resurgence of Covid-19 across the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provincesFri Dec 4 2020 - 14:26
Jacob Zuma absconds from corruption inquiry after recusal bid failsSouth Africa’s former president defies summons as he fails in attempt to remove judgeThu Nov 19 2020 - 18:37
Senior ANC figure to appear in court in South Africa on corruption chargesParty general secretary and Zuma ally Ace Magashule denies role in alleged asbestos scamThu Nov 12 2020 - 17:25
Mozambique police confirm dozens of villagers beheadedExecutions of men and boys by suspected jihadists in troubled Cabo Delgado provinceWed Nov 11 2020 - 16:01
Murder of South African anti-mining activist highlights dangers for campaignersFikile Ntshangase had opposed plans to extend the Somkhele coal mine because of its environmental impactTue Nov 3 2020 - 18:32
EU agrees to help Mozambique tackle Islamist insurgencySouthern African nation had asked for support against uprising that has killed 2,000 peopleTue Oct 20 2020 - 16:20
EU faces delicate decision as Mozambique appeals for help with insurgencyAfrican region’s colonial past makes military assistance potentially problematicTue Oct 6 2020 - 18:44
Coronavirus: South Africa to ease restrictions as infections fallScientists seek answers to why country’s Covid-19 death rate remains relatively lowFri Sep 18 2020 - 13:26
Cyril Ramaphosa empowered as ANC backs anti-corruption driveSouth African president calls on executive committee to purge party officials charged with wrongdoingSun Sep 6 2020 - 15:19
Zimbabwe orders Vatican’s envoy to explain criticism by bishopsLocal hierarchy critical of ‘alarming levels’ of graft in country enduring ‘multilayered crisis’Mon Aug 24 2020 - 18:08
Covid-19: South Africa urges vigilance when lockdown rules easeFirms can operate, domestic travel, family gatherings allowed, schools to partially reopenMon Aug 17 2020 - 18:20
Lung test delay halts compensation for South African gold minersMiners suffering from lung diseases are more vulnerable to Covid-19, say doctorsTue Aug 11 2020 - 21:26
South African president under pressure over ANC corruption in pandemicRuling party members involved in fraud related to coronavirus contract tendersThu Aug 6 2020 - 18:44
Growing fears of crackdown as Zimbabwe prepares for protestsOpponents believe the president is using the Covid-19 lockdown to suppress opposition rather than to save livesThu Jul 30 2020 - 17:33
Coronavirus: Cape Town’s poor go hungry as tourism cash dries upLetter: Conundrum of how to save lives while not destroying livelihoods is formidableMon Jul 20 2020 - 17:45
South African government under fire after reinstating lockdown measuresOpposition criticises new rules, which include a ban on the sale of alcoholMon Jul 13 2020 - 18:38
Coronavirus: Gauteng province becomes centre of South Africa’s outbreakHealth minister warns bed capacity in all provinces to be overwhelmed in weeks aheadWed Jul 8 2020 - 17:28
Coronavirus: South Africa awaits peak with ‘fatigue setting in’Minister for health ‘extremely concerned’ about public ‘letting their guard down’Tue Jun 30 2020 - 18:20
South African bank looting suspects plead not guiltySeven face charges of racketeering, theft, fraud, corruption and money laundering at VBSThu Jun 18 2020 - 17:04
Coronavirus hampering regional efforts to help Mozambique contain Islamic militantsSouthern African nations preoccupied with curbing Covid-19 threat at homeThu Jun 11 2020 - 14:59
Court orders South Africa to amend its coronavirus lockdown regulationsPretoria high court judge rules that an ‘overwhelming number’ of lockdown restrictions are unconstitutional and invalidWed Jun 3 2020 - 15:52
Coronavirus in South Africa: President Ramaphosa warns outbreak will get worseLockdown measures to be further eased from start of June despite surge in casesMon May 25 2020 - 16:36
Coronavirus: Fears of rights abuses in Zimbabwe’s indefinite lockdownRights groups concerned as three female MDC members say they were abducted and sexually assaultedThu May 21 2020 - 17:05
Covid-19 testing in South Africa: ‘If the disease comes here it will spread like wildfire’Despite early success, officials know that townships remain vulnerable to outbreakWed May 13 2020 - 18:10
Coronavirus: South Africa’s race-based relief fund faces court challengeTourism businesses are being awarded Covid-19 aid based on their compliance with black economic empowerment policiesWed May 6 2020 - 18:56
Hundreds of Cuban medics help Covid-19 fight in South AfricaMinister praises ‘solidarity’ as medical mission underlines countries’ close relationshipTue Apr 28 2020 - 15:48
Coronavirus: South Africa to ease lockdown to protect economyRamaphosa to reopen mines and some schools under phased lifting of restrictionsFri Apr 24 2020 - 17:58
Drop in violent crime more about ban on alcohol than movement restrictionsCape Town Letter: However an upswing in gender-based violence in households has been reportedSun Apr 19 2020 - 16:58
Coronavirus: South Africa extends lockdown until end of AprilOpposition DA party criticises Ramaphosa for move in terms of ‘lives versus livelihoods’Fri Apr 10 2020 - 18:46
Zimbabwe’s coronavirus fight gets help from Irish aid agenciesTrócaire and Goal assist in virus education in country hugely vulnerable to outbreakWed Apr 8 2020 - 15:23