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PTI
Exponential Spike in Delta COVID-19 Cases in South Africa, Restrictions Tightened
28 Jun 2021
In 24 hours, 15,036 new cases and 122 deaths were reported from complications caused by COVID-19, largely attirbuted to Delta variant.
Associated Press
In Poorest Countries, Especially in Africa, COVID Surge Combines with Vaccine Shortage
17 Jun 2021
Africa’s 1.3 billion people account for 18% of the world's population, but the continent has received only 2% of all vaccine doses administered globally.
Niren Tolsi
Long Read | Ronnie Govender: ‘Unbowed, Unbroken’
17 May 2021
The South African activist and man of letters used language as a weapon to defend the marginalised and reflect upon the people, places and culture that defined him.
Niren Tolsi
Hope Faces Off Against Power in Marikana Trial
15 May 2021
The family members of mineworkers killed during the Marikana massacre in 2012 have yet to see a police officer held to account, and police testimony thus far appears unclear.
Heeten Kanti Kalan
I Am Not White, But Certainly Not ‘Non-White’, Too
10 Mar 2021
We have a dynamic and fluid vocabulary to match an increasingly pluralistic culture. So why do we still label people by what they’re not?
Magnificent Mndebele
ArcelorMittal is ‘Slowly Becoming a Burial Site’
06 Mar 2021
After the deaths of three employees who got trapped in a control room, workers allege that management frequently coerces them to bypass health and safety procedures.
PTI
South Africa to Nominate Cuban Doctors for Nobel Peace Prize for Helping Fight COVID-19
02 Feb 2021
“This small island nation has demonstrated solidarity with the hardest-hit countries and sent over 3,700 Cubans throughout the world to assist in the COVID-19 fight”, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
PTI
Hospitals Run Out of Beds, Oxygen Amid ‘Unprecedented’ COVID-19 Spike in South Africa
28 Dec 2020
The second wave, described by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize as even worse than the first, has largely been attributed to a new virus strain and the huge public gatherings and travel during the festive…
Pavan Kulkarni
Historic General Strike in South Africa Sees Workers Raise Issues of Corruption, Job Loss
09 Oct 2020
The strike was called by the Congress of South African Trade Unions and was joined by the South African Federation of Trade Unions and other organizations. It may set the stage for a new phase of…
Pavan Kulkarni
South African Unions Prepare for Historic Strike on October 7
05 Oct 2020
The strike has been called by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the largest trade union confederation in the country and a traditional ally of the ruling ANC. The union now says the ANC has…