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January 11, 2021

Coronavirus sidelines US ambassador to South Africa; recuperating after ICU stint

The United States ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks, spent 10 days in intensive care with COVID-19 and is now recuperating at her residence, she announced Monday.

January 8, 2021

South African coronavirus variant is more transmissible but not more severe: expert

A mutated form of COVID-19 first identified in South Africa is indeed more transmissible but, at this time, does not appear to cause more severe disease, an infectious disease expert who is helping to advise the country’s health minister said. 

January 6, 2021

South African coronavirus variant may ‘obviate’ antibody drugs, former FDA head says

Though COVID-19 vaccines will likely render effective against the South African coronavirus variant -- according to an infectious disease expert -- the former head of the Food and Drug Administration said the strain may “obviate” other countermeasures, including antibody drugs.

January 4, 2021

South African coronavirus variant 'very significant problem,' UK health secretary says

Britain’s health secretary on Monday warned that the coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa is a "very significant problem," and poses more of a risk than others.

December 23, 2020

UK detects another 'highly concerning' coronavirus variant in cases linked to South Africa travel

Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced on Wednesday that another variation of the novel coronavirus has been detected in two people who were contacts of cases that stemmed from recent travel to South Africa.

December 16, 2020

Man mauled to death by pet hippo he described as 'like a son'

A South African farmer was reportedly mauled to death on Sunday by his pet hippo, which he had previously referred to as “like a son to me.”

December 13, 2020

Leaked Chinese Communist Party records show CCP members employed in senior, specialist and advisory positions

In a coordinated effort lasting more than a decade, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used a recruitment agency to infiltrate British, Australian, and U.S. consulates in Shanghai. 

September 30, 2020

ISIS militants wreak havoc in Mozambique, killing more than 1,000 in insurgency

Islamic State-affiliated terrorists have reportedly formed a base hub of operations in Northern Mozambique, killing more than 1,500 people, and displacing more than 250,000, according to the European Union.

September 30, 2020

South African airline asks public to come up with new name; winner will receive year's worth of free flights

What about “Airline Airlines”? That one’s not taken, is it?

September 11, 2020

South Africa's strict coronavirus lockdown credited with saving lives, but economy is suffering

South Africa’s coronavirus lockdown measures, some of the strictest in the world, have earned praise from groups including the World Health Organization [WHO] for saving lives – but at the same time, recent data could prove some analysts’ claims that its economy has been largely “destroyed.”