Sources: BBC
Five miners are trapped underground and presumed dead in a diamond mine after a mudslide in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa. 2026-02-19
South Africa becomes the first country from Africa to chair the G20 after receiving the leadership position during the second day of the summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 2024-11-19
The BRICS summit begins in Johannesburg, South Africa. The summit will focus on the bloc's expansion and role among the economies of the Global South. 2023-08-22
The South African Health Department suspends COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantine for people with asymptomatic cases due to 80% of the population being vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19. 2021-12-24
Lab studies suggest that the Pfizer–BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are significantly less effective in providing antibody protection against the 501.V2 variant of the disease, which is most prevalent in South Africa. 2021-02-18
Cuba reports their first case of a variant from South Africa in an asymptomatic person who travelled from the country. 2021-01-22
South African Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu dies due to COVID-19. 2021-01-21
A court convicts South African athlete Oscar Pistorius of the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on appeal and faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. 2015-12-3
39 people are killed in South Africa and thousands of homes are destroyed in Mozambique following widespread flooding. 2011-01-17
South Africa deploys its army to deal with public sector workers striking in a bid to earn an increased wage; police shoot rubber bullets and water cannon into crowds outside a hospital in Soweto. At least five people have been killed so far during the strikes. 2010-08-19