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The death toll from a building collapse in George, South Africa, last week, increases to 33.
2024-05-14

Eight people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2023-01-29

Jordan reports its first two cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a citizen who had travelled from South Africa and another who had no travel history.
2021-12-9

South Africa reports its first four cases of the Lineage B.1.617.2 variant in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, where all of these had a travel history to India.
2021-05-8

France reports their first case of a more contagious variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a man who travelled from South Africa to the Haut-Rhin region and later tested positive for COVID-19.
2020-12-31

Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa, experiences widespread looting and violent attacks by rioters focused on foreigners. Police are currently outnumbered and many businesses have been set on fire. The riots follow the death of a taxi driver reportedly shot by Nigerian drug dealers after they realized he had seen them complete a drug deal and had also seen their supplier. Bus services are suspended and authorities say the capital is currently unsafe.
2019-08-28

An explosion at a Rheinmetall munition depot near Cape Town, South Africa, kills at least eight people.
2018-09-3

South Africa convicts Czech fugitive Radovan Krejčíř of kidnapping, attempted murder, and drug dealing charges.
2015-08-24

Authorities in South Africa issue a warrant for the arrest of Julius Malema on charges of corruption.
2012-09-21

Journalists in South Africa launch a campaign to oppose possible legislation which may limit freedom of the press.
2010-08-9