Sources: BBC
Spain applies to join South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide. 2024-06-6
Greece reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a man who travelled from South Africa to Crete. 2021-12-2
Bangladesh suspends the entry of travellers from South Africa amid fears of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant first detected in Botswana. 2021-11-27
South Africa surpasses one million cases of COVID-19, becoming the first African country to reach this milestone. 2020-12-27
All 955 South African miners, who were stuck in the Beatrix gold mine near Welkom in central Free State province since Wednesday, have been brought to the surface. Earlier, 65 other workers were rescued. No serious injuries have been reported. The accident apparently happened when a strong storm knocked over an electric power tower triggering the huge power cut. 2018-02-2
Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela is released from the hospital after "successful" medical tests. [http:--www.miamiherald.com-2013-03-09-3276297-safrica-mandela-admitted-to-hospital.html (AP via "Miami Herald")]date=August 2019 2013-03-10
Police attack Anglo American Platinum mine workers with rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades in Rustenburg, South Africa. 2012-10-30
J. M. Coetzee and Nadine Gordimer are among those to criticise South Africa's "secrecy bill" which they say could fundamentally threaten free speech and investigative journalism. 2012-06-6
South African trade unions state that a court injunction successfully sought by the government is intended to "intimidate" workers who are striking in the hope of receiving better pay. 2010-08-22
A Rovos Rail luxury tourist train derails near Pretoria, South Africa, killing at least two people β a pregnant woman and her baby whose birth occurred during the derailment β and injuring at least 25 others. 2010-04-21