Sources: The Guardian
Five people are killed and another is injured in a home invasion and shooting in Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa. 2026-07-27
Ten people are killed in a head-on collision between a minibus and a bus in Mpumalanga, South Africa. 2026-05-21
At least 4,500 people are displaced by storms in Cape Town, South Africa. 2024-07-11
Eleven workers are killed and 75 others are injured at an Impala platinum mine in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa, when a lift transporting them to the surface drops approximately 200 m. 2023-11-27
Minnesota reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which originated in South Africa. The patient is a person from the Twin Cities area who became ill on January 24 and tested positive on January 29. 2021-03-11
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
At least 13 people are killed and 29 others are injured when a wall collapses in Empangeni, South Africa, at the start of an Easter service at a Pentecostal church. 2019-04-18
Two commuter trains collide at the Booysens train station in Johannesburg, South Africa, injuring more than 250 people. 2015-07-17
Police attack Anglo American Platinum mine workers with rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades in Rustenburg, South Africa. 2012-10-30
In South Africa, controversial ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema is suspended from the country's ruling party for 5 years. 2011-11-10