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South Africa: scientists to meet over new Covid variant

South Africa: scientists to meet over new Covid variant

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to hold a meeting with the National Coronavirus Command Council on Tuesday to discuss the new variant detected in the country this week, local media reported. The new Covid subvariant, known as XBB.1.5, is an offshoot of the globally dominant Omicron Covid variant …

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South African parliament votes against impeachment of President Ramaphosa

South African parliament votes against impeachment of President Ramaphosa

South African parliament on Tuesday voted against starting an impeachment process against President Cyril Ramaphosa, the parliament’s speaker said. Lawmakers voted to reject a report by a panel of experts that found preliminary evidence Ramaphosa may have committed misconduct over a stash of foreign currency hidden at his private game …

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Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with Joe Biden at the White House

Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with Joe Biden at the White House

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet his US counterpart Joe Biden on September 16 to hold talks on a number of issues including trade and energy, the White House announced. “The leaders, building on their productive call in April and the US-South Africa Strategic Dialogue in August, will discuss …

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“South Africa is not xenophobic” – President Ramaphosa

"South Africa is not xenophobic" - President Ramaphosa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied claims that the southern African country is “a xenophobic nation”. His remarks follows comments made by a provincial health minister to a Zimbabwean patient undergoing treatment, which were viewed as blaming foreign nationals for the country’s ailing healthcare system. “You are killing my …

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