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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work on Monday, a week after testing positive for COVID-19, his office said. President Ramaphos tested positive for COVID-19 on December 12 and received treatment for mild symptoms. “The President has returned to duty and will chair the final cabinet meeting for …

Fewer people infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus appear to die or require hospital treatment than in earlier waves of the disease, South African health officials as confirmed. The South African health Minister Joe Phaahla said the data did not mean that Omicron was less virulent, but rather that …

A South African court ruled that the country’s former president, Jacob Zuma, must return to prison, saying his medical parole was “illegal”. Zuma had been jailed for failing to attend an inquiry into corruption during his presidency but was released on 5 September for an undisclosed medical condition. “The time …

A delegation of Russian scientists has arrived in South Africa to study the new variant of the coronavirus, Omicron, which was detected last month in this southern African country. The Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs has tweeted a video of the team’s arrival, adding that the plane was also carrying …

The South African Presidency has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for the coronavirus and is being treated for mild symptoms. The presidency said in a statement that the president started feeling unwell on Sunday after leaving the state memorial service of South Africa’s last apartheid president, FW …

South Africa’s parliament has failed to secure the two-thirds majority it needed to amend the constitution to pave the way for land expropriation without compensation. During a debate on Tuesday, ruling Africa National Congress (ANC) party MP Mathole Motshekga, who chaired the committee that drafted the bill, said parliament had …

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country is preparing for more hospital admissions, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in the country. President Ramaphosa says the number of daily infections has increased five- fold over the last week and has urged South Africans to get …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been honored with the status of traditional leader in Ivory coast on Thursday, December 2. He was given a symbolic key to the autonomous district of Abidjan and robed in Ivorian traditional clothes by local leaders during the ceremony on Thursday. The South African …

A South African court has dismissed an urgent application to halt a seismic survey by multinational oil giant Shell in an area called the Wild Coast. Four environmental groups petitioned the court to stop exploration off the east coast of the country claiming it would damage marine life. However Shell …

South Africa has seen a sharp rise in coronavirus infections across the country since Monday, as the Omicron variant is wreaking havoc, health officials said. Some 8,500 Covid infections have been registered in the last 24 hours. South Africa was the first country to detect the new variant, Omicron which …