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Two South Africans have been killed in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has announced. Dirco announced the news on Friday, but did not reveal the identity of those who had died. “The Department of International Relations and Cooperation can …

Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected president Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of 43, her family has announced. In a statement on Instagram, a spokesperson said that Zoleka passed away on Monday evening surrounded by friends and family. In recent years she had …

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has told the leaders of China, India, South Africa and Brazil that the growing influence of their Brics group will lead to a multi-polar world. Addressing the summit in Johannesburg by video, Mr Putin said he opposed the sway exerted by the G7 and other western-led …

Faced with the urgency of the situation, the South African government intends to obtain doses in order to vaccinate its population against Covid-19. “We aim for at least a vaccination of 67% of the population, to achieve collective immunity. These vaccines must be available by the end of 2021 ” , indicates …

Should young people be worried more? A new variant of coronavirus is detected in south Africa. It would be more severe for the young people. The announcement was done this Friday by the minister of health Zwelini Mkhize who, in a statement, published the information. According to him, this new …