Man grabs gun from cop, kills two patients in South Africa hospital
A man on Saturday wrested a gun from a policeman, went on a rampage, and shot dead two patients inside ...
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Scientists to scour African waters to gauge ocean pollution
Scientists on Saturday began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa's main rivers and climate change stresses ...
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10,000 soldiers in South Africa flood relief effort
South Africa deployed 10,000 troops on Monday to help restore power and water and search for 63 people who remain ...
Read moreSouth Africa flood toll rises to 443; Deluge eases, most casualties in port city Durban
Durban—The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa climbed above 440 on Sunday as abating rains allowed rescue ...
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South Africa flood toll rises to 443 as deluge eases
By Rajesh Jantilal The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa climbed above 440 on Sunday as abating ...
Read moreMore rain in South Africa’s flood-ravaged southeastern region
South Africa's flood-ravaged east was hit by more rain Saturday after the deadliest storm to strike the country in living ...
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‘Everything is gone’: S.Africa’s flood victims search for shelter
Disoriented and in disbelief but alive, a crowd of people who watched their homes wash away amid devastating floods in ...
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Ramaphosa, Biden talk after S.Africa abstains on UN Russia vote
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held telephone talks Friday with US President Joe Biden, a day after the continental powerhouse ...
Read moreS.Africa eases Covid curbs, scraps PCR tests for jabbed travelers
South Africa, the country in Africa worst affected by coronavirus, on Tuesday relaxed some of the remaining Covid-19 curbs, dropping ...
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Sparkling pools, empty taps: Cape Town’s stark water divide
By JACK DUTTON CAPE TOWN, South Africa—On Cape Town’s beaches, swimmers shower off sand from their feet. Irrigation pipes water ...
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