Tag: South Africa

• Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:11 UTC

  Former St Helena sea link, turned into “floating paddock” for Extreme E competitions visiting Uruguay

  

  A completely refurbished former RMS St Helena, which sailed between the British Overseas Territory of St Helena, (occasionally Ascension Island) and Cape Town in South Africa until 2018, is currently in Uruguay although under a new purpose.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Giant squid washes onto the rocky shore of a Cape Town beach

  

  The carcass of a giant squid, measuring 4,3 meters long washed onto the rocky shore of Scarborough Beach in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the second giant squid to crop up on a beach in the region this year

• Monday, July 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  At least 21 killed in separate night outings across South Africa

  

  At least 21 people were killed and 16 others wounded by early Sunday in separate shootings across South Africa during the weekend, as the country undergoes the worst wave of violence since the apartheid era.

• Friday, July 1st 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Penguins at most risk off South Africa after predator whales seize the area

  

  A study released this week in the peer-reviewed African Journal of Marine Science, would show that killer orcas are behind the finding of eight white sharks dead off the coast of Gansbaai, in western South Africa in 2017.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 20:05 UTC

  South Africa becoming a welfare state, finance minister tells Congress

  

  South Africa’s new Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has told Congress the country was becoming a welfare state fast and he sought Parliamentarian approval for his first budget.

• Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 09:13 UTC

  Nobody hurt as South Africa's Parliament burns

  

  South Africa's Parliament building in Cape Town was severely deteriorated by a huge fire Sunday. Although nobody has been reported injured, the event has sparked national security concerns. A suspect has been arrested. Firefighters worked for hours to extinguish the blaze.

• Friday, December 31st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  South Africa loosens up COVID-19 restrictions

  

  South African health authorities have agreed to lift a midnight curfew after the number of omicron cases of COVID-19 was beginning to slow down, it was reported Thursday. South Africa is the country hardest hit by the coronavirus in Africa, with more than 3.4 million cases recorded and 91,000 deaths.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:41 UTC

  Nobel Peace Price Winner Archbishop Tutu dies aged 90

  

  South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an iconic figure during the country's fight against apartheid, has died Sunday at the age of 90 in Cape Town, it was reported. Tutu is survived by his wife of 66 years and their four children.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 23:30 UTC

  23 South African teenagers killed in initiation rite this year

  

  A traditional rite practiced in South Africa has left 23 male teenagers dead following the Xhosa Ulwaluko ceremony, which consists of circumcision plus an initiation into manhood.

• Monday, December 13th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  South African President tests positive for COVID-19

  

  South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa Sunday tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported. He is isolated in Cape Town with mild symptoms. It is yet unknown which strain of the virus he has contracted.