News and Current Events in the Nation of South Africa
- South Africa dehorns dozens of rhinos to prevent lockdown poaching surge
South Africa has dehorned dozens of rhinos in three popular game parks, aiming to prevent armed poachers taking advantage of the post-COVID-19 crash in tourism to kill them for their horns.
Reuters. Fri, 05 Jun 2020 10:24:56 -0400. - Could annexing Palestinian towns minus citizenship be apartheid?
There certainly cannot be any comparison to classic apartheid in South Africa where there was one country and the minority systematically suppressed the majority because of a racist ideology.
Jerusalem Post. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 19:00:17 GMT. - Powerful video from 1986 resurfaces showing Biden's passionate speech against apartheid
'Our loyalty is not to South Africa, it's to South Africans. And the South Africans are majority black. They are being excoriated!'
Oliver O'connell. The Independent. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 16:54:00 GMT. - Bungling crooks blast security van to pieces, sending money flying everywhere
Dozens of locals who witnessed the armed gang in action in Krugersdorp near Johannesburg, South Africa, expected them to quickly make a clean getaway with their ill-gotten gains.
Daily Mail. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 16:28:30 GMT. - S Africa court rules some coronavirus curbs invalid: Live updates
South Africa's gov't said it was studying a High Court decision declaring its COVID-19 restrictions as unconstitutional.
Al Jazeera. Tue, 02 Jun 2020 20:42:54 GMT. - Coronavirus: South Africans cheer as alcohol goes back on sale
People were banned from buying it as part of efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus.
BBC News. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:22:26 GMT. - Coronavirus: The doctor risking his health to combat Covid-19
Jonathan Macauley works as a GP in several rural clinics in South Africa.
BBC News. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:02:11 GMT. - David Jones a 'very poor' investment, says South African shareholder
The majority shareholder in the parent company of troubled department store David Jones has said the $2.1 billion acquisition of the retailer was a poor investment.
Dominic Powell. Sydney Morning Herald. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 17:21:56 +1000. - South Africa loosens lockdown in economic recovery effort
South Africa sought to revive its stuttering economy on Monday with the partial lifting of a coronavirus lockdown, letting people out for work, worship or shopping, and allowing mines and factories to run at full capacity. ...
Yahoo. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 02:20:59 -0400. - Parents Worry as Some South African Schools Prepare to Reopen
Parents doubtful sanitizing schools is enough for Monday's reopening.
Voice of America. Fri, 29 May 2020 01:14:24 -0400. - South Africa Eases Restrictions on Religious Gatherings
South Africa will allow houses of worship to hold limited services.
Voice of America. Thu, 28 May 2020 02:15:31 -0400. - South African bans on tobacco, liquor amid virus stir debate
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A soccer mom in one of Cape Town's posh suburbs drops off a cardboard box of blankets to a neighbor. Inside the box are several bottles of red wine. ...
Andrew Meldrum and Nqobile Ntshangase. Washington Times. Wed, 27 May 2020 02:50:36 -0400.
Facts About South Africa
The Republic of South Africa, located in southern Africa, is governed
by a President and a bicameral Parliament. South Africa's
capital city is Pretoria, and its national currency is the Rand.
In 2007, the nation's estimated population was 43,998,000, and the primary languages used by South Africans are Afrikaans and English.
For more news and information about South Africa, visit the official South African government website.