People in south Dublin are being urged to check their Lotto tickets after one player...

Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Cyril Ramaphosa will launch a program at the University of Pretoria t

Officials in Africa's pandemic hot spot say new variants detected, as nation worries about third wav

The seizure and arrests in South Africa led to the identification of a network selling counterfeit C

The first vaccinations begins in Africa through the WHO's COVAX initiative

The teachers are demanding bonus pay for working during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as better pro

Hope, determination and thousands of new vaccines: South African president delivers hopeful, ambitio

Ready, set, jab: Africa's coronavirus epicenter receives 1 million vaccine doses, for health workers

Ready, set, jab: Africa's coronavirus epicenter receives 1 million vaccine doses, for health workers

The government expects 1.5 million vaccine doses to land in South Africa by February

Dr. Emmanuel Taban wants to educate and inspire the children of his homeland

Malawian authorities say about 150 returnees at the facility tested positive and 20 escaped untested

'We are now in the center of the storm,' South Africa's president says, announcing extension of coro

Scandal could also damage his successor, Yoshihide Suga

There can no longer be any doubt that South Africa has entered a second wave' president says, annou

Analysts say move risks upending delicate situation that both African Union and United Nations have

Behind the diplomatic storm over freedom of expression versus religious sensitivity is a bitter riva

Biden says Trump panicked; Trump defends his handling of crisis

Poor and conflict-stricken communities are hardest hit by COVID-19

Wisconsin leads with an increase of 111%

Record comes after testing has fallen for several weeks 

President Cyril Ramaphosa reopens borders

Vaccine trial in South Africa halted after volunteer in England falls ill

Second phase of human trials for COVID-19 vaccine underway in South Africa///

South Africa sees ray of hope' as officials announce peak in COVID-19 spread

Latest infections clustered around churches, where many engaged in high-risk activities such as choi

Nasrin Sotoudeh's husband told VOA that she started her second hunger strike of the year Tuesday at

Some 14 million South Africans rely on a network of minibus taxis to get to work, school and other d

South Africa has nearly 530,000 cases

Case burden of coronavirus grows past 400,000 - Africa's highest infection number

South Africa currently has the fifth-highest total of COVID-19 infections in the world

Continent's confirmed cases top 750,000, up from 500,000 just two weeks ago

Surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in pandemic

New patients with the virus are now being admitted into ordinary wards as the COVID-19 ones are full

UNMISS chief says 57 peacekeepers could have contracted virus due to what he described as 'continuou

South Africa takes part in Africa's first human trial for coronavirus vaccine/

Drivers in the country's financial hub Gauteng demand more support from government, leaving thousand

Even in the post-apartheid era, South Africans still fall victim to security forces that critics say

Online and on the streets, African institutions and citizens share outrage over death of black Ameri

Over the past two weeks, there have been more than 5,000 cases of coronavirus in South Korea; more t

Highly contagious virus is spreading rapidly throughout country, and thousands of South Korean worke

At least 132 South Africans currently Wuhan, the epicenter of the global coronavirus epidemic, to be

At least 132 South Africans currently Wuhan, the epicenter of the global coronavirus epidemic, to be

Highly contagious virus is spreading rapidly throughout country, and thousands of South Korean worke

Coronavirus patients skyrocket 27-fold in just six days in South Korea, authorities focus on contain

South Korea reported 229 new infections Saturday, bringing the total number of infections in the cou

South Korea on Saturday reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 433, most of

South Korea reported 204 infections as of late Friday

Officials say the worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached

HIV vaccine trial stopped due to poor results; AIDS experts describe the decision as a significant s

Virus, yet to hit African shores, is already causing ripples in South Africa, whose biggest trading

US, Japan and other nations plan evacuation of their citizens from Wuhan as total number of cases to