World Jul 14 Chaos in South Africa as riots, looting follow Zuma’s jailing By Nick Schifrin, Ali Rogin
World Aug 01 South Africa hits 500,000 confirmed cases, still not at peak South Africa, with a population of about 58 million, has the fifth-highest number of cases in the world, behind the U.S., Brazil, Russia and India, all countries with significantly higher populations, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Experts… By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press
World Jul 11 Virus cases up sharply in Africa, India as inequality stings South Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have doubled in just two weeks to a quarter-million, and India on Saturday saw its biggest daily spike as its infections passed 800,000. The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in the… By Cara Anna, Associated Press
World Jun 15 Zero elephants poached in a year in top Africa wildlife park One of Africa’s largest wildlife preserves is marking a year without a single elephant found killed by poachers, which experts call an extraordinary development in an area larger than Switzerland where thousands of the animals have been slaughtered in recent… By Cara Anna, Associated Press
World May 06 Watch 6:18 Why immigration is a focal issue in South African election In South Africa, voters will go to the polls Wednesday in an election that could present the strongest challenge to date for the ruling African National Congress. A recent wave of xenophobic attacks has put the issue of immigration front… By Fred de Sam Lazaro
Jul 14 Watch Nadine Gordimer, 90, Nobel-winning novelist who spoke out against apartheid By PBS NewsHour Nadine Gordimer has died at the age of 90 at her home in Johannesburg. The Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist used her pen to write damning indictments of South Africa's racial segregation. We look back at Charlayne Hunter-Gault’s 1987… Continue watching
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Dec 10 Watch World leaders join South Africans to memorialize Nelson Mandela World leaders join South Africans to memorialize Nelson Mandela… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch South Africans mourn loss of Madiba, celebrate gift of freedom South Africans mourn loss of Madiba, celebrate gift of freedom… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Obama Arrives in South Africa Amid Concerns Over Nelson Mandela’s Health President Barack Obama landed in Johannesburg on the second stop of his week-long tour of Africa. Meanwhile, former South African President Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized. Margaret Warner reports on the state of affairs in South Africa as the American president… Continue watching