Mar 27 South Africa has first death as lockdown begins By Mogomotsi Magome, Nqobile Ntshangase, Jerome Delay, Associated Press Security forces screamed at people on the streets after midnight in downtown Johannesburg, and homeless people scattered. But people later gathered in crowded townships, with some drinking and children playing. Continue reading
Mar 23 South Africa to go into 3-week nationwide lockdown By Mogomotsi Magome, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press South Africa, Africa's most industrialized economy and a nation of 57 million people, will to go into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days starting Thursday to try to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the president said Monday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Several African nations roll out measures to fight virus By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Several African countries have announced sweeping restrictions to try to contain the steady spread of the coronavirus, which has reached at least 25 of Africa's 54 countries. Continue reading
Feb 13 South Africa seeks more renewable energy amid power cuts By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press South Africans have been outraged by rolling power cuts in the current mid-summer that also have worried investors. Continue reading
Sep 25 Prince Harry and Meghan’s baby Archie makes rare public appearance in South Africa By Associated Press Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are continuing their first official tour as a family in South Africa. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 5:29 A chef cooks her way to connection across South Africa’s cultural divide By Fred de Sam Lazaro This year marks the 25th anniversary of democratic rule in South Africa. A new generation of black South Africans, who grew up free of the restrictions of apartheid, are now transforming the country’s cultural landscape -- beginning with its food. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 6:13 How to improve education and economic opportunity for black South Africans By Fred de Sam Lazaro It’s been 25 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa, but parts of the brutal era’s legacy still linger. Ensuring that all South Africans receive an equal education, for example, remains an elusive challenge. Special correspondent Fred de… Continue watching
May 29 South Africa’s president names Cabinet that is 50 percent women By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The country's Cabinet is one of few in the world to be "gender-balanced."… Continue reading
May 16 Watch 7:18 How failing infrastructure and climate change leave many South Africans without water By Fred de Sam Lazaro It's been 25 years since South Africa dismantled apartheid, and while political progress has occurred, the young democracy continues to face hurdles. In recent years, extreme drought pushed the country to the brink of disaster, and although rainfall finally mitigated… Continue watching
May 11 South Africa’s ruling ANC marks weakest election victory By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press South Africa’s ruling African National Congress on Saturday marked its weakest victory in national elections in a quarter-century, while President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that the vote had given him and others “a firm mandate to build a better South Africa… Continue reading