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South Africa's ex-leader Jacob Zuma turns himself in for prison term

Former South African president Jacob Zuma turned himself over to police early Thursday to begin serving a 15-month prison term

South Africa's ex-president Zuma refuses to serve 15-month prison sentence

Jacob Zuma, South Africa's former president announced his refusal to serve his 15-months prison sentence

Jailing me during Covid pandemic is same as death sentence: Ex-prez Zuma

Former South African president Jacob Zuma said that sending him to jail during the Covid-19 pandemic at his age would tantamount to a death sentence

Former S African president Zuma sentenced to jail for contempt of court

Zuma has been sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Millions in Brazil not turning up for 2nd dose

South Africa bans alcohol, tightens curbs as Delta variant rages, UK's army chief catches virus, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

South Africa imposes Covid-19 restrictions amid spread of Delta variant

South Africa is imposing new restrictions to curb the third wave of the coronavirus disease, as well as the spread of the Delta variant, President Cyril Ramaphosa said

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Anger grows as South Africa battles third wave

Widening rift between travel industry and UK authorities, Brazil's death toll passes 500,000, and other pandemic-related news across the world

India gets wide support on TRIPS waiver for Covid-19 vaccines at G-7 meet

Cyberspace should not be a venue for subverting democratic values: PM

India, South Africa IP waiver proposal got tremendous mileage at WTO

India and South Africa had submitted a joint proposal for waiving some sections of the TRIPS agreement

Mahatma Gandhi's great-granddaughter sentenced to 7 yrs in jail in S Africa

A 56-year-old great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, who was an accused in a six-million rand fraud and forgery case, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Durban court

Chinese FM Wang commends India's efforts to further BRICS cooperation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi commended India for its vigorous efforts to hold this year's BRICS summit despite the COVID-19 outbreak

Hoping to build consensus on issues of concern at BRICS FMs meet: China

China said that it looks forward to exchanging views, coordinating positions and building up consensus with other members of the five-member bloc on the most urgent issues of common concern

South Africa to implement stricter regulations to curb coronavirus spread

As coronavirus cases have continues to surge, South Africa will move to lockdown level two from Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a televised address

Ending divide on Covid vaccines moral imperative, says S Africa president

Ending the divide between rich and poor nations in the provision of Covid-19 vaccines is a moral imperative, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told the World Health Assembly

S Africa to vaccinate 5 mn citizens, at highest risk of dying, by June

South Africa has announced an ambitious plan to vaccinate by the end of June its five million citizens at the highest risk of dying from Covid in second phase of its programme to combat the pandemic

S Africa suspends J&J Covid vaccine after 6 users elsewhere get blood clots

South Africa has joined the US in suspending its rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, following reports that six women who received the immunisation doses had developed unusual blood clots with low platelet count. After this advisory came to my attention, I held urgent consultations with our scientists, who have advised that we cannot take the decision made by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lightly. Based on their advice, we have determined to voluntarily suspend our rollout until the causal relationship between the development of clots and the Johnson and Johnson vaccine is sufficiently interrogated, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Tuesday evening. Mkhize emphasised that there had not been any reports of clots that have formed after vaccinations in South Africa, despite 289,787 health care workers already having received the vaccine. All the cases of blood colt-related complications have arisen from the US. The South African Health ...

BASIC nations bat for finances from developed world to fight climate change

The 30th session of the ministerial committee was held on Thursday which was headed by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

S African Reserve Bank seizes R20m from Gupta-owned Sahara Computers' bank

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has seized almost R20 million from a local bank account of the now-abandoned Gupta-owned Sahara Computers

South Africa has world's most dangerous roads; India in fourth place: Study

South Africa has been ranked as the world's most dangerous country to drive in while India came in at fourth place, according to a research study by international driver education company Zutobi

Biden called upon to support India, South Africa at WTO on Covid vaccines

Lawmakers in the US have urged Biden to support the move by India and South Africa before the WTO for emergency temporary waiver of some TRIPS rules to enable greater production and supply of vaccines