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Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phahla recently reported that the first case of monkeypox has been detected in South Africa

South African scientists are warning that the new omicron variant may be causing more reinfections among COVID-19 survivors than earlier virus mutants

South Africa's health products regulator on Monday said it would not approve Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to concerns it could increase the risk of HIV infection among men.

South African scientists said they identified a new coronavirus variant with a concerning number of mutations that allow it to evade antibodies. Follow updates here.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said that this wave of COVID-19, driven by the Delta variant, could be worse than 2020 peak.

The South African parliament is accused of tacitly supporting attacks on white farmers after it passed a motion which could see farmland redistributed without compensation.

Since Trump's tweet, white nationalists, far-right activists and radical conspiracy theorists have publicly praised the president for directing Pompeo to take action on the topic.

Donald Trump has been criticized and called racist over opposition to the new land reform policy of South Africa. Yet consider the statements by Julius Malema, head of the leftist EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) party in South Africa, “We have not called for the killing of white people. At least

It owes creditors R694m, but at the end of August will have just R26m in the bank — and national sports broadcasting is on the line

Update : In a truly stunning report , Theresa May's government appears to be backing the Soviet-style policy of "land expropriation without compensation" aimed at dispossessing South Africa's white farmers. Breitbart London has seen a lett

A South African Indian-origin man has been charged with murder for shooting dead his cousin during a heated argument over a TV remote control. The man had been arrested, a firearm had been seized. He has also been charged with attempting to murder his aunt who was shot in the leg during the incident

The former president spoke out about the "politics of fear" and challenges facing global democracy as he honored late South African leader Nelson Mandela

This week the banking royal commission heard ANZ staff are now required to have "emotional intelligence" — something lacking when the bank forced farmers to sell their homes to meet their KPIs.

Despite a declaration from Peter Dutton earlier this year that persecuted white South African farmers deserved "special attention" from Australia, officials from his department say there has been no direction from the Home Affairs Minister to prio

Australia's Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says it's "unquestionable" some white South African farmers are being persecuted and his department is looking into specific cases.

Australia's conservative government is considering fast-tracking visas for white South African farmers so they can flee their "horrific circumstances" for a "civilised country". Steve Ciobo, agreed the farmers' situation was "cause for concern". "Let's be frank, if we see in this case -- people who

Headline reads: "Vote in South Africa's parliament moves land reform closer"
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-land-exproriation/vote-in-south-africas-parliament-moves-land-reform-closer-idUSKCN1GB22I

Daily Mail Headline: "'We are not calling for the slaughter of white people - at least for

Parliament has set in motion a process to amend the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation.

The Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe has reportedly pledged to work with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to boost the country's agricultural productivity and contribute towards economic growth and development.

On Tuesday in South Africa, a shocking vote in the National Assembly ruled that white South African farmers will be removed from their land.