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Scientists say up to 50,000 COVID-19 deaths possible in South Africa

Reuters
Posted at May 21 07:48 PM

South Africa could see up to 50,000 coronavirus deaths and as many as 3 million infections by the end of the year as the southern hemisphere winter leads to a higher rate of infection, scientific models showed on Thursday. Read more »

Rugby: South Africa use World Cup final scoreline to raise money for feeding scheme

Mark Gleeson, Reuters
Posted at May 19 08:04 PM

CAPE TOWN - South Africa's World Cup winning squad are using the score from last year's final in Japan to launch a campaign to feed people left destitute by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Read more »

South Africa to release 19,000 prisoners to curb coronavirus spread

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 11:50 PM

South Africa on Friday placed around 12 percent of its prison population on parole to combat the spread of coronavirus in correctional facilities, the presidency said. Read more »

Bill and Melinda Gates are pouring the resources of their foundation into COVID-19

ANCX
Updated as of May 03 08:15 PM

Plus, South Africa has allowed its citizens to exercise, and New Zealand is continuing along its first week out of strict lockdown. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

South Africa minister fined over lockdown lunch visit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 08:53 PM

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams was placed on special leave earlier this month for flouting a stay-at-home order meant to curb the spread of coronavirus. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 26, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 12:37 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

South Africa declares nationwide lockdown

Nardus Engelbrecht, AP
Posted at Mar 26 10:41 AM

A billboard is installed on an apartment building in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, before the country of 57 million people, will go into a nationwide lockdown for 21 days to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. Read more »

Cruise ship stranded off South Africa coast over coronavirus fears

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 08:23 AM

More than 1,700 people are stranded on a cruise and a cargo ship off the coast of South Africa's Cape Town over fears that some of them are infected with coronavirus, the ports authority said Tuesday. Read more »

South Africa reports first COVID-19 case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 09:48 PM

It is the first case in southern Africa, and the latest confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria and Senegal. Read more »

COVID-19 study pinpoints African nations' vulnerabilities

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 05:04 AM

Egypt, Algeria and South Africa are at high risk of suffering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a study released Wednesday suggested. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 13, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 12:14 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Waves of plastic

Litterboom Project via Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 02:56 PM

Trash follow waves at sea in Durban, South Africa on Thursday in this still image taken from video obtained from social media account of Litterboom Project.  Read more »

Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned Miss Universe

Elijah Nouvelage, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 11:46 AM

Zozibini Tunzi, of South Africa, is crowned Miss Universe by her predecessor, Catriona Gray of the Philippines, at the 2019 Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on Sunday evening, US time. Read more »

Kandidata ng South Africa kinoronahang Miss Universe 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 04:36 PM

Si Zozibini Tunzi, 26, ay isang social media activist na nagtapos ng kursong public relations. Read more »

Kin bring corpse to insurance firm to claim burial insurance

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 11:53 AM

JOHANNESBURG - Angered by foot-dragging by an insurance company in paying out for a burial policy, a family in South Africa took matters into their own hands -- they hauled the corpse to the company's offices. Read more »

Drowning prevention advocate calls for UN action

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 10:14 PM

The World Health Organization now categorizes drowning as the third major cause of unintentional death in the world. Read more »

Promoting sustainable tourism in South Africa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 09:50 AM

South Africa is on every traveler's bucket list, but not many are fortunate to witness the wonders of the land that houses the Cape of Good Hope. But in this interview with #ANCEarlyEdition, Neliswa Nkani of South African Tourism says their country is not at all an expensive destination.  Read more »

Gina Lopez’s lost years in Africa: “When one doesn’t have much, one treasures every little bit”

Gina Lopez
Updated as of Aug 19 09:00 AM

In this self-penned piece, the heiress and philanthropist recalls her time as a missionary, traveling all over the world to teach and be of service to impoverished communities. There, she learned values that would aid her in her fight for the environment and for Filipino families in need. Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Catriona Gray’s first African safari experience

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 12:55 PM

“Thank you, South Africa. Until we meet again.”  Read more »

Catriona Gray, Miss Universe 'rival' Tamaryn Green meet again

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 07:00 PM

During the 2018 Miss Universe competition, both Gray and Green were widely tipped as possible winners by pageant pundits, with some describing them as early rivals. Read more »