Southern Africa
Eswatini authorities crack down on ‘satanic’ anti-monarchy protesters
By Lunga Masuku MBABANE (Reuters) -Eswatini police fired teargas and water cannon at anti-monarchy protesters on Friday, the head of...
Read moreEswatini’s King Mswati appoints new prime minister
MBABANE (Reuters) - Eswatini's King Mswati III on Friday appointed Cleops Dlamini as the southern African nation's new prime minister,...
Read moreSouth African mother throws baby to safety from burning building
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A 2-year-old girl survived unharmed after her mother threw her to safety as they escaped a burning...
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Explainer-Why violence is engulfing South Africa
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Days of riots and looting in South Africa have left more than 70 people...
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S.Africa looking into deploying more military to quell unrest, president says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African government is looking into expanding the deployment of the military after days of looting...
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In South African COVID-19 ward, medics battle worst infection wave yet
By Sisipho Skweyiya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At an emergency COVID-19 ward run by a charity in southern Johannesburg, medics wheel...
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South Africa says vaccine rollout, essential healthcare disrupted by unrest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's health department said on Tuesday that violent protests had disrupted the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines...
Read moreSouth African looters raid Durban warehouses as riots escalate
DURBAN (Reuters) - Looters ransacked warehouses and supermarkets in the South African port city of Durban on Tuesday despite the...
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10 bodies found at looted S.African mall following stampede
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The bodies of 10 people were found on Monday evening after a stampede at a Soweto...
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South African military to deploy soldiers to help quell unrest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Monday it would deploy soldiers in the Gauteng...
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South Africa violence spreads to Johannesburg in wake of Zuma jailing
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Shops were looted overnight, a section of highway was closed and stick-wielding protesters marched through...
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South Africa extends tight COVID-19 restrictions for another 14 days
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa extended tight COVID-19 rules on Sunday for another 14 days, maintaining restrictions that include a ban...
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In S.Africa, 28 arrested and highway closed over pro-Zuma protests
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South African police said on Saturday that 28 people had been arrested and one of the country's biggest...
Read moreRwanda deploys troops to Mozambique to help fight insurgency
KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda said on Friday it had started deploying a 1,000-strong force to Mozambique to help the country combat...
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South Africa’s jailed ex-leader Zuma loses bid to overturn arrest
By Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Former South African President Jacob Zuma lost a court bid on Friday...
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South African court upholds top ANC official Magashule’s suspension
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's high court on Friday dismissed an application by the secretary general of the governing African National...
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S.Africa’s ex-leader Zuma could be out of jail in 4 months
By Wendell Roelf and Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Former South African President Jacob Zuma could be freed from prison in...
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South Africa’s Zuma hands himself over to police to begin sentence
By Siyabonga Sishi NKANDLA, South Africa (Reuters) -South African former President Jacob Zuma turned himself in to police on Wednesday...
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Anti-apartheid veteran Zuma casts shadow over South Africa
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - When Jacob Zuma bowed to pressure to quit as South Africa's president in 2018,...
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Lawyers of S.Africa’s Zuma asks top court to halt arrest, hours before deadline
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma asked the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to suspend its order to...
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