South Africa

For almost two months, artists have occupied the National Arts Council in Johannesburg. This institution would distribute EUR 17 million through a presidential fund to support employment, but not all applicants could benefit from it. At the initiative of opera singer Sibongile Mngoma, artists took possession of the building in early March to demand transparency in the distribution of funds and to…

A fire broke out on Friday at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in South Africa's largest city in Johannesburg, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of patients. No injuries or deaths have been reported and patients are being moved to other public hospitals in the metropolitan area, Johannesburg officials said. Early on Saturday morning, the fire caused the third floor of the hospital's parking garage to collapse. Sixty firefighters have been battling the blaze through the night. The fire started Friday morning and had…

The Constitutional Court has asked former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was charged with "contempt for justice", to decide his own sentence if he is found guilty. He must answer on Wednesday. For three years, Jacob Zuma has refused to respond to a call from the Commission accused of investigating widespread corruption…

JERUSALEM - The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa may "carry through" Pfizer / BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine to some degree, according to a real-world data study in Israel, although its prevalence in the country is low and research has not been peer-reviewed. The study, published Saturday, compared nearly 400 people who had tested positive for COVID-19, 14 days or more after receiving one or two doses of the vaccine against the same number of unvaccinated patients with the disease. It matched, among other…

In South Africa, when rhinos are poached, their children are abandoned too young to survive on their own. That is why there is a center in the province of Limpopo, in the north of the country, to collect them, the time when they become independent and can be released into the reserve. From our special correspondent in…

South Africa has signed an agreement to buy 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech double-shot vaccine COVID-19, a senior government official said on Tuesday and increased plans to increase vaccinations this month. The deal is a boost for the country hardest hit by coronavirus infections in Africa, as it adds the 31 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's single shot vaccine that the government has already secured. The first batch from Pfizer is expected to arrive later in April, Anban Pillay, deputy…

In South Africa, the increase in armed vehicle attacks is driving the market for armored vehicles forward. A large American car manufacturer has even partnered with a screening company to offer its customers safe models. Romain Chanson visited this company's garage in northern Pretoria, the South African capital where these vehicles are armored.…

In South Africa, the ANC (African National Congress) on Friday 2 April paid tribute to Winnie Mandela, the figure in the fight against apartheid. This festival icon, nicknamed "the mother of the nation" by South Africans, died three years ago at the age of 81. President Cyril Ramaphosa used this ceremony to call on the party to remain united, while the ANC is in the midst of a crisis.…

Of more than 2,000 articles published between the beginning of the pandemic and in September last year, only 4% were written by African researchers, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal. An absence that risks weakening the response to the pandemic on the continent. If Africa has historically lagged…

In South Africa, the country's economic future will depend on localism. In any case, this is the idea put forward by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who urges his fellow citizens to consume locally in any case. 2021 also marks the 20th anniversary of the "Proudly South African" brand, which defends the local fact among consumers, businesses and the public sector. .