Tag: South Africa

Trying to Solve a Covid Mystery: Africa’s Low Death Rates

While health surveillance is weak, he acknowledged, Sierra Leoneans have the recent,…

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In Some Parts of the World, the War in Ukraine Seems Justified

“When I started to look carefully at war, I saw that the…

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In South Africa, Success Against H.I.V. Offers Hope

Back then, I reported from villages in Eswatini, then known as Swaziland,…

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Suspect Charged With Arson in Fire at South Africa’s Parliament

CAPE TOWN — Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 49-year-old man with arson,…

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South Africa Parliament Fire Still Burning After Hours

CAPE TOWN — A large fire was burning at South Africa’s Houses…

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With a Simple Funeral, South Africa Bids Farewell to Desmond Tutu

CAPE TOWN — In an almost empty cathedral, with an unvarnished, rope-handled…

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In Remembering Tutu, South Africa Reckons With Lasting Challenges

JOHANNESBURG — In a requiem Mass that interwove several southern African languages,…

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J. & J. Booster Protects Against Severe Omicron, Study Says

A Johnson & Johnson booster shot provided strong protection against the Omicron…

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South Africa Begins a Week of Mourning for Desmond Tutu

CAPE TOWN — The bells of St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town…

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