Even in Retirement, Desmond Tutu Remained South Africa’s Moral Compass
Long after he led the nonviolent struggle against apartheid, Archbishop Desmond M.…
The Time Archbishop Tutu Was Searched at the Airport
Alan Cowell was the South Africa bureau chief for The New York…
Desmond Tutu, Whose Voice Helped Slay Apartheid, Dies at 90
His words seemed prophetic when, in 2016, an alliance of religious leaders…
Pfizer’s vaccine provides some protection against Omicron, a lab study suggests.
A report out of South Africa offered a first glimpse at how…
Early Omicron Reports Say Illness May Be Less Severe
JOHANNESBURG — The Covid-19 virus is spreading faster than ever in South…
Omicron Cases in the U.S. Likely to Rise, Officials Say
Several dozen cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus have…
Why Didn’t the U.S. Detect Omicron Cases Sooner?
Last Friday, just a day after South African scientists first announced the…
Vaccine Hesitancy Hurts Covid Fight in Poorer Countries
JOHANNESBURG — The detection of the Omicron variant in Africa signals the…
Omicron Variant, in 20 Nations, Spread Earlier Than Was Known
The heavily mutated new coronavirus variant was in Europe several days earlier…