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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Don’t set bar too high for India’s G-20 presidency

The G-20’s consultative and advisory nature argues against the drama of the “ambitious and action-oriented” programme that India promises

08 Dec 2022 12:00 AM

South Africa is seen as the best-prepared of any country in sub-Saharan Africa for COVID-19, but years of rampant corruption have weakened institutions, including the health system. (Representational Image: AP)

South Africa is marred by COVID corruption

Corruption allegations are raised against South Africa’s historic $26 billion economic relief package

26 Jul 2020 2:29 PM

Global deaths from COVID-19 surged past 600,000. (AP Photo)

6,00,000 people succumb to COVID-19 globally

While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases

19 Jul 2020 12:39 PM

Undertakers in protective personal equipment prepare for a Muslim burial at Johannesburg's main Westpark Cemetery. (AP)

South Africa surpasses UK in confirmed coronavirus cases

South Africa now has world’s eighth-highest number of cases, which represents nearly half of all the confirmed cases on African continent

15 Jul 2020 12:13 PM

A man looks into a tent as a health worker in protective gear collects a sample for COVID-19 testing in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

Most adults infected with COVID-19 in South Africa are asymptomatic cases

Majority of COVID-19 infections are going unnoticed, but enrolment process for vaccine trials has shown that far more people are infected

11 Jul 2020 8:51 AM

Covid-19 patients are being treated at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. (AP)

Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa

South Africa, Africa’s most developed country, is a new global hot spot with 238,339 cases overall

10 Jul 2020 4:06 PM

Vaccine volunteers are seated, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg Wednesday, June 24, 2020. (AP)

South Africa reports another record daily of confirmed virus cases

The African continent overall has more than 433,000 confirmed virus cases, while South Africa alone has 2,900 casualties due to virus

04 Jul 2020 1:23 PM

Police officers stop motorcyclists from entering a restricted area that is sealed off to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP)

Poor, war-torn countries are the worst affected in this pandemic

While COVID-19 overwhelms the wealthiest nations, one could imagine its effects on countries that were struggling even without a pandemic

29 Jun 2020 4:01 PM

The New Development Bank of the BRICS countries has fully disbursed USD one billion emergency assistance loan to India. (PTI File Photo)

BRICS' new development bank provides $1 billion loan to India to fight pandemic

The 'Emergency Assistance Program Loan' to India was approved by the NDB Board of Directors on 30 April

13 May 2020 1:30 PM

The national public broadcaster SABC is currently facing financial strain. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-origin head of S Africa's news channel sacked over racist remarks

Pillay, head of South Africa's largest independent TV news channel eNCA, had called journalist Maseko, a rat heading for sinking ship.

23 Dec 2019 11:13 AM

The gin bottles are marked with the date and coordinates of where the elephant dung was collected. (Photo: AP)

South Africans make gin infused with elephant dung

Special South African gin is infused with an odd ingredient, elephant dung.

18 Nov 2019 12:00 PM

The flavour of the gi is described as 'lovely, wooded, almost spicy, earthy' and one that changes subtly with the seasons and location. (Photo: AP)

Amazing variety of botanicals found in elephant dung used to make this special gin

Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung.

13 Nov 2019 12:01 PM

The African giraffe has been the most hard-hit by habitat loss. (Photo: AFP)

South African nations voice fears on wildlife extinction

Wildlife protections tightened as southern Africa protests.

29 Aug 2019 4:32 PM

Without any ceremony, the coffins were hastily put into freshly-dug graves, nine-feet (three-metre) deep, with three or four stacked in each hole. (Representational Image)

South Africa buries 46 unidentified corpses lying unclaimed in public morgues

The routine was a sombre reminder of South Africa's perennial failure to identify many corpses.

12 Aug 2019 12:05 PM

The South African Marine Safety Authority (Samsa) has launched aerial surveillance to determine the extent of the oil spill, which is drifting out to sea rather than onshore. (Photo: AFP)

Oil spill hits largest breeding population of African penguin

Refuelling under scrutiny as South African penguins hit by oil spill.

11 Jul 2019 11:10 AM

Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said before the increase in surcharge the highest tax rate in India was 35.88 per cent. This was against 45 per cent in the UK, 45.9 per cent in Japan, 54 per cent in Canada, and 66 per cent in France. (Representional Image)

Highest personal I-T rate in India still lower than in China, US, South Africa

Following increase in surcharge, effective income tax rate for individuals with income of Rs 2-5 crore will go up to 39 pc.

07 Jul 2019 4:00 PM

The chain has been able to embark on its new menu offerings thanks to recent amendments on regulations surrounding private cannabis use in South Africa. (Representational Image)

Stoned-baked pizza, anyone? South African eatery introduces ‘cannabis pizza’

At the end of May, the government decided to legalise consumption of cannabis oil to a daily maximum of 20 mg per person.

30 Jun 2019 10:05 AM

the new project, called Equiano, will be built by Alcatel Submarine networks and will be able to carry 20 times the capacity of the last cable built to serve in the region. (Photo: AP)

Google to build new private subsea cable between Portugal and South Africa

The project is said to be the first subsea cable using optical switching at the fiber pair level.

30 Jun 2019 7:38 AM

The lions have been spotted roaming around the Foskor phosphate mine outside the town of Phalaborwa on the western boundary of the famed wildlife park, which is fenced in. (Photo: Representational I File)

14 lions escape from national park in South Africa, found roaming in vicinity

Until the matter is settled, the park spokesperson warned that there is a danger to members who are working in the area.

08 Jun 2019 6:50 PM

Chaos is undergoing radiation therapy to treat the lesions caused by skin cancer on his nose. South Africa has no radiotherapy hospitals for animals, thus the lion is being treated in a hospital for humans. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Compassionate cancer treatment for an ailing lion

A 16-year-old lion with skin cancer is receiving radiation therapy in a hospital in South Africa.

09 May 2019 7:44 PM

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