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A funeral home worker in A protective suit disinfects a coffin carrying a woman who died from COVID-19, as they prepare for a funeral in Katlehong, near Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

South Africa 59% excess deaths imply hidden COVID-19 toll

Africa's most industrialised nation is in the middle of a runaway epidemic of the coronavirus, with cases increasing by...

23 July 2020 7:16 PM IST

After the first COVID-19 case was reported in Wuhan, it took about 15 weeks to reach 2 million cases. By contrast, it took just eight days to climb above 15 million from the 13 million reached on July 13. (AFP)

Global coronavirus cases pass 15 million

US, Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa have most cases, with US alone accounting for more than half the world's...

23 July 2020 9:23 AM IST

South African anti-apartheid figure Andrew Mlangeni dies at the age of 95. (Photo- AFP)

Andrew Mlangeni, ally of Mandela in anti-apartheid struggle, dies at...

President Cyril Ramaphosa learnt with deep sadness of the passing away overnight of last remaining Rivonia Trialist, the...

22 July 2020 3:09 PM IST

Omar al-Bashir. (AFP)

Sudan's Bashir on trial over 1989 coup that brought him to power

It is the first time in the modern history of the Arab world that the architect of a coup goes on trial

21 July 2020 3:11 PM IST

Children run down a street past an informational mural warning people about the dangers of the new coronavirus, in the Kibera slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya. (AP)

Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa

The schooling crisis is more acute in Africa, where up to 80% of students don't have access to internet and even...

20 July 2020 8:16 PM IST

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...

19 July 2020 12:39 PM IST

Undertakers in protective personal equipment prepare for a Muslim burial at Johannesburgs 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...

15 July 2020 12:13 PM IST

Zindzi Mandela. (AFP)

Mandela's daughter Zindzi dies in South Africa

Zindzi is the youngest daughter of S.Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela, and was ambassador to Denmark at the...

13 July 2020 1:55 PM IST

An Egyptian youth, trailed by his friends, gropes a woman crossing the street with her friends in Cairo, Egypt. (AP File Image)

Another #MeToo wave sweeps up Egypt amidst a pandemic

Sexual assault is deep-seated problems in Egypt, where victims must also fight a culture that ties female chastity to...

13 July 2020 1:22 PM IST

A woman and two children wear masks at a playground, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP)

Ten million kids 'may never return to school' after virus

'For the first time in human history, an entire generation of children globally have had their education disrupted,'...

13 July 2020 10:43 AM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

1,500 Indians stranded in South Africa to be repatriated today

The Indian government has arranged three Vande Bharat mission flights from South Africa, repatriating thousands

11 July 2020 12:11 PM IST

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...

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

11 July 2020 8:51 AM IST