South Africa

At least 11 people — among them three children aged 3, 12 and 16 — were killed in a mass shooting at an unlicensed bar near South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria early Saturday, police said. Fourteen others were wounded and taken…
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Group of 20 leaders adopted a summit declaration on Saturday addressing climate change and other global challenges — a move taken over formal US objections and without American involvement in drafting the text. The White House accused host…
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South Africa’s top law enforcement official said Friday that US President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that a video he showed in the Oval Office was of burial sites for more than 1,000 white farmers and he “twisted” the facts to push a…
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Indian tourists are travelling more than ever. A report by Justdial states a 17% increase in travel-related searches, especially for international adventures. This has been especially noticed in non-metro cities, where there's been a 126%…
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New Zealand, Australia, Morocco, Egypt, Botswana, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the United States, Switzerland, South Korea, and Japan are among the One Fifty Eight countries as of January 2025 offering visa-free travel,…
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The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible…
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South Africa has asked Taiwan to move its unofficial embassy out of the administrative capital, Pretoria, in a move that’s seen as appeasing ally China. The South African foreign ministry said Friday that it had given Taiwan a “reasonable”…
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In a move aimed at boosting tourism, South Africa has announced plans to introduce a 90-day visa waiver for Indian tourists, effective from January 2025. This decision is expected to simplify travel for Indian tourists and increase the…
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will set caps for large emitters and require every town and city to publish an adaptation plan. The Climate Change Bill aims to enable South Africa…
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It took 18 World Cups and 32 years for the South African men’s cricket to team to reach a final. Mocked as the perennial chokers of the cricket world, South Africa would, at last, have their shot at glory and redemption that the cricketing…
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