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South Africa

The Republic of South Africa (RSA) is the southernmost country in Africa. Its population of 57 million people has a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions.

From 1948 until 1992, South Africa enforced a system of apartheid by segregating black South Africans from their white counterparts, leading to the systematic discrimination of the non-white population. This page collates DW content relating to South Africa.

DW Business - Africa 13.01.2021

South Africa grapples with new virus variant - Report: Commerzbank warned of Wirecard risks
Coronavirus- COVID-19 - Mikrografie

South African COVID variant found in Germany 12.01.2021

The highly contagious coronavirus variant has been detected in a family that recently traveled from South Africa to the southern state of Baden-Württemberg.
Coronavirus- COVID-19 - Mikrografie

BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine may protect against coronavirus mutation — study 08.01.2021

The coronavirus variants discovered in the UK and South Africa are not more dangerous, but are much more contagious and could overwhelm hospitals. The BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine may protect against coronavirus mutations.

Uganda Oppositionsführer und Rapper Bobi Wine

AfricaLink on Air - 08 January 2021 08.01.2021

Bobi Wine asked ICC to indict President Yoweri Museveni over crimes against humanity +++ Nigeria claim to have rescued104 women, children abducted by gunmen in Katsina State +++ A look into Guinea's jailed opposition leaders +++ A second COVID-19 wave hits South Africa +++ Monrovia's new no go zones for motorcycles has everyone up in arms

Demokratische Republik Kongo I Staatspräsident Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa

AfricaLink on Air - 06 January 2020 06.01.2021

At least 22 people were killed in an overnight raid on a village. Islamist ADF militias are blamed for the attacks. +++ A glance at Burkina Faso's Burkina Faso's domestic cotton production +++ Cameroon: A reintegrated 'Ambazonian' separatist fighter speaks with DW +++ Back at school in Kenya after nine months in COVID lockdown
Uganda Oppositionsführer und Rapper Bobi Wine

AfricaLink on Air – 30 December 2020 30.12.2020

Uganda: Police deny arresting opposition leader, Bobi Wine +++ Ghana election: opposition leader, John Mahama take court action +++ Rwanda repatriates African refugees from Libya +++ Anglophone Cameroon in 2020: More atrocities, injustices and inaction
Südafrika Essbare Insekten

Termites on the menu: protecting South Africa’s edible insects 30.12.2020

From grasshoppers to worms, eating insects is common among many communities around the world. Could DNA barcoding help protect them and culinary traditions for future generations?

Südafrika Kapstadt | Coronavirus | Flughafen

AfricaLink on Air – 29 December 2020 29.12.2020

Chaos at South Africa airports amid increasing travel bans +++ Ethiopia in 2020: Peace to war in under a year +++ Kenya MPs allowance in question
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DW Business – Europe & America 28.12.2020

Wall Street follows European stocks higher - South Africa virus spike sparks stricter rules - Velis electric aircraft take to the skies
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Coronavirus digest: 1 million people vaccinated in the US 24.12.2020

While the milestone was welcome news, the country will likely be unable to reach its initial target for 2020. Another new variant of COVID-19 appears to have emerged in Nigeria. Keep up to date with DW.
Südafrika Corona-Pandemie Durban

Coronavirus: New South African variant in UK even more transmissible, experts warn 23.12.2020

Two cases have been recorded in the UK this week, both linked to travelers from South Africa. Health experts fear the worst as they say two new strains are highly transmissible and continue to mutate.
Kombobild Nana Akufo-Addo und John Dramani Mahama

AfricaLink on Air - 22 December 2020 22.12.2020

Ethiopia-Sudan border demarcation issues resolved +++ Ghana's post-election protests +++ Kenya recognises stateless citizens three decades later
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COVID-19: More countries detect mutated UK coronavirus variant 21.12.2020

Several European countries and Australia have detected the new, faster-spreading variant of COVID-19. In South Africa, authorities believe that a new variant detected there is not the same as the one in the UK.

New South African plug system causes frustration to surge 17.12.2020

Although only 85% of the population has access to electricity and national blackouts are regular, South Africa is aiming to replace its quirky three-pin electrical plug socket regime to meet international standards.
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Living Planet: Cataloguing South Africa's edible insects 17.12.2020

In many parts of Africa, insects such as termites and grasshoppers are an important source of protein in people's diets. But in South Africa, edible bugs are facing increasing threats due to changes in their environment. Now, scientists are racing to log the DNA barcode of these insect species before they disappear.
USA Asiatische Riesenhornisse verbreitet sich

Living Planet: Buggin' out 17.12.2020

It's all about insects! We'll find out how the "murder hornet" could spread across the US and Europe, the ways in which climate change is challenging beekeepers in Botswana, and why scientists are racing to document populations of edible insects in South Africa.

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