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The new Omicron variant has been spreading rapidly throughout South Africa, and it has now reached numerous locations around the United States. Preliminary data indicate that the vaccines may not be as protective against this newest coronavirus...

Simon Ateba of Today News Africa raised the point during the daily White House briefing — interrupting Psaki's attempt to call on Brazilian journalist Raquel Krähenbühl.

Dr. Shabir Madhi, professor of vaccinology at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, says that even though Omicron is spreading at a higher rate than the Delta variant, it is killing people at a lower rate indicating an "uncoupling of...

The first real-world analysis, based on 78,000 Omicron cases in South Africa, found that the strain causes less severe disease.

NeNe Leakes is reportedly dating a businessman from Africa that was introduced to her by fellow 'RHOA' star Cynthia Bailey's ex, three months after her husband Gregg passed away.

Disruption of the world's second-largest rainforest is having dire consequences on the planet. CNN's Zain Asher explains why greater demand for resources negatively impacts the Congo basin.

Dr. Angelique Coetzee, one of the first doctors in South Africa to treat patients infected with the Omicron variant, joins CNN New Day to share information on the decline in cases in the country where Omicron was first detected.

More than 3.3 million COVID-19 cases have been reported in South Africa, where at least 90,587 people have died from the virus

Anti-vaxxers may be public enemy No. 1, but holier-than-thou, can’t-mind-their-business travel shamers might be even worse. Last month, Pres. Biden restricted travel from South Africa — along with seven other countries — where yours truly...

South Africa has passed the peak of its Omicron outbreak, according to one of the country's top scientific researchers.

The Biden administration is lifting travel restrictions on eight southern African countries that were put in place last month after the Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa, a White House official tells CNN.

South Africa has passed the peak of the Omicron variant. South African health official Nicholas Crisp shares how other nations can ride the wave of the latest Covid variant.

The CDC had advised limiting travel from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi​ "out of an abundance of caution" to stem the spread of Omicron.

South Africa's Director General of Health, Dr. Sandile Buthelezi announced in a release that the country will change its strategy to focus on mitigation efforts.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in his native South Africa,...

Desmond Tutu, the first Black archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his efforts to end apartheid, has died at the age of 90.

On Monday, cathedral bells tolled at midday in Cape Town as South Africa began a week of mourning for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday.

The authors found that while the neutralization of Omicron increased 14-fold over 14 days after the enrollment, there also was a 4.4-fold increase in neutralization of the Delta variant.

Noah and Kelly began dating in 2020 but broke up in May after nine months of dating, though they appeared to reconcile quickly and have been spotted together frequently since.