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"Only in South Africa." (And Florida.)

At first glance, veteran ventilator technician and self-professed hoarder Robin Whittle looks like any other homeowner tinkering away in his two-car garage on a sunny afternoon in Durban -- surrounded by mounds of paper, and piles of plastic and...

After an online campaign urging MTV Base to cancel its annual MTV Africa Music Awards over allegations of human rights abuses by the Ugandan government, the TV channel postponed the awards Thursday, which was due to be held in the East African...

The US has reported at least 618 cases of COVID-19 variants from the UK, Brazil and South Africa across 33 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of that total, 611 are the more contagious UK variant known as B.1.1.7, of...

Last month, I decided to treat myself to a pair of Kenyan-made Enda running shoes. I'm no marathon runner, but lockdown has inspired me to up the ante in my exercise regimen, and who better to trust with my feet than Kenya, home of the kings and...

The sky turned orange in parts of southern Europe as some areas were covered with sand and dust brought by strong winds from the Sahara desert in Africa. Meteorologists say the phenomenon occurs every year, but this time the Sahara winds were...

South African health officials said Sunday they're pausing the country's rollout of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine after a study showed it offered reduced protection from the Covid-19 variant first identified there.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine provides protection against the highly contagious variant of the virus that emerged in South Africa, a new study shows. People who received the Pfizer shots had higher levels of antibodies capable of neutralizing the...

Dr Matshidiso Moeti, W.H.O regional director for Africa, and Angus Thomson of UNICEF, discuss the study on the AstraZeneca vaccine's efficacy against the South Africa variant.

• Europe's top politician faces a vaccine crisis and a possible derailment of her plans • Live: UK coronavirus variant has been reported in 86 countries, WHO says

South Africa wants to sell or swap its first batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine just days after getting it — because a new study suggested it might not protect against its dominant mutation. The nation received its first one million doses of...

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has teamed up with rapper and Tidal chief Jay Z on a new endowment to fund Bitcoin development starting in Africa and India, Dorsey tweeted. They’re launching the project, called ₿trust, with an injection of 500...

• Australian Open to go without fans as 'new kind of enemy' forces Victoria to lock down • LIVE UPDATES: The US has conducted more tests than it has residents

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has teamed up with rapper and Tidal chief Jay-Z on a new endowment to fund Bitcoin development starting in Africa and India, Dorsey tweeted. They’re launching the project, called ₿trust, with an injection of 500...

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has teamed up with rapper and Tidal chief Jay-Z on a new endowment to fund Bitcoin development starting in Africa and India, Dorsey tweeted. They’re launching the project, called ₿trust, with an injection of 500...