Cyril Ramaphosa
Britain and Irish Lions' player Louis Rees-Zammit with the rugby team arrives at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, June 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Lions arrive as South Africa goes into stricter lockdown

By Gerald Imray Jun. 28, 2021 11:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday June 24, 2021, European Council President Charles Michel, left, greets Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel during an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. The government of Luxembourg said Monday June 28, 2021, that Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation for 10 days. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, FILE)
The Latest: Hong Kong to ban flights from UK to curb virus

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 06:35 AM EDT

A COVID-19 patient is admitted to a hospital in Johannesburg, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. South Africa's third wave of COVID-19 infections is overwhelming the health system in Gauteng, the country's most populous province that is now running out of beds to treat patients. (AP Photo)
South Africa tightens restrictions to fight resurgent virus

By Mogomotsi Magome And Andrew Meldrum Jun. 27, 2021 03:47 PM EDT

Croatia's Luka Modric, right, celebrates, after Croatia's Ivan Perisic, left, scored during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group D match between Croatia and Scotland at the Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)
The Latest: South Africa resumes restrictions to fight surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 27, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

A nurse performs a COVID-19 test at a rapid testing site on a rainy day in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, June 17, 2021. The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Monday, June 21, 2021 the U.N. agency is in discussions with numerous companies and institutions to create a technology transfer hub for coronavirus vaccines in South Africa. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
Vaccine technology transfer center to open in South Africa

By Andrew Meldrum And Maria Cheng Jun. 21, 2021 02:12 PM EDT

An Islamic cleric leads relatives in prayer during the burial of a man in the special section of Jombang Public Cemetery reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, June 21, 2021. Indonesia saw significant spikes in confirmed COVID-19 cases recently, an increase blamed on travel during last month's Eid al-Fitr holiday as well as the arrival of new virus variants, such as the the Delta version first found in India. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
The Latest: NKorea tells WHO it has detected no virus cases

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 02:14 AM EDT

FILE — In this Monday, March 29, 2021 file photo South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, right, heads a government delegation on a visit to ASPEN Pharmaceuticals in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The country's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been hit by further delays as it will have to discard at least 2 million Johnson & Johnson vaccines produced in the country.. (AP Photo,file)
Fighting COVID-19 surge, South Africa increases restrictions

By Mogomotsi Magome Jun. 15, 2021 03:40 PM EDT

South Africa rejects 2m J&J vaccines due to FDA decision

By Mogomotsi Magome Jun. 14, 2021 11:44 AM EDT
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been hit by further delays as it will have to discard at least 2 million Johnson & Johnson...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, right, walks with US President Joe Biden during his visit to Windsor Castle, near London, Sunday June 13, 2021. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
After G-7, Biden says he's reestablishing US credibility

By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani And Zeke Miller Jun. 13, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 14, 2020 file photo, South African Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize, takes delivery of emergency medical equipment for COVID-19 from China, at OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mkhize was placed on special leave Tuesday, June 8, 2021 over a corruption scandal involving an irregular government contract where $11 million was paid to a company connected to two people who used to work for him. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
South Africa's health minister put on leave over contract

By Mogomotsi Magome Jun. 08, 2021 02:26 PM EDT

Odessa College nursing student Moon Suk Kim prepares doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in a vaccination clinic hosted by Odessa College Thursday, June 3, 2021 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)
The Latest: Melbourne's 4th pandemic lockdown to end Friday

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2021 02:17 AM EDT

Health workers vaccinates a pensioner with a first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the newly-opened mass vaccination program for the elderly at a drive-thru vaccination center in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Alarm in Africa: Virus surges, vaccines grind to 'near halt'

By Gerald Imray Jun. 03, 2021 08:32 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 01:03 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 31 The Wall Street Journal on ‘melodrama’ in Texas...

A health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the newly-opened mass vaccination program for the elderly at a drive-thru vaccination center outside Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. South Africa aims to vaccinate 5 million of its older citizens by the end of June. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa returns to stricter lockdown, virus 'surging'

By Gerald Imray May. 30, 2021 02:55 PM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa arrive at the University of Pretoria Future Africa in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday May 28, 2021. Macron and Ramaphosa are launching a program to support African vaccine production, a project backed by the European Union, the United States and the World Bank. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Visiting South Africa, France's Macron pledges vaccine help

By Mogomotsi Magome May. 28, 2021 01:03 PM EDT

A retiree receives the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine from a health worker inside a tent, during a mass vaccination program for the elderly at the clinic outside Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, May 24, 2021. South Africa is in a race against time to vaccinate as many people as possible with signs the virus may be surging again. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa starts jabs for elderly as virus surge looms

By Andrew Meldrum May. 28, 2021 04:16 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 29 The Los Angeles Times...

Healthcare worker walks past a poster explaining the after effects of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, March 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa bans liquor sales over Easter to prevent surge

By Mogomotsi Magome Mar. 30, 2021 04:00 PM EDT

Members of the military parade with a portrait of former president John Magufuli as his body lies in state at Uhuru stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Saturday, March 20, 2021. Magufuli, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic whose populist rule often cast his country in a harsh international spotlight, died Wednesday aged 61 of heart failure, it was announced by Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who was sworn-in as the country's new president on Friday. (AP Photo)
5 die in stampede to view body of Tanzania's Magufuli

By Tom Odula Mar. 22, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

Tanzania's Vice President Samia Suluhu speaks during a tour of the Tanga region of Tanzania Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Vice President Suluhu announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021 that President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic whose populist rule often cast his country in a harsh international spotlight, has died aged 61 of heart failure. (AP Photo)
Death of Tanzania's Magufuli draws sorrow but ire from some

By Tom Odula Mar. 18, 2021 05:36 AM EDT