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FILE - In this Wednesday, June 15, 2016, file photo, Oscar Pistorius leaves the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, after his sentencing proceedings. South African former track star Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman he shot to death in 2013, as part of his parole process, the Steenkamp's family lawyer told The Associated Press on Friday July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
Seeking parole, Pistorius meets with girlfriend's father

By Gerald Imray Jul. 01, 2022 01:55 PM 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

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

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 file photo, South African captain Siya Kolisi holds the Webb Ellis Cup aloft after South Africa defeated England to win the Rugby World Cup final at International Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. The Springboks will finally get to play as world champions nearly two years on from winning the Rugby World Cup after announcing on Monday May 10, 2021, two home tests against Georgia in July to prepare for the series against the British and Irish Lions. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Lions tour to SA cut to 3 cities, no fans because of virus

By Gerald Imray May. 14, 2021 05:38 AM EDT

Ban of African stadiums puts World Cup qualifiers in doubt

By Peter Kanjere May. 04, 2021 03:55 PM EDT
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The African soccer confederation under new president Patrice Motsepe has banned 20 of its 54 member countries from using their stadiums...

South Africa's Reeza Hendricks, center, and Heinrich Klaasen, right, runs between the wicket while Pakistan's Usman Qadir watches during the 1st Twenty20 cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Pakistan agrees to play extra T20 in South Africa

Feb. 12, 2021 05:05 AM EST

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is being treated in the makeshift emergency unit at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, which is battling an ever-increasing number of Covid-19 patients. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa struggles with post-holiday spike in COVID-19

By Andrew Meldrum And Mogomotsi Magome Jan. 11, 2021 07:25 AM EST

Rugby returns in South Africa after 6-month shutout

By Gerald Imray Sep. 26, 2020 01:17 PM EDT
Top-level rugby returned in South Africa on Saturday with two exhibition games involving the country’s Super Rugby teams following a six-month shutout because...

Police keep an eye on protesting members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (NEHAWU) in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday Sept. 3, 2020. NEHAWU are calling for safer working conditions for front line workers after 240 lost their lives to COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
South African healthcare workers protest, threaten strike

By Mogomotsi Magome Sep. 03, 2020 10:40 AM EDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 19, 2020, a view of a field hospital under construction at a sports complex in Khayelitsha in Cape Town South Africa, With dramatically increased community transmission, Cape Town has become the center of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa and the entire continent. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
South Africa's virus epicenter shifts away from Cape Town

By Gerald Imray And Andrew Meldrum Jul. 16, 2020 11:36 AM EDT

Covid-19 patients are being treated with oxygen at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize this week said South Africa could run out of available hospital beds within the month. "The storm that we have consistently warned South Africans about is now arriving," he told lawmakers. The African continent overall has over 523,000 confirmed virus cases after passing the half-million milestone on Wednesday. But shortages in testing materials mean the true number is unknown.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa

By Mogomotsi Magome Jul. 10, 2020 05:54 AM EDT

Stranded commuters walks away from a deserted taxi rank in Katlehong, South Africa, Monday, June 22, 2020, as taxi drivers affiliated to the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) protested against what it believes to be insufficient government relief offered to the industry. South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg, has been hit by a strike by mini-bus taxis, preventing many thousands of people from getting to work on Monday, as the country reopens its economy even as cases of COVID-19 are increasing. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
South Africa's minibus taxis go on strike, hitting workers

By Mogomotsi Magome Jun. 22, 2020 07:05 AM EDT

A man wearing chains joins a protest rally in front of the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, June 8, 2020. The protest in support of Black Lives Matter was called by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party in response to the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA, that has led to protests in many countries and across the US. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
South Africa, Kenya protest cop brutality in US and at home

By Mogomotsi Magome And Tom Odula Jun. 08, 2020 11:10 AM EDT

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 19, 2020, paramedics in protective gear drive in an ambulance in Khayelitsha in Cape Town South Africa, With dramatically increased community transmission, Cape Town has become the center of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa and the entire continent. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
Cape Town is virus hot spot for South Africa and continent

By Andrew Meldrum May. 21, 2020 09:19 AM EDT

Two young girls sell groundnuts in front of an informational mural advising on precautions to avoid catching the new coronavirus, in the Kibera slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, April 2, 2020. Writing on wall in Swahili reads "To prevent the spread of coronavirus avoid congested places, stay at home, don't touch your nose, cover your mouth while coughing, wash your hands, call emergency toll free line when you suspect the symptoms". (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Africa faces an 'existential threat' as virus cases spread

By Cara Anna Apr. 02, 2020 01:29 PM EDT