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Oscar Pistorius, Jailed For Girlfriend's Murder In 2013, Gets Early Release
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was granted early release from prison on parole on Friday, a decade after he killed his girlfriend, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said.
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5 Killed In Cape Town Amid Strike By Taxi-Drivers
Five people have been killed in the South African city of Cape Town as a strike by mini-bus taxi drivers that began last week turned violent, authorities said on Tuesday.
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US Flagged Iranian Funding Of Gupta Brothers' Mine Purchase, Claims Report
The US had raised concerns with South African authorities that controversial Gupta family were getting funds from Iran to buy Shiva Uranium Mine in this country, according to final report on an extensive judicial investigation into corruption.
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Serum Institute Seeks Emergency Use Approval Of Covid Vaccine Covovax In South Africa
Novavax and Serum Institute of India (SII) announced a regulatory submission to the South African Health Products Regulatory Agency for emergency use authorization (EUA) of Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine
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Dutch Find 14 'Omicron' Cases Among South African Passengers
Dutch health authorities said Monday they have found another case of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant among passengers arriving from South Africa, bringing the total to 14.
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South Africa Could Make Covid Jabs Compulsory Amid New Variant Concerns
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that authorities were considering making COVID-19 shots compulsory for certain places and activities, as a rise in infections linked to a new variant threatens to become a fourth wave.
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Delta Variant Driving Covid Third Wave In South Africa
The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African COVID-19 infections that is testing the capacity of hospitals and forcing authorities to mull tighter restrictions, the government and scientists said on Saturday.
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Foreign Cricket Stars Of IPL 2021 Scramble To Escape Covid-Hit India
Indian Premier League 2021: The Australian, South African, English and New Zealand cricket authorities rushed to evacuate their star players from Covid-hit India after the IPL was abandoned on May 4.
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Olympic Silver Medallist Luvo Manyonga Suspended For Doping Rule Breach
South African Olympic long jump silver medallist Luvo Manyonga has been temporarily banned for failing to notify anti-doping authorities of his location
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Lack Of Evidence Behind Dropping Ajay Gupta's Fugitive Status: Official
Lack of conclusive evidence was the reason South African authorities decided to drop the arrest warrant against India-born businessman Ajay Gupta, a close aide of scandal-hit former president Jacob Zuma, an official has said.
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South Africa Says Bank Of Baroda Holds 'Proceeds Of Crime'
The Bank of Baroda's South African unit has been in possession of the "proceeds of crime" linked to a dairy farm project that involved the politically connected Gupta family, said Thato Ntimutse, a lawyer for the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit.
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Indian Consul General's Family Held Hostage In Armed Robbery In South Africa
The family of India's Consul General in Durban was attacked by robbers and briefly held hostage at their official residence there, prompting India to raise the issue with South African authorities.
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Indian-Origin Tamil Scholar, Author Dies At 103 In South Africa
An Indian-origin pioneering Tamil scholar and author, who was instrumental in persuading the South African government to introduce Tamil as a language at secondary schools, died at the age of 103.
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South African Teen Finds Suspected Piece Of Missing MH370 Plane
A South African teenager has found debris which will be sent to Australia for testing as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines plane two years ago, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said on Friday.
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South African Authorities Deny Issuing Oscar Pistorius Arrest Warrant
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority said Friday that an arrest warrant had not been issued for Oscar Pistorius, after the Supreme Court of Appeal found the Paralympic sprinter guilty of murdering his girlfriend.
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Oscar Pistorius, Jailed For Girlfriend's Murder In 2013, Gets Early Release
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was granted early release from prison on parole on Friday, a decade after he killed his girlfriend, in a crime that gripped the world, prison authorities said.
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5 Killed In Cape Town Amid Strike By Taxi-Drivers
Five people have been killed in the South African city of Cape Town as a strike by mini-bus taxi drivers that began last week turned violent, authorities said on Tuesday.
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US Flagged Iranian Funding Of Gupta Brothers' Mine Purchase, Claims Report
The US had raised concerns with South African authorities that controversial Gupta family were getting funds from Iran to buy Shiva Uranium Mine in this country, according to final report on an extensive judicial investigation into corruption.
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Serum Institute Seeks Emergency Use Approval Of Covid Vaccine Covovax In South Africa
Novavax and Serum Institute of India (SII) announced a regulatory submission to the South African Health Products Regulatory Agency for emergency use authorization (EUA) of Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine
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Dutch Find 14 'Omicron' Cases Among South African Passengers
Dutch health authorities said Monday they have found another case of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant among passengers arriving from South Africa, bringing the total to 14.
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South Africa Could Make Covid Jabs Compulsory Amid New Variant Concerns
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that authorities were considering making COVID-19 shots compulsory for certain places and activities, as a rise in infections linked to a new variant threatens to become a fourth wave.
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Delta Variant Driving Covid Third Wave In South Africa
The highly contagious Delta variant is driving a surge in South African COVID-19 infections that is testing the capacity of hospitals and forcing authorities to mull tighter restrictions, the government and scientists said on Saturday.
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Foreign Cricket Stars Of IPL 2021 Scramble To Escape Covid-Hit India
Indian Premier League 2021: The Australian, South African, English and New Zealand cricket authorities rushed to evacuate their star players from Covid-hit India after the IPL was abandoned on May 4.
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Olympic Silver Medallist Luvo Manyonga Suspended For Doping Rule Breach
South African Olympic long jump silver medallist Luvo Manyonga has been temporarily banned for failing to notify anti-doping authorities of his location
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Lack Of Evidence Behind Dropping Ajay Gupta's Fugitive Status: Official
Lack of conclusive evidence was the reason South African authorities decided to drop the arrest warrant against India-born businessman Ajay Gupta, a close aide of scandal-hit former president Jacob Zuma, an official has said.
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South Africa Says Bank Of Baroda Holds 'Proceeds Of Crime'
The Bank of Baroda's South African unit has been in possession of the "proceeds of crime" linked to a dairy farm project that involved the politically connected Gupta family, said Thato Ntimutse, a lawyer for the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit.
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Indian Consul General's Family Held Hostage In Armed Robbery In South Africa
The family of India's Consul General in Durban was attacked by robbers and briefly held hostage at their official residence there, prompting India to raise the issue with South African authorities.
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Indian-Origin Tamil Scholar, Author Dies At 103 In South Africa
An Indian-origin pioneering Tamil scholar and author, who was instrumental in persuading the South African government to introduce Tamil as a language at secondary schools, died at the age of 103.
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South African Teen Finds Suspected Piece Of Missing MH370 Plane
A South African teenager has found debris which will be sent to Australia for testing as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysian Airlines plane two years ago, the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said on Friday.
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South African Authorities Deny Issuing Oscar Pistorius Arrest Warrant
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority said Friday that an arrest warrant had not been issued for Oscar Pistorius, after the Supreme Court of Appeal found the Paralympic sprinter guilty of murdering his girlfriend.
