In South Africa, Gauteng’s railway system grinds to a halt, leaving hundreds of thousands stranded.
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Human Rights Watch accuses police and vigilante groups of routinely targeting migrants.
![Government directives to wear masks in public, observe social distancing and regularly wash hands remain in place along with a national curfew, albeit now only for four hours from midnight until 4am [Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg]
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As cases drop, president announces easing of restrictions and calls on country to ‘get to work...
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Human Rights Watch report documents xenophobic violence in South Africa, urges government to take...
The life and death of anti-apartheid hero Imam Abdullah Haron, who was tortured and died in police custody in 1969.
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Killing of Nathaniel Julies, a 16-year-old boy with Down syndrome, sparked outcry and protests against police brutality.
![George Bizos arrives to hear former US President Barack Obama delivering the 16th Nelson Mandela annual lecture, marking the centenary of the anti-apartheid leader's birth, in Johannesburg, South Africa [File: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/d3423fc1e3de4855bc15c9da9356430d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Tributes pour in for veteran lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists. He died at 92.
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Risk consultancy blames apartheid-era laws for high inequality and post-independence gov’ts for failing to create jobs.
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Advertisement showed Black woman’s hair described as ‘frizzy and dull’, and a white woman’s hair described as ‘normal’.
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Africa’s most industrialised economy was already suffering from high unemployment and power cuts before COVID-19 struck.
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Michael Cohen’s soon-to-be released book reportedly alleges Trump said Nelson Mandela was a poor leader.
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Criminal operators are now embedded in the supply chain and it will take years to reverse that, tax official says.
![The advertisement showed Black hair as 'dry and damaged' while an image of blonde hair was captioned 'normal' and 'fine and flat' [AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/d25d2174842849f7962996c0c7879e1d_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Angry South Africans demonstrate in front of Clicks Pharmacy stores after opposition EFF calls for protests.
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Protests in Cape Town, Pretoria against poor working conditions, calls to end corruption in purchase of coronavirus PPE.