South Africa fears a resurgence of coronavirus as localised outbreaks drive infections

The emergence of new outbreaks in several parts of South Africa has raised fears of a resurgence of the coronavirus, which could be encouraged by the expected gatherings during the festive season.
South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa
South Africa opens borders to African countries, limits others
South Africa will reopen its borders to all African countries from Thursday while barring tourists from around 50 nations with high coronavirus infection rates, the government said on Wednesday.
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SA closes public schools as coronavirus cases rise
State schools in South Africa will close for four weeks from Monday as part of measures to combat a surge in the number of coronavirus cases.
Asnath Khuba ran a community saving society that lost money invested in VSB Mutual Bank
Eight arrested over notorious SA bank scandal
Eight men have been arrested in South Africa, accused of involvement in one of the country's most notorious corruption scandals – the looting and eventual collapse of VBS, a provincial bank that served poor communities.