Steve Biko

African Heroes: Steve Biko

African Heroes May 13
Bantu Stephen Biko was a freedom fighter with South African origin, who spearheaded a movement which aimed at empowering black natives to stop feeling inferior to the whites. He opposed apartheid in the strongest terms possible.
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South Africa coronavirus: US gives 1,000 ventilators, cases pass 11,000
Health Politics May 13
South Africa has become a COVID-19 model for the continent in many ways since it confirmed its index case on 5th March, 2020. From the area of testing through to record number of recoveries, South Africa has been praised for pro-activeness in combating the virus.
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Coronavirus: How ‘secret burials’ in South Africa could help tackle Covid-19
Health May 11
A ban on large funerals in South Africa has forced people to give up many traditions, but they have also rediscovered old ones, including "secret burials", as the BBC's Pumza Fihlani reports from Johannesburg.
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Coronavirus: US criticises South Africa for accepting Cuban doctors
Politics May 01
US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday criticised South Africa and Qatar for accepting doctors from Cuba to battle the coronavirus, accusing the communist island of profiting from the pandemic.
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Cuban doctors land in South Africa to help with coronavirus treatment
Health Apr 27
A team of Cuban medics has arrived in South Africa to help the country limit the spread of coronavirus, South Africa's department of health has tweeted.
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Coronavirus: Panic buying as South Africans brace for lockdown
African Diaspora Health Mar 25
There is panic buying in South Africa as people stock up on food and other essentials ahead of a lockdown on Thursday.
50 Year Old Man Marries 6 Women
50 Year Old Man Marries 6 Women in One Ceremony
Life Style Feb 21
A 50-year-old South African man, Gobela Faniyakhe from Umhlabuyalingana, northern KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal South African province, dropped jaws when he married six women the same day.