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Likely to know variant characteristics in four weeks.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that authorities were considering imposing compulsory COVID-19 shots ...

Pfizer and BioNTech: if necessary a new vaccine tailored to the emerging variant can be ready in approximately 100 days...

Global authorities have reacted with alarm to a coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with the EU, Britain and India among those announcing stricter border controls as scientists seek to determine if the mutation is vaccine-resistant.

JOHANNESBURG/LONDON — Global authorities have reacted with alarm to a coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with the EU, Britain and India among those…

Terry and Roger Hugo, both retirees in their 70s, couldn't wait to see their grandchildren come over to visit South Africa from Britain for the first time, after cancelling last year's Christmas plans because of COVID-19. Now they are mortified at having to call everything off again after a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa prompted Britain to slap a travel ban on its former colony.

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said on Friday that imposing restrictions on travelers from the country because of a newly identified COVID-19 variant was…

South Africa will only accept $8.5 billion in initial funding pledged by rich nations to help it shift from coal to greener energy if the terms suit national goals like debt reduction and job creation, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's largest opposition party won mayoral posts in three major cities in the country's economic heartland, a blow to the governing African National Congress (ANC) in the wake of its worst-ever election result.

South Africa's largest opposition party won mayoral posts in three major cities in the country's economic heartland, a blow to the governing African National Congress (ANC) in the wake of its worst-ever election result.