Coronavirus in South Africa: The lull before the tsunami?

Mawimbi ya bahari yakikutana. Wingu zito ndani ya Uwanja wa Allianz Ndege ya Qantas Boeing 737-800 ikisafiri juu ya wingu zito kuelekea New South Wales huku mvua kubwa ikinyesha. Watalii wakitazama mawimbi hayo. Usafiri wa boti ukisuasua…

How a health crisis on the other side of the world spelled disaster for a South African industry.

The medics are among 1,200 sent to countries that requested help from the communist state.

The 38-year-old man had visited Italy with his wife and was now in self-isolation, officials say.

Andrew Harding visits a poor South African neighbourhood to see how it will cope with an outbreak.

South Africa has been praised for halting the spread of coronavirus but unity is wearing thin.

The government seems to have acted faster than many other states to tackle Covid-19, writes Andrew Harding.

Extending restrictions until the end of April will create an economic disaster, the opposition says.

In South Africa, illegal sellers are defying the prohibition on buying alcohol and cigarettes.