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South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.

The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.

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INFECTIOUS diseases do not respect borders. An estimated three billion people in low-income countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America are likely to lack access to a COVID-19 vaccine for years after it becomes available. In poor nations, many communities lack the health care workers needed to administer vaccines, as well as the capacity to handle vaccines properly by keeping them extremely cold.

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Members of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party were attacked by White parents and residents outside the Brackenfell High School in Cape Town on Monday during protests over a “whites-only” party that was reportedly organized by some students of the school. According to news24, protesters gathered at the school demanding the suspension of...

The post Violent clashes in South African school after students organize ‘whites-only’ party appeared first on Face2Face Africa.

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Actor and presenter Marco Spaumer is joining the organisation to help promote human rights.

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