South Africa

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Rollout of jab paused amid doubts about effectiveness against new coronavirus variant

Scientists fear new mutation may be less susceptible to existing inoculations

A spike in cases and mixed messages from ministers have led to anger and confusion

Rising infection rates and governments in denial stoking fears that health systems will be overwhelmed

Thomas Thabane is seeking immunity over killing of estranged wife

Presidential candidate’s campaign forced to admit that he was not detained in apartheid South Africa

HIV campaigner who died aged 12 is commemorated by Google Doodle

England head coach Eddie Jones and his unchanged team have ‘no fear’ of taking on the physical Springboks

Liam Williams is ruled out so Leigh Halfpenny will start at full-back for Wales

France captain Guilhem Guirado has mocked Wales’s timidity

Photographs of Duke and Duchess of Sussex on their first overseas tour as a family

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex embark on their first overseas family visit

President Ramaphosa condemns anti-immigrant violence that has prompted backlash across the continent

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Wednesday 11 September

Two very different safari spots offer an unforgettable journey into the South African wild

Cyril Ramaphosa is re-elected president but rise of populism poses a real threat

25 years after ANC swept to power, Nelson Mandela’s party faces toughest election yet

President Cyril Ramaphosa is standing against a record number of rival parties

The birds are being hand-reared by volunteers around Cape Town

Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte pushed teenager out of moving van for allegedly stealing from their employer’s field

Crash outside Johannesburg is latest in series of rush-hour accidents

The Week examines the ANC’s plans to allow the appropriation of white-owned land without compensation

Following a fall in the lira, India’s rupee drops to an all time low as the rand and peso plummet, fuelling fears of emerging market rout

Fear grow among majority white landowners that country could follow Zimbabwe into violence and economic chaos

The former South African anti-apartheid leader would have turned 100 today

System of institutionalised racial segregation and discrimination casts long shadow over the country’s history

England head coach Eddie Jones selects Danny Cipriani for the Newlands clash

Cricket world pays tribute after the 34-year-old’s shock announcement

Moon landings ‘still a long way off’ but Nigeria and South Africa leading the way in space technology

Marine salvage expert says plan to ‘capture’ Antarctic ice floe for meltwater is ‘doable’