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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, center, walks with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa after the official welcoming ceremony at the Union Building in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

German chancellor discusses Ukraine war in South Africa

By Mogomotsi Magome - Associated Press

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the media after meeting with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021. Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms after testing positive for the disease, his office said Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

South Africa’s president tests positive for the coronavirus amid omicron spike

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A man is vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Hillbrow Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday Dec. 6, 2021. The new omicron variant appears to be driving a dramatic surge in South Africa, providing the world a glimpse of where the pandemic might be headed. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)

South African hospitals prepare for COVID-19 patients from omicron

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the media after meeting with his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday Nov. 23, 2021. Travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and other African nations for telling the world about the omicron variant are hypocritical, harsh and not supported by science, South Africa's president said Monday, recalling the phrase used by the U.N. chief, who called such measures “travel apartheid.” (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Leaders: Africa’s COVID-19 fight is vital for world security

By Carley Petesch - Associated Press

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appears on behalf of the ruling African National Congress party at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state corruption in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Ramaphosa says rampant corruption has seriously damaged South Africa’s economy and people’s trust in the government. (Kim Ludbrook/Pool via AP)

Ramaphosa denies wrong in raising election campaign funds

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

FILE — In this Friday, March 26, 2021 file photo, healthcare workers queue to receive a dose of Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a television address to the nation Tuesday, March 30, 2021, Presidential Cyril Ramaphosa outlined the progress and the future of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and put in place some minor restrictions for the Easter weekend. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)

South Africa bans liquor sales over Easter to prevent surge

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

A refrigerator truck transports Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccines from O.R. Tambo International Airport to a storage facility in Johannesburg, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. South Africa is preparing to give its first COVID-19 vaccinations — shots of the Johnson &amp; Johnson vaccine still being tested — to health care workers this week. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)

A joke, a jab: South Africa starts vaccinating with leader

By GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address to a restricted parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Prior to his address Ramaphosa lit a candle for the some 46,000 people who have died from COVID-19 in the country. (Esa Alexander/Pool via AP)

South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges support for vaccination drive

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

A woman walks past a coronavirus-themed mural promoting the use of face mask in public place, in Sebokeng, Vereeniging, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South Africa welcomes first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

FILE — In this Friday, April 24, 2020 file photo, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits a field hospital in Johannesburg. Ramaphosa has announced he has gone into quarantine after coming into contact with a dinner guest who has tested positive for COVID-19. He came into contact with a guest at a dinner of 35 people in Johannesburg last weekend, the president's spokesman said Wednesday, Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

South Africa’s president criticizes ‘vaccine nationalism’

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is treated in a makeshift emergency unit at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, which is battling an ever-increasing number of Covid-19 patients. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

African Union buys 270 million vaccine doses for continent

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

A health worker checks the temperature of an elderly patient at the emergency entrance of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, which is battling an ever-increasing number of COVID-19 patients. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Official: Africa secures close to 300 million vaccine doses

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

Medical workers prepare a COVID positive patient for a CT Scan at a clinic in Johannesburg Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. South Africa's COVID-19 spike has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases with hospitals reaching capacity and no sign of the new surge reaching a peak. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed.

As South Africa’s virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

Members of the Saaberie Chishty Burial Society prepare the body of a person who died from COVID-19 at the Avalon Cemetery in Lenasia, Johannesburg Saturday Dec. 26, 2020. South Africa’s health minister has announced an “alarming rate of spread” in the country, with more than 14,000 new confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 400 deaths reported Wednesday. It was the largest single-day increase in cases. (AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed)

South Africa on verge of new virus rules as it hits 1M cases

By ANDREW MELDRUM - Associated Press

A grave digger prepares graves at the Motherwell Cemetery in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 that the country is now experiencing a Covid-19 pandemic second wave. (AP Photo/Theo Jeftha)

South Africa closes beaches to fight resurgence of COVID-19

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

African National Congress secretary general Ace Magashule appears for a bail hearing inside the magistrates court in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Magashule is charged in connection with the looting of $13.8 million when he was premier of the Free State province from 2009 until 2018. (AP Photo)

South African ruling party official charged with corruption

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

South Africa reopens to foreign travelers amid virus creep

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

Blacks and whites clash at South African school incident

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

FILE — In this Friday, April 24, 2020 file photo, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits a field hospital in Johannesburg. Ramaphosa has announced he has gone into quarantine after coming into contact with a dinner guest who has tested positive for COVID-19. He came into contact with a guest at a dinner of 35 people in Johannesburg last weekend, the president's spokesman said Wednesday, Oct. 28. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

South Africa’s president in quarantine as virus cases rise

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press

FILE — In this Thursday, June 20, 2019 file photo, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa. Ramaphosa announced Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 that his government will be extending relief measures to the country's poor who have been hurt by the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. (Rodger Bosch/Pool Photo via AP, FILE)

South Africa extends relief grants to help poor amid virus

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME - Associated Press