Saturday, November 16, 2024

As South Africa's virus spikes, doctors urge alcohol ban

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — With a new surge pushing South Africa’s cumulative virus cases above 1 million, the country’s doctors are urging the government to return to tighter restrictions on social gatherings and the sales of alcohol to slow the spread of the disease.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

In South Africa, child homicides show violence 'entrenched'

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At night, Amanda Zitho worries her little boy is shivering and cold in his coffin and yearns to take him a blanket. She knows Wandi’s dead and gone and it’s senseless, but that doesn’t stop the ache.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

In South Africa, child homicides show violence 'entrenched'

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At night, Amanda Zitho worries her little boy is shivering and cold in his coffin and yearns to take him a blanket. She knows Wandi’s dead and gone and it’s senseless, but that doesn’t stop the ache.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO