It's been thirty years since Nelson Mandela visited Montreal and the Union United Church.

The overall trend has experts looking in various places for answers, particularly when one might expect the health-care systems of poorer nations to be less able to treat seriously ill patients.

Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize announced 10,107 new cases Saturday night, bringing the country’s cumulative total to 503,290, including 8,153 deaths.

Confronted by surging hospitalizations due to the coronavirus, South Africa is also reinstating a night curfew to reduce traffic accidents and made it mandatory for all residents to wear face masks when in public.

Police in South Africa say five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a church near Johannesburg.

The doctors, including community health and infectious disease specialists, arrived early Monday morning and were welcomed by military and health authorities.

The sleepy lion pride typically lives in an area not seen by tourists.

Canadians struggling to get home from South Africa amid coronavirus lockdowns say they're frustrated by a lack of communication from the Canadian government.

Shannon Battersby, stranded in South Africa by a coronavirus lockdown, received an email from Global Affairs Canada stating that a government-organized flight home could cost her $5,000.

A Sherwood Park couple is stranded in South Africa amid a nationwide lockdown. They are calling on the Canadian government for help getting home.