South Africa registers more than half a million coronavirus cases

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Infections rise following easing of lockdown as government struggles to retain public trust

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South Africa has registered more than half a million confirmed cases of Covid-19, health officials have said, as the government struggles to retain public trust amid allegations of widespread corruption, arbitrary decisions on restrictions and administrative incompetence.
Africa’s most industrialised nation was widely praised for its early response to the pandemic but criticism has since mounted as a strict lockdown was eased. Continue reading...

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