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South Africa

Arcs in and about South Africa from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 285 stories · 1,935 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Jun 23.

All arcs1 named arc in 2023

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Gone quiet · 1

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every arc in 2023 at its own dates · opens on month
Sep 28 – Dec 31, 20231 arc shown
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The Israel-Hamas war: the ICC warrants and the genocide accusations

3 of 48 stories this year · gone quiet

How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it · 17 articles, Oct 15South Africa files case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza · 17 articles, Dec 29South Africa's genocide case against Israel sets up a high-stakes legal battle at the UN's top court · 28 articles, Dec 29

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

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Sep 14, 2026619771
Sep 21, 202615266132
Sep 28, 202656124

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else9 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about South Africa that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 16South African ex-President Jacob Zuma has denounced the ANC and pledged to vote for a new party10 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  2. Nov 28– 29Elevator plummets at platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 workers15 articles · 14 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 2 right
  3. Nov 24South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs12 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 6South Africa recalls diplomats in Israel, cites 'genocide' in Gaza9 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Oct 3– 4South Africa bird flu outbreaks see 7.5 million chickens culled, causing poultry and egg shortages6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name South Africa

  1. Dec 15Costco sold $100 million in gold bars last quarter10 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 11– 125 countries in East and southern Africa have anthrax outbreaks, WHO says, with 20 deaths reported5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 24– 25South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole, will be released from prison on Jan. 574 articles · 46 independent sources
    8 left, 18 center, 5 right
  4. Oct 5Uganda party says leader Bobi Wine detained; police say escorted him home5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
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