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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 · 288 stories · 1,938 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 2025

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

Everything else50 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 21– 229 Dead In South African Pub Shooting, Second Mass Shooting in Three Weeks34 articles · 32 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 4 right
  2. Dec 611 killed in a mass shooting at a South African bar12 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  3. Nov 22– 27Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in next year's G20 summit near Miami19 articles · 17 independent sources
    5 left, 3 center, 6 right
  4. Nov 20– 24The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump’s boycott22 articles · 16 independent sources
    7 left, 4 center, 1 right
  5. Nov 8Trump says US to boycott G20 in South Africa, repeating allegations about treatment of white farmers12 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  6. Oct 13Bus crash in mountainous region of South Africa kills at least 42 people6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Sep 30– Oct 1South Africa’s ambassador to France found dead below high-rise hotel in Paris17 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 2 right
  8. Aug 6– 8US man killed by buffalo he was tracking during South Africa hunting trip9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  9. Jul 31South Africa starts injecting rhino horns with radioactive material to curb poaching5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  10. Jun 11Children swept away in school bus among at least 49 killed in South Africa flooding5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name South Africa

  1. Nov 22– 24European Officials Welcome Progress in Talks on US Proposals to End Russia-Ukraine War10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  2. Nov 20– 24A new U.S. peace plan asks Ukraine for steep concessions52 articles · 32 independent sources
    8 left, 9 center, 7 right
  3. Oct 30– 31Trump limits refugees mostly to white South Africans34 articles · 30 independent sources
    8 left, 10 center, 4 right
  4. Oct 14– 16State Dept Revokes 6 Visas Over Charlie Kirk Posts47 articles · 29 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 9 right
  5. Sep 23 men deported by US are being held in an African prison without charge, lawyers say7 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  6. Jul 16– 18Trump says Coca-Cola has agreed to use real sugar in its U.S. flagship drink69 articles · 44 independent sources
    8 left, 15 center, 11 right
  7. Jul 16US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini19 articles · 17 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 1 right
  8. Jul 7– 8Trump announces 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea62 articles · 40 independent sources
    6 left, 17 center, 7 right
  9. Jul 4– 8Trump says new tariff deadline 'not 100 percent firm'27 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 4 right
  10. Jun 5– 6Dehorning Rhinos Cuts Poaching by 78% – Saving Thousands of Animals' Lives7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 0 right
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