South Africa Travel News

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., The deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa has forced Grant Hofman to drastically change his summer plans.

Records of children in Jersey's care system were destroyed in the 1990s to "make space", the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry has heard.

The worst ebola outbreak in history has prompted Liberian officials to close their borders, as the governments in several West African countries raced to convince many of their citizens that ebola is a real disease.

The newly appointed Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Badreddine Zayed has previously served as ambassador to Yemen and South Africa.

A State Department official on Wednesday said anti-gay laws in Uganda and other African countries are "inconsistent" with the continent's core values.

On Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama told a group of young Africans "brothers" and "sisters" that the "the blood of Africa runs through my veins."

When they realized one of their patients had recently traveled in Africa, doctors at Carolinas Medical Center's emergency department took precautions early Wednesday to prevent possible spread of an infectious disease.

Humanitarian agencies working in west Africa are stepping up precautions against the deadly Ebola virus as local and international health officials struggle to bring the outbreak under control.

The death of Sheik Umar Khan highlights the danger that medical workers dealing with Ebola put themselves in every day.

New Zealand health experts are making contingency plans to manage the ebola virus in case the deadly disease arrives from West Africa.

The Maslow Hotel is Sun International's new, modern hotel, providing an oasis setting within Johannesburg's premium shopping area of Sandton.

TRUE musicians hate to be categorised. Tresor Riziki is one of those musicians. Listening to his next radio single, Mount Everest, it is easy to understand why.

The Obama administration is urging federal employees to stay home during the summit of African leaders being held in Washington, D.C. next week and to monitor local news for announcement of a possible "closing of the federal government" -ostensibly over traffic issues.

Though it lacks the grandeur of a Moroccan dune at sunset or the Moab, South Africa 's Karoo, the desert hinterland separating the Western Cape from the country's interior, is filled with interesting people, fascinating history, and charmingly bizarre towns that complement its sublime natural beauty.

When the Air Force C-130J military transport aircraft landed at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, the ground crew discovered a terrible surprise.

It reminds me of the classic Gone with the Wind. A young Scarlet O'Hara was standing in a field with her father.

Human rights and gay rights activists on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to ensure that the issue of anti-gay discrimination in Africa is on the agenda at next week's summit in Washington with more than 40 African leaders.

Before Baton Rouge resident Nathan Dewberry left on a church trip to Zimbabwe in 2013, he was warned to be careful what -- and who -- he took pictures of between the hours spent doing volunteer work.

Ebola doctors sacrifice all to bring hope: Column Heroic medical workers fight fear and a virus with courage.

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