Coronavirus

The World: China becomes first economy to grow since coronavirus pandemic

China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2…

July 16, 2020

Health: South Africa Wits University clinicians volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine trial

Six senior clinicians at the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, have volunteer to…

July 15, 2020

Kenyans hold funeral for first doctor to die of covid-19

Family members and colleagues on Monday gather at the funeral of the first Kenyan doctor, Doreen Adisa Lugaliki in Bungoma,…

July 14, 2020

Health: Ghana’s COVID-19 case count now 24,988

An update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Monday, July 13, indicated that 470 new cases of the infection…

July 14, 2020

Business: SA business gives Mboweni’s zero-based budgeting thumbs up, but calls for no tax increases

Zero-based budgeting will be instrumental in curbing public debt, according to Business For South Africa. The organisation, which represents a…

July 12, 2020

Nigeria coronavirus: 31,323 cases; Atiku rejects WAEC cancellation

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, as at end of June 2020 was Africa’s third most impacted country only behind South…

July 11, 2020

Business: IMF warns cutting spending too soon could derail recovery

As governments rushed out funding to prevent an economic collapse amid the coronavirus pandemic, global public debt swelled to the…

July 11, 2020

NEWS: Police arrest four COVID-19 escapees in Rwanda

Rwandan police on Thursday arrested four people who had escaped from a COVID-19 treatment centre in Eastern province. The quartet,…

July 10, 2020

Covid 19 coronavirus: ‘Unknown pneumonia’ deadlier than coronavirus

The Chinese embassy in Kazakhstan has warned of a deadly "unknown pneumonia" after the former Soviet republic reported a spike…

July 10, 2020

Coronavirus cases in Ghana top 23,000

The number coronavirus cases in Ghana surpassed 23,000 Thursday with 641 infections reported over the past 24 hours, according to…

July 10, 2020

Domestic flights resume in Nigeria amid strict virus protocols

Nigeria resumed domestic flights on Wednesday, July 8, after a hiatus of three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Airports…

July 9, 2020

Egypt reopens Giza pyramids amid pandemic

Egypt reopened its famed Giza pyramids to the public after a three-month closure. The reopening marked the restart of a…

July 9, 2020

South Africa: Support ramped up for healthcare workers as pressure mounts

As pressure mounts on Gauteng hospitals to cope with the current surge in Covid-19 cases, hospitals in both the public…

July 9, 2020

Africa’s coronavirus cases hits half a million, about 12,000 deaths

Africa now has more than a half-million confirmed coronavirus cases. The continent-wide total is over 508,000, according to figures released…

July 8, 2020

The coronavirus is airborne – 239 experts

The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters…

July 8, 2020

Kenya coronavirus: school year annulled, classes resume in 2021

Kenya continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic with cases steadily rising each day. Government have locked down a handful of…

July 7, 2020

Central African Republic suffers revenue losses due to virus

The Central African Republic, one of the world’s poorest nations, is struggling with the impact of the coronavirus on its…

July 7, 2020

South African provincial executive dies from COVID-19

A senior executive in South Africa’s North West provincial government has succumbed to a COVID-19 related illness. In a statement…

July 7, 2020

The World: Brazil’s Bolsonaro takes Covid-19 test after showing symptoms

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he had undergone another test for the novel coronavirus and his lungs were…

July 7, 2020

African nations reopening airspace despite rising COVID-19 cases

As COVID-19 cases surged in many parts of the world, the island nation of the Seychelles was looking good: 70-plus…

July 6, 2020

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