COVID-19

South Africa’s Covid-19 cases now at 73 533, with another 88 deaths reported

South Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases have increased by 3495 to 70 038 over the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli…

June 16, 2020

COVID-19 : China locks down 10 more areas in Beijing after fresh cases spark fears

China on Monday sealed 10 more neighbourhoods in Beijing after a spate of fresh coronavirus cases linked to a food…

June 15, 2020

NEWS: Tunisia has beaten coronavirus: prime minister

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh announced Sunday that the country has achieved a victory against the novel coronavirus as it…

June 15, 2020

Moroccan farmers chartered to Italy for work

Seasonal agricultural workers from Morocco have been flown to Italy to harvest. COVID-19 lockdown left them out of jobs, while…

June 14, 2020

Al-Shabab sets up COVID-19 facility in southern Somalia

The al-Qaeda-linked extremist group in Somalia has unveiled a COVID-19 isolation and care facility, a sign that the group is…

June 13, 2020

Breaking: Botswana capital on lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge

Botswana's capital city Gaborone was placed on a total lockdown on Friday following an increase in the number of Covid-19…

June 13, 2020

NEWS: 39.4m people may lose jobs to COVID-19, Osinbajo panel warns

From the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo-led Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan came warning that about 39.4 million people might be…

June 12, 2020

Breaking: Johannesburg mayor Makhubo forced into Covid-19 isolation after staff member tested positive

Joburg mayor Geoffrey Makhubo has been forced to go into isolation after a staff member in his office tested positive…

June 9, 2020

CBN waives COVID-19 loan requirement

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has waived the requirement for the provision of guarantors by Households and Small and…

June 9, 2020

NEWS: South Sudan’s Machar, wife recover from Coronavirus

South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife, Defense Minister Angelina Teny, have resumed their official duties on Monday…

June 8, 2020

COVID-19: Schools reopen in South Africa

Children in South Africa began returning to classrooms on Monday as part of a gradual loosening of restrictions imposed under…

June 8, 2020

Breaking: AfDB approves $288.5m for Nigeria’s COVID-19 response programme

THE Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Friday approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle…

June 7, 2020

Coronavirus cases nears 180K in Africa

Confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 180,000 mark Saturday in Africa, according to a tracker. Data from Worldometer recorded 4,942 deaths…

June 6, 2020

COVID-19 protests spread to Senegal’s capital

Protestors in Dakar set tyres on fire and threw stones at security forces on Wednesday night during protests over a…

June 4, 2020

Knowledge Musona And A Potential Return To Anderlecht

The representative of Knowledge Musona has given an update on the player’s current situation in Belgium. The 29-year-old Zimbabwean international…

June 3, 2020

Health: Uganda’s Coronavirus cases rise to 507

Uganda on Wednesday said 18 more people had tested positive for Covid-19 as the country’s tally of confirmed cases rose…

June 3, 2020

COVID-19: Kenyan boy who made hand-washing machine awarded

A nine-year-old Kenyan boy who made a wooden hand-washing machine to help curb the spread of coronavirus has told the…

June 3, 2020

Business: Standard Bank sheds 5% on flagged profit decline

The Standard Bank Group share price declined by more than 5 percent on the JSE on Monday after the group…

June 2, 2020

Zimbabwe: Covid-19 hits border prisons

Border prisons at Beitbridge and Plumtree have been sealed off after six people — four inmates and two prison officers…

June 2, 2020

Education: Pupils ‘may not return to school on Monday’, pressure grows on Motshekga

Angie Motshekga is facing an uphill battle to make her ‘back to school’ plan stick, after unions and educational activists…

May 31, 2020

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