The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
South African chief orders COVID-19 corruption probe
South Africa's president has licensed the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to start probing allegations related to the misuse of COVID-19 funds, Cyril Ramaphosa advised Parliament Thursday. "The allegations of corruption in the procurement of items…
South Africa records 2,585 new COVID-19 cases
South Africa on Thursday registered 2,585 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 618,286, the health minister announced. Zweli Mkhize said 126 people died…
Breaking: Kenya extends curfew to another month
Kenya has extended its coronavirus curfew for another thirty days. Bars and nightclubs will stay closed for another month, but the number of people allowed to attend weddings, funerals and other events has been increased.…
The World: Covid-19 cases surpass 7M in Latin…
BOGOTA, Colombia Six months after the first coronavirus case used to be pronounced in the Latin America and Caribbean region, the pandemic has left extra than 265,000 useless and over 7 million infected. Countries…
Kenya: tribe’s circumcision ritual maintained amid pandemic
Among the Bukusu, of the Luhya tribe in western Kenya, teenage boys become men during celebrations that last several days, and during which they are circumcised. Despite the dangers associated with COVID-19, the Bukusu have…
Uganda: Endangered Gorillas Impacted by Covid
A Ugandan silverback gorilla called Rafiki is one of countless animals that has fallen victim to poachers as the effects of coronavirus hit the east African country. At the start of June this year wildlife…
South Africa records 149 new COVID-19 deaths
South Africa has recorded 149 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the country’s dying toll to 13,308, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said late Tuesday. Mkhize said 1,567 new instances of COVID-19 have been detected in the…
NEWS: Africa may be past the height of…
Africa's coronavirus outbreak may additionally have surpassed its peak, the World Health Organization (WHO) continental chief stated Tuesday, warning in opposition to complacency to keep away from a 2d wave. WHO Africa regional director Matshidiso…
South Africa: As schools reopen, teachers express concern
Teachers unions in South Africa expressed problem Monday as thousands and thousands of college students again to faculty after a precautionary smash in July due to the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. …
W.H.O. labels COVID-19 related graft as murder
All 54 countries on the continent have been affected by the highly infectious COVID 19, with over 1.1 million cases and and 27,000 deaths according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. There…
The World: US authorizes regenerative plasma to treat…
US President Donald Trump made a "truly historical announcement" Sunday on the emergency authorization of convalescent plasma to deal with patients infected with the novel coronavirus. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal business…
The World: Italy is toping 1,000 cases a…
Italy on Saturday said 1,071 greater infections of the novel coronavirus, topping 1,000 every day cases for the first time given that mid-May, new information through the Health Ministry showed. The country has considered a…
‘1,300 migrants in COVID-19 quarantine’ in Ethiopia
At least 1,300 migrants who have returned to Ethiopia are currently finishing their obligatory COVID-19 quarantine throughout the country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Saturday. More than 25,800 Ethiopian migrants have been…
S’Africa: Unions Threaten Strike Over Inadequate Covid tools
South Africas largest union coprising of Education, Health and Allied Workers known as NEHAWU have threatened to go on strike beginning from Monday August 24 According to the union, this is in response to the…
Uganda records frequent increase in cases involving coronavirus
Uganda's fitness authorities on Friday mentioned no new deaths from the coronavirus but a each day spike of ninety eight cases. Of the new cases, seventy five have been from the capital Kampala, local website…
Nigeria: Covid-19-32 States Have Molecular Labs – Govt
In an effort to curtail the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, 32 states now have molecular laboratories for the trying out of the pandemic. The revelation was once made all through a teleconference meeting held…
Education: Students demand reopening of schools in Nigeria
Students in Nigeria on Wednesday took to the streets of Abuja, the capital to demand the reopening of their schools, since closed as parts of efforts to contain the further spread of coronavirus. "We demand…
Business: Standard bank to avoid cheque issuance
Standard Bank announced on Wednesday it had determined to stop the issuing of cheques as of December 2020 following the a variety of restrict savings added by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). The lender…
