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 Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
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 decided to keep their tradition alive and maintain the ceremony this year. “We know this year there is corona,” Peter […]
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 rangers noticed that Rafiki had disappeared.After a search they found his body. Rafiki had been killed by a poacher who […]
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 previous 24 hours, putting the total quantity of verified instances at 613,017. He said 35 of the deaths have been […]
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 Moeti informed a convention of African health ministers that numbers of new cases had been declining. “We are seeing […]
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. Basil Manuel, president of the National Professional Teachers’ Organization of South Africa (NAPTOSA), stated they were concerned whether the […]
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 have been allegations of corruption scandals involving personal protective equipment in Africa such as in Zimbabwe, Kenya and South Africa. […]
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 enterprise of the US Department of Health and Human Services, has approved the emergency use of antibody-rich blood plasma from […]
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 consistent surge in new cases over the past few weeks, with scientists blaming excursion goers coming lower back from high-risk […]
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 flown again domestic due to the fact April 1 after losing their jobs overseas due to the pandemic, the IOM’s […]
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 govts failure to offer adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) against the coronavirus. “everybody is supposed to be taking the line […]
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 The New Vision stated citing legitimate figures. Betty Amongi, the minister for capital affairs, issued a weekly public health advisory […]
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 Thursday between the 36 governors of the federation. It used to be similarly published that 50 per cent of instances […]
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 the reopening of our schools, because the schools educational sector is the number one sector of any progressive nation, one […]
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 additionally stated the persisted reduction of cheque usage at some point of the Covid-19 lockdown duration as properly as the […]
India stated 69,652 new cases of the novel coronavirus Thursday, putting a clean record for the range of infections registered in a single day. The united states of america additionally scaled a new height in every day trying out with almost one million assessments performed in the final 24 hours, whilst the positivity charge […]
South Africa lifted its ban on alcohol and cigarette sales on Tuesday as the country eased coronavirus measures to level two. Cigarette, tobacco and alcohol sales were prohibited to prevent people from sharing cigarettes and to reduce the burden on hospitals to deal with alcohol-related injuries. South Africa is the continent’s worst affected country by […]
National Youth elections in the a number of components of the u . s . a . have been marred by means of chaos, attracting the intervention of police to repair calm notwithstanding the Electoral Commission announcing the workout was generally successful. Electoral Commission (EC) introduced elections would be held scientifically and emphasised observance of […]
SAMA winner Bongo Riot on keeping financial afloat throughout this Covid-19 lockdown. This 12 months has been tremendous so a ways for reggae and dancehall musician, Bongo Riot, who has a lot to have fun no rely the challenges posed by the use of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bongo Riot, whose real title is Mphikheli Zungu, […]