Business: Absa gains as earnings take a huge fall

Absa opened weaker on the JSE on Thursday after the bank flagged that its profits would probably take a massive hit in the six months to quit June. Absa said its revenue have been expected to decline between ninety two percent and 97 percentage with headline salary per share and profits per share tumbling compared […]

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The World: Indian PM proclaims health ID for every citizen

India’s prime minister on Saturday announced health ID for each and every citizen and stated the us of a is organized to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine with the inexperienced mild from the scientists. The announcement by Narendra Modi got here for the duration of his speech marking the 74th Independence Day of India, which is […]

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Sierra Leone: Child malaria spikes as parents fear coronavirus

Doctors in a rural Sierra Leone health facility may additionally be accustomed to treating severely unwell infants, but they these days admitted one of the worst instances they had ever seen. An 18-month-old with pallid pores and skin and thinning hair arrived on the wards in the eastern town of Hangha in July suffering from […]

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Covid-19 Continent-wide Antibodies Research begins in Africa

Large Continent and Low Numbers Africa hit 1 million tested covid-19 instances last week and as some experts are eager to ascertain the actual demonstrated case facts and comprehend the obvious extraordinarily low caseload – with just beneath 800,000 recoveries and much less than only 25,000 fatalities on the continent of 1.3 billion people, others […]

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Health: Moroccan Covid-19 Travel Restrictions in Tangier

Cases are Spiking One thousand four hundred and ninety-nine (1,499)- the number of confirmed coronavirus cases within the last 24 hours in Morocco, announced Wednesday by the Ministry of Health. The death toll rose to 556, with 23 recorded additions over the last day. Moroccan officials reimposed lock-down and travel restrictions in Tangier Wednesday after […]

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COVID-19: The impact on Nigeria’s airlines

Travelling between two factors in Nigeria can be time-consuming, so many human beings opt for air travel. It takes an hour to fly between Lagos, the industrial district, to Abuja, the federal capital, whilst the equal trip would take over 10 hours by means of road. The reopening of airports and the reinstatement of flights has come as a […]

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COVID-19: South Africa records 286 new deaths

South Africa stated 286 new coronavirus deaths late Friday, taking the variety of fatalities to 11,556, according to that country’s fitness officials. It registered 6,275 new COVID-19 cases, bringing that tally to 579,140. Health care gurus conducted extra than 3.3 million exams and 461,734 sufferers have recovered in the most-affected usa on the continent. The […]

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Covid-19 confines African Free Trade Area, for now

The start of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was postponed due to the coronavirus. Experts agree with that the pandemic ought to assist give the bold free alternate undertaking a boost. Measured via the range of countries, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), is to grow to be the greatest free-trade zone […]

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Rwanda Launches Innovative Covid-19 Batch Testing

Group Tests with Individual Results Wilfred Ndifon, a Rwanda researcher has created an innovative pool testing method that enables multiple people to have their samples tested together for the coronavirus without the need for single tests to accurately determine individual results that come up positive. Leon Mutesa, Professor of human genetics and member of Rwanda […]

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The World: Venezuelan governor dies of Coronavirus

Dario Vivas, the governor of Venezuela’s Caracas capital district, died Thursday of COVID-19.   Vivas, a strong ally of President Nicolas Maduro, announced on July 19 that he had tested positive for the disease.  “He died in combat…taking care of his fitness and all of us in this tough hostilities in opposition to the COVID-19 pandemic,” […]

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South Africa: Thousands evicted from settlements

Nearly 2,000 humans have been evicted from a housing improvement in Johannesburg. According to neighborhood media, the occupants of the housing improvement were evicted by using the so called Red Ants on Wednesday The Red Ants are a non-public protection organisation in South Africa specialising in clearing “illegal invaders” from properties. They had no longer […]

Health: WHO keen to review Russian vaccine trials

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it was once looking ahead to reviewing scientific trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed in Russia. President Vladimir Putin declared Russia the first united states to approve a vaccine on Tuesday even though last stage checking out involving more than 2,000 human beings was only due to […]

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South Africa records 2,810 new virus cases, 259 deaths

The number of established coronavirus cases in South Africa surpassed 568,900 Wednesday after 2,810 new infections had been reported.   Some 259 human beings succumbed to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the complete number of fatalities to 11,010, while the wide variety of recoveries stands at 432,029, according to the Health Ministry.   South […]

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NEWS: Mali ‘s largest prison keeps coronavirus in check as outbreak threatens crowded prisons

Mali’s largest reformatory is a squalid and overcrowded colonial-era throwback that in concept is an open invitation to coronavirus. Instead, staff at Bamako Central Prison say that so a long way they’ve kept the dreaded virus at bay, thanks to time-honoured techniques of hygiene and self-help. Outside the penitentiary’s ochre walls, the Malian capital has […]

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The World: Coronavirus cases in India surpass 2.26 million

India’s coronavirus tally rose to greater than 2.26 million Tuesday with over 50,000 new instances in the remaining 24 hours, in accordance to the Health Ministry. Some 639,929 are active cases and extra than 1.58 million people have recovered. The death toll has crossed the 45,000 mark to attain 45,257.  India nonetheless has the third-highest […]

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New Strict COVID-19 Regulations in Malawi

Coronavirus Cases on the Rise The Ministry of Justice in Malawi decided to impose strict precautionary measures on Sunday in order to curb the perceived alarming climb in COVID-19 cases in the country – which have almost doubled in the past 4 weeks. The Minister of Information, Gospel Kazako, expressed his concern on Sunday about […]

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Thousands of foreign students stranded in France because of COVID-19

Tens of thousands of African students are still stuck in France this summer, long after their studies have concluded – because of COVID 19. In many cases, they’re unable to return home to countries where the pandemic is accelerating. Even in cases when countries haven’t closed their borders or imposed travel restrictions, the price of […]

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NEWS: Uganda records 16 new cases of Covid-19

The Ministry of Health on Sunday verified every other demise of one COVID-19 patient, bringing the range of humans who have succumbed to the sickness in Uganda to seven. A announcement via the ministry says that 16 new COVID-19 instances have been validated from samples tested on Saturday, bringing the cumulative proven cases of Ugandans […]