Lockdown

Business: Thousands of jobs are threatened by the government’s renewed ban on alcohol

Thousands of workers in the South African liquor industry and its value chain are facing job losses after the government…

July 14, 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

Madagascar’s capital confined again as cases spike

Antananarivo returns to containment, two months after the easing of restrictive measures and even the reopening of schools, authorities have…

July 5, 2020

Algeria to keep borders closed till COVID-19 ends

Algeria will keep its land, air and sea borders closed until the end of the COVID-19 crisis. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune…

June 29, 2020

South Africa: Covid-19 cases double in KZN schools in a week

The reported number of Covid-19 cases in KwaZulu-Natal schools increased last week to 187, of which 139 are teachers and…

June 29, 2020

Nigeria: Abuja Airport Re-Opens Amidst Strict COVID-19 Safety Protocols

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday, re-opened for business with passengers duly screened, in line with safety protocols…

June 29, 2020

South Africa: Mbalula urges taxi industry to reconsider decision to break lockdown laws

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says it is unfortunate and regrettable that taxi operators have decided to violate Covid-19 lockdown regulations,…

June 29, 2020

Rwanda reintroduces lockdown in parts of Kigali as cases rise

A fresh surge in coronavirus cases prompted Rwanda’s government to place six areas of the capital, Kigali, back under a…

June 26, 2020

Somaliland lifts all COVID-19 restrictions

Somaliland, a self-declared state in Somalia, announced Tuesday that it has removed all COVID-19 restrictions, including those on movement, social…

June 24, 2020

Ghana coronavirus: 12,193 cases; health insurance boss infected

Ghana is West Africa’s most impacted nation behind Nigeria, at a point in May 2020, Ghana led the regional case…

June 17, 2020

Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya during Covid-19 lockdown

Kenya has reported a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in one single county over a period of five months thus…

June 17, 2020

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

Botswana’s capital city Gaborone back on lockdown

Botswana’s capital city Gaborone has returned to a total lockdown following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The…

June 14, 2020

Business: Cybercriminals change tack in SA, use more ransomware during lockdown

Stay vigilant. Hackers will keep trying to capitalise on Covid-19, warns Maher Yamout, senior security researcher at global cyber security…

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

Business: As lockdown fuels food shortages, Africa goes online for groceries

In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo’s open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages…

June 12, 2020

Morocco zoned as virus restrictions are eased

The Moroccan government has eased restrictive measures imposed to curb coronavirus infections. Prime Minister Saad Dine El Othmani briefed parliament…

June 12, 2020

Thabi Leoka SA is in a precarious position-but this is not due to Reserve Bank inaction

There is a lot of talk about the role and the mandate of the SA Reserve Bank and emotions seem…

June 11, 2020

95% of schools reopen in South Africa after virus-lockdown

South Africa reopened schools for pupils in certain grades after two and a half months of home-schooling to limit the…

June 10, 2020

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