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…
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 again decided to restrict movement in the Malagasy capital due to the spike in coronavirus…
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 on Sunday announced this saying also that firmer measures will be taken against citizens who…
South Africa: Covid-19 cases double in KZN schools…
The reported number of Covid-19 cases in KwaZulu-Natal schools increased last week to 187, of which 139 are teachers and 37 are pupils. A week earlier, there was a total of 74 cases in KZN…
Nigeria: Abuja Airport Re-Opens Amidst Strict COVID-19 Safety…
The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Saturday, re-opened for business with passengers duly screened, in line with safety protocols following the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic. The airport also witnessed strict compliance to other safety measures,…
South Africa: Mbalula urges taxi industry to reconsider…
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says it is unfortunate and regrettable that taxi operators have decided to violate Covid-19 lockdown regulations, after they announced that they will fill their taxis to 100% capacity and up inter-provincial…
Rwanda reintroduces lockdown in parts of Kigali as…
A fresh surge in coronavirus cases prompted Rwanda’s government to place six areas of the capital, Kigali, back under a “total lockdown.” Kigali registered 21 new cases this month, the Ministry of Local Government said…
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 gatherings and businesses. Somaliland’s Vice President Abdirahman Saylici told local media in the capital Hargeisa…
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 load. June has started with progressive lifting of more virus restrictions. President Akufo-Addo in his…
Close to 4,000 school girls impregnated in Kenya…
Kenya has reported a sudden surge in teen pregnancies in one single county over a period of five months thus threatening to cut short the pursuit for education among school-going girls. Machakos county, located in…
South Africa’s Covid-19 cases now at 73 533,…
South Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases have increased by 3495 to 70 038 over the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Monday. The country also recorded a further 88 Covid-19-related deaths. The total…
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 city reinstated its strict containment measures starting midnight on Friday until further notice, as announced…
Business: Cybercriminals change tack in SA, use more…
Stay vigilant. Hackers will keep trying to capitalise on Covid-19, warns Maher Yamout, senior security researcher at global cyber security firm Kaspersky. When many people suddenly had to work from home when the coronavirus pandemic…
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 taking seriously the pandemic that continues to spread in the fragile country. Al-Shabab announced Friday…
Breaking: Botswana capital on lockdown as Covid-19 cases…
Botswana's capital city Gaborone was placed on a total lockdown on Friday following an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. Health officials announced in a public address on Friday evening that the city will…
Business: As lockdown fuels food shortages, Africa goes…
In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo’s open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages for her family – until the country’s coronavirus lockdown closed all stalls. Mpofu worried about…
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 on Wednesday. He stated that restrictions in major cities will, however, be maintained. In accordance…
Thabi Leoka SA is in a precarious position-but…
There is a lot of talk about the role and the mandate of the SA Reserve Bank and emotions seem to rise when the economy is in a rut and solutions prove elusive. Critiques of…
95% of schools reopen in South Africa after…
South Africa reopened schools for pupils in certain grades after two and a half months of home-schooling to limit the spread of coronavirus. On Monday, about 95 per cent of schools had reopened. The government…
