First Covid-19 Delta cases emerge in poverty-stricken Niger
Niamey – The first cases of Delta variant of Covid-19 have been recorded in the impoverished Sahel state of Niger,... Read more
4 Sep, 2021
African nations set to miss ‘crucial’ Covid vaccine goal, says WHO
Brazzaville – Most African countries are set to miss the “crucial” goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of their... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
‘Do something Mr President!’ Ghana traders protest border closures as Covid measures bite
Accra – Traders on Ghana’s border with Ivory Coast protested on Thursday for President Nana Akufo-Addo to lift land border... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
EU to return J&J vaccines made in South Africa
Nairobi – The European Union has agreed to send millions of coronavirus vaccine doses made in South Africa back to... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Six Kenyan police charged over brothers’ death in custody
Nairobi – Six Kenyan police officers were charged on Thursday with murder over the deaths in custody of two... Read more
3 Sep, 2021
Egypt plans to make 1 billion Sinovac vaccines a year
Cairo – Egypt said on Wednesday it plans to manufacture one billion doses a year of China’s Sinovac vaccine, claiming... Read more
2 Sep, 2021
SA scientists monitoring new coronavirus variant with unusually high mutation rate
Johannesburg – Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate, and whose... Read more
31 Aug, 2021
Virus sets South Africa back 20 years as 10 000 children drop out of school
Johannesburg – At least 10 000 children in South Africa have dropped out of school since the pandemic started, with... Read more
29 Aug, 2021
DRC former health minister held over Covid funds fraud
Kinshasa – Former Democratic Republic of Congo health minister Eteni Longondo was detained on Friday over the alleged misappropriation of... Read more
28 Aug, 2021
PICTURES | Virus jabs available on board South Africa’s vaccine train
Springs – A rundown South African railway station has been converted into an unlikely vaccination site where a shiny white... Read more
27 Aug, 2021
