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China pledges 1bn vaccine doses to Africa; Nigerian prison attack leaves 11 dead | Here are your top news headlines

Cape Town – From China’s leader pledging to offer one billion Covid vaccine doses to Africa; to at least... Read more

30 Nov, 2021

Countries

Nigeria prison attack leaves 11 dead, 250 inmates escape

Jos – At least 11 people were killed and more than 250 inmates escaped after gunmen attacked a prison in... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Countries

Oscar Pistorius moved to new prison as part of his parole process

Johannesburg – South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has moved to another prison as part of his parole process after... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Business

Rwanda bans flights with southern Africa over Covid fears

Nairobi – Rwanda has barred direct flights to and from nine countries in southern Africa, joining a growing list of... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

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Botswana loses court bid to revoke gay rights

Gaborone – Botswana’s government on Monday lost a legal attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. The country’s... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Coronavirus

China leader promises Africa 1 billion Covid vaccine doses

Diamniadio – China’s president Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to offer one billion Covid vaccine doses to Africa, in a... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Business

South Africa says travel ban by African nations ‘regrettable, sad’

Johannesburg – South Africa on Monday said it was “regrettable… (and) sad” that fellow African nations had joined a... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Countries

Ethiopia denies attack on Sudan, blames rebels for unrest

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia has denied it staged an attack over the weekend along its shared border with Sudan, blaming... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

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At least 22 die in attack on DRC displaced people’s camp

Bunia – A new attack on the Ivo displaced people’s camp in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of... Read more

29 Nov, 2021

Coronavirus

South Africa could top 10 000 daily Covid cases this week, says epidemiologist

Johannesburg – The newly-discovered Omicron variant is likely to fuel a surge in South Africa’s coronavirus cases that could see... Read more

29 Nov, 2021