Africa CDC slams leaders for hollow vaccine pledges
Nairobi – The African Union’s health watchdog accused world leaders on Thursday of falling short in their pledge to share... Read more
10 Sep, 2021
Covid-19: SA is one of 5 countries to participate in global children’s vaccine trial
Cape Town – South Africa is set to participate in the global children’s vaccine trial, a report says, adding... Read more
9 Sep, 2021
IMF gives Tanzania $567 million in Covid economic support
Nairobi – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has loaned Tanzania more than half a billion dollars in emergency financing as... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
Over 200 000 have died from Covid-19 in Africa since start of pandemic
Johannesburg – More than 200 000 people have died from Covid-19 in Africa since the start of the pandemic,... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
Get a jab or resign, Zimbabwe govt tells state workers
Harare – Zimbabwe’s government on Tuesday said it would force unvaccinated civil servants and teachers to resign in a bid... Read more
8 Sep, 2021
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
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
