Kenya suffers huge job losses as Covid pummels economy
Nairobi – Kenya’s economy shrank for the first time in three decades last year as the country was battered by... Read more
10 Sep, 2021
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
