Tunisia over worst of Covid-19 wave but must speed up jabs: WHO
Tunis – Tunisia -which has seen the world’s worst Covid-19 death toll – may be over the peak of the... Read more
3 Aug, 2021
Nigerian doctors begin strike over pay, inadequate facilities
Lagos – Doctors in Nigeria’s state-run hospitals on Monday began a strike over pay, insurance benefits and poor facilities, union... Read more
2 Aug, 2021
Nigeria receives four million Covid-19 vaccine doses from US
Abuja – Nigeria received four million doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the United States on Sunday as the... Read more
1 Aug, 2021
In Zimbabwe, Covid fallout includes crystal meth addiction
Harare – A young man carefully dismantles a fluorescent light and empties a small sachet of methamphetamine into the... Read more
30 Jul, 2021
Zim approves J&J Covid-19 vaccine as third virus wave rages
Harare – Zimbabwe on Wednesday approved the US-made Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the first Western-manufactured jab... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Tanzania to begin Covid vaccination drive Wednesday
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s health ministry said it will begin a mass vaccination drive on Wednesday, in a... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
DRC students protest after alleged police killing of maskless classmate
Kinshasa – Police confronted protesters at the University of Kinshasa on Monday where students gathered to condemn the alleged police... Read more
27 Jul, 2021
Policeman shoots student for not wearing mask in DRC
Kinshasa – A Democratic Republic of Congo policeman has shot a student who was not wearing a mask while filming... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
Covid-19: SA’s Aspen releases first batch of African-produced Johnson vaccine
Johannesburg – South African pharmaceutical company Aspen said on Monday it was releasing its first batch of African-produced Covid-19 vaccines... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
FULL SPEECH | Cyril Ramaphosa eases Covid-19 restrictions
President Cyril Ramaphosa has eased Covid-19 restrictions, including a ban on alcohol sales as he moved the country to... Read more
26 Jul, 2021
