Coronavirus

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

Coronavirus

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

News

Malaria trial shows 70% reduction in severe cases in sub-Saharan Africa

Washington – A new approach using existing medicines to prevent malaria has been shown to reduce severe cases of... Read more

27 Aug, 2021

News

African countries aim to eradicate polio after outbreaks

Brazzaville – African countries on Thursday vowed to wipe out all forms of polio on the continent after efforts to... Read more

27 Aug, 2021

Coronavirus

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

Business

Ivory Coast detects first bird flu cases since 2015

Abidjan – Ivory Coast has detected its first cases since 2015 of the H5N1 bird flu in poultry farms,... Read more

20 Aug, 2021

News

Guinean authorities identify 58 contacts of Ebola sufferer

Conakry – Guinean authorities on Wednesday announced that 58 people had been confined to their homes after being identified as... Read more

19 Aug, 2021

News

Ivory Coast starts Ebola jabs after first case in decades

Abidjan – Ivory Coast began a roll-out of vaccinations against Ebola on Monday, after the country recorded its first known... Read more

17 Aug, 2021

News

Ivory Coast’s first case of Ebola since 1994 of ‘immense concern’

Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s first recorded case of deadly Ebola disease in nearly three decades is of “immense concern”,... Read more

15 Aug, 2021

Coronavirus

Covid-19 epidemic eases in parts of DRC

Kinshasa – Congolese authorities said on Sunday the coronavirus epidemic had eased in many parts of the country but... Read more

8 Aug, 2021