Obama tests positive for Covid, encourages vaccines
Washington – Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19, the former US president said on his... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
WATCH | ‘I feel much more protected now!’ – Cyril Ramaphosa gets Pfizer booster shot
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa received his Pfizer booster shot on Saturday in Mahikeng, North West. According to... Read more
13 Mar, 2022
Chinese city of 9 million locks down as Covid cases spike
Shangha – A northeastern Chinese city of nine million people was ordered to lockdown on Friday, as authorities scramble... Read more
11 Mar, 2022
UN chief warns pandemic not over, decries vaccine inequality
United Nations – After two years, the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over and could be prolonged further due to... Read more
9 Mar, 2022
Moderna announces first African vaccine facility in Kenya
Nairobi – US vaccine maker Moderna announced on Monday that it would build its first mRNA jab-manufacturing facility in Africa... Read more
8 Mar, 2022
South Africa records zero Covid deaths, first time since May 2020
Johannesburg – South Africa has recorded zero Covid-19 deaths in the last two days, for the first time since May... Read more
1 Mar, 2022
Six African countries to get own mRNA jab production
Geneva – Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organisation... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
World’s first malaria vaccine making inroads in western Kenya
Siaya – Lucy Akinyi’s three children were infected with malaria so often she would be at their local health... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Get vaccinated, or get punished? How jab mandates divide
Paris – Vaccine mandates have been divisive ever since the first rollout two centuries ago, and they continue to... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
US tycoon opens Africa’s first start-to-finish Covid-19 jab plant
Cape Town – US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday opened a plant in Cape Town that will be... Read more
20 Jan, 2022
