Business

Ugandan traders sleep rough as Cover lockdown drags on

Ugandan traders at the east African country’s biggest market are struggling under a strict 42-day coronavirus lockdown, as they... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus

Covid-19: Delta variant spreading in Africa at record pace, says WHO

The Delta variant of Coronavirus is driving the pandemic forward in Africa at record speeds, the World Health organisation... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus

Tunis goes under partial lockdown over record virus cases

Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, has been placed under a partial lockdown from Thursday by authorities, in a bid... Read more

1 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus

Donors pledge $700m to boost jab output by South Africa’s Aspen

South Africa’s Aspen is set to boost the production of Covid-19 vaccines and treatment on the under-vaccinated continent after... Read more

1 Jul, 2021

Coronavirus

African Union warns EU over vaccine certificate ‘inequality’

African Union has warned that the European Union’s non-recognition of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines manufactured in India risks disadvantaging people... Read more

29 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus

Nigeria restricts passengers from SA over virus spread

Nigeria has barred passengers who are not citizens or permanent residents from entering the country if they have been... Read more

29 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus

Nigeria to get nearly 4m vaccine doses by August

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, will receive another batch of nearly four million doses of coronavirus vaccines under the... Read more

29 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus

South Africa’s coronavirus deaths hit 60 000 with 2.7m+ vaccinated

South Africa’s coronavirus deaths have crossed the threshold of 60 000, health officials have announced, a day after a... Read more

29 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus

Mozambique border post operations suspended over Covid

Mozambique border post operations have been suspended over lack of health teams to validate Covid-19 tests, a report says. ... Read more

28 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus

Ban on alcohol as SA moves to adjusted alert level 4

A ban on alcohol has been announced by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday,  June 27, as he... Read more

27 Jun, 2021