Cape Town – From the South African government extending the national state of disaster by another month; to the governor of northeast Nigeria’s Borno state banning food and aid distributions amid crisis… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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SA govt extends national state of disaster again
The South African government has once again extended the national state of disaster by another month, as the country continues to battle a new wave of Covid-19 fuelled by the Omicron variant, reports said on Thursday. Read more…
Nigerian state restricts food aid despite crisis
The governor of northeast Nigeria’s Borno state has banned food and aid distributions to tens of thousands of people who were displaced by conflict, a move condemned on Thursday by humanitarian workers. Read more…
Omicron spreading in Africa but data suggests ‘less severe’, says WHO
Cases of coronavirus in Africa nearly doubled over a week as Omicron spread, but hospitalisations in South Africa, where the new variant was discovered, remain low, the UN said on Thursday. Read more…
UPDATE | South Africa records over 19 000 new Covid-19 infections, 36 deaths
South Africa has recorded 19 842 new Covid-19 infections and 36 deaths, the National Department of Health said on Wednesday. Read more…
Over 100 ANC councillors to ‘visit and present Jacob Zuma with a bull’ in Nkandla
More than 100 ANC councillors are reportedly expected to pay a visit to former president Jacob Zuma at his homestead in Nkandla on Thursday. Read more…
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has slammed the ruling African National Congress (ANC) for its alleged plan to distribute “rotten”, “abandoned”, and state-owned land to South African citizens. Read more…
IMF sees slower growth in South Africa
South Africa’s economy has rebounded after Covid, the IMF said on Wednesday while predicting slower growth than the government’s forecast with a “lackluster” mid-term outlook. Read more…
Tanzania marks 60 years of independence as fears grow for freedoms
Tanzania marked its 60th independence anniversary on Thursday, with President Samia Suluhu Hassan hailing the country’s progress even as fears grow over the precarious state of political freedoms in the East African nation. Read more…
Rising Nollywood actress Chiemeke Ngozi shot dead in Nigeria’s Delta State
Rising Nollywood actress Chiemeke Ngozi was on Wednesday shot dead by unknown gunmen at Boji boji Owa in Ika North East Local Council of Delta State, Nigeria, reports say. Read more…
Shalulile scores twice as Sundowns survive scare to extend lead
Namibia star Peter Shalulile scored twice as Mamelodi Sundowns survived a late scare to defeat Royal AM 3-2 on Wednesday and stretch a South African Premiership lead to 11 points. Read more…
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