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SA launches its Covid-19 digital vaccination certificate
South Africa has launched its Covid-19 digital vaccination certificate, a few days after President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the country would soon have standardised proof of vaccination to facilitate travel, access to establishments and other activities. Read more…
WATCH | Vote for ANC, Jacob Zuma urges supporters as he speaks for the first time
Former president Jacob Zuma has urged his supporters to vote for the African National Congress (ANC), as he spoke publicly for the first time since he was granted medical parole in September. Read more…
WATCH | DA’s ‘racist’ poll posters spark outrage
South Africa’s largest opposition party has sparked anger after putting up election posters deemed racially inflammatory in a town still reeling from the killings of dozens of mostly black people during July unrest. Read more…
Chad parliament takes office as doubts grow over junta timetable
Chad’s interim parliament took office on Tuesday nearly two weeks after its members were named by the military junta that emerged following the death of long-time ruler Idriss Deby Itno. Read more…
Google to invest $1bn to lift Africa internet access
Google on Wednesday said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years to allow for faster and more affordable internet access and support entrepreneurship in Africa. Read more…
ATM, Kuli Roberts part ways as Sunday World suspends her
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says it has parted ways with media personality and Sunday World newspaper’s group lifestyle editor, Nomakula ‘Kuli’ Roberts, just a few days after it announced that she had joined the party and was running as its Ward 65 candidate for Tshwane in the upcoming local government elections. Read more…
Rival Libya bodies in new election law dispute
Two rival Libyan factions have again disagreed over legislation governing elections planned for December, raising further doubts Tuesday over whether the UN-backed polls can take place. Read more…
Southern Africa extends anti-jihadist mission in Mozambique
Southern African leaders on Tuesday extended their military mission aimed at smoking out jihadists rampaging across northern Mozambique. Read more…
Football fans to return to stadiums ‘only if fully vaccinated’, says SAFA
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced that it is ready to welcome back a limited number of stadium spectators, but only if they are fully vaccinated. Read more…
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