Tags GENERAL Africa’s COVID-19 tally rises to 736,288: Africa CDC The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 736,288 on Tuesday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control
Tags GENERAL South African rugby teams resume training under strict COVID-19 regulations Some of South Africa’s rugby teams resumed non-contact training on Monday after an announcement on Friday from SA Rugby allowing
Tags GENERAL Tanzania’s general election set for Oct. 28: electoral body Tanzania’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced on Tuesday that the country’s general election will be held on Oct. 28. Tanzania’s
Tags GENERAL 15 children ‘in chains’ freed from religious school in Nigeria Police have freed 15 children from an Islamic school in central Nigeria where they were kept in chains and tortured,
Tags GENERAL Only civil servants providing essential services to report for work in Zimbabwe as COVID-19 cases rise The Zimbabwe government has ordered that only civil servants providing essential services should report for work, as COVID-19 cases continue
Tags GENERAL Africa free trade area to create new opportunities for China-Africa cooperation: expert The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will create new opportunities for China-Africa cooperation, an Ethiopian expert said on Tuesday.
Tags GENERAL Relaxation of adherence to COVID-19 guidelines fuels spike in cases, deaths in Zambia Stakeholders in Zambia have expressed worry that people’s laxity in adhering to preventive guidelines against the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with
Tags GENERAL Sudanese court adjourns trial of former President al-Bashir until August 11 A Sudanese court on Tuesday announced the adjournment of the trial of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his
Tags GENERAL Nigerian official collapses during televised Niger Delta corruption hearing A Nigerian official collapsed on Monday during a televised parliamentary hearing held as part of an investigation into allegations of
Tags GENERAL Feature: Water shortages compound Zimbabweans’ COVID-19 woes Battling a pandemic and the worst economic crisis in a decade, residents of Epworth, a town south-east of Zimbabwe’s capital