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 Uganda’s Museveni seeks re-election to extend rule to four decades Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni has collected papers to seek nomination as the ruling party’s candidate in next year’s presidential
Tags GENERAL COVID-19 pandemic continues unabated in S. Africa, prompts warning from WHO The COVID-19 pandemic continued unabated in South Africa, with 9,300 new confirmed cases reported in the past 24 hours,
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
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe hospital suspends operations after at least 25 healthcare workers test positive to COVID-19 Zvishavane District Hospital in Zimbabwe’s Midlands Province has suspended admissions and other health care services after 25 workers, most of
Tags GENERAL HRW, Amnesty criticise Zimbabwe over arrests of journalist, opposition leader Rights groups Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International criticised Zimbabwe’s authorities for the arrest and detention of a prominent journalist
Tags GENERAL South African government has not committed to fund SAA rescue plan, finmin says The South African government has not committed to fund a restructuring plan for struggling South African Airways (SAA), Finance Minister
Tags GENERAL Russia pledges every ‘effort’ to find and free citizens abducted by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea Russia will make every effort to find and free Russian nationals who were kidnapped by pirates in the Gulf of