DESPERATELY-NEEDED aid for millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa is under threat as the deadly coronavirus pandemic sweeps a continent already facing a volley of crises. In some cases social distancing measures and border closures are preventing workers from distributing aid. In others, funding is under threat as agencies scramble to pool resources to fight…
A ZIMBABWEAN doctor working in New York says she sometimes feels helpless in the fight against Covid-19 — and without a vaccine or cure, says the world should work more to flatten the curve. Monalisa Muchatuta, 38, an emergency medical practitioner based in Brooklyn — which by Friday had 102 863 Covid-19 cases — said…
SOME African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, and testing should be urgently increased in the region, World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said yesterday. “During the last four days we can see that the numbers have already doubled,” Michel Yao, pictured, the WHO Africa programme manager for emergency response,…
MORE than 300 people have been tested for the coronavirus, while another 18, who were in contact with the only diagnosed South African, have been quarantined, SA Health minister Zweli Mkhize said yesterday. He was speaking at the Cowan House Preparatory School in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, where government officials and the National Institute for Communicable Diseases…
© THE Zimbabwe Institute of Geomatics (ZIG) is engaged in a program that allows geomatics professionals based in the diaspora to transfer their skills back home. [GoogleAd] ZIG president, Wilson Mhuri, said in an interview that the country has many professionals in the sector who are based all over the world and whose skills…
KINSHASA – Felix Tshisekedi has vowed to be the president “of all Congolese” after the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) electoral commission declared him the winner of the country’s long-delayed elections. The result, which was announced in the early hours of Thursday, was rejected by rival Martin Fayulu, who was backed by opposition heavyweights and…
PRETORIA – Dozens of businesses have converged in South Africa’s capital Pretoria for what local media are reporting is Africa’s first ever cannabis expo. The four-day event showcases “innovative products” and businesses that promote the medicinal, agricultural and lifestyle benefits of marijuana. The expo, which is also taking place this week in Johannesburg, allows visitors…
KIGALI – A Rwandan court acquitted Diane Rwigara, a critic of veteran President Paul Kagame, on charges that included inciting insurrection and the forgery of documents. Rwigara, 37, was arrested in September 2017 after her attempt to run in Rwanda’s presidential election was denied on grounds she allegedly forged the signatures of supporters for her…
HARARE – The chair of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has told an inquiry into state capture that corruption has been “a reality for a long time”. State capture refers to business people exerting undue influence on government officials to secure lucrative contracts. ANC chairman Gwede Mantshe, who previously served as the party’s…
ADDIS ABABA – Sexual harassment is a problem for women who work at the African Union Commission, an internal investigation has found. The inquiry was instigated in May and it invited all staff members who had cases of complaint to come forward for a confidential interview. The investigating committee found “almost unanimous confirmation” of sexual…
