Thu 12 May 2022: South Africa has recorded 10 017 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 862165. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said that this increase represents a 25.3% positivity rate. “The proportion of positive new cases/total tested today is 25.3%, and is higher than […]
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Wed 11 May 2022: The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) will tomorrow facilitate the signing of the new Global Fund grant, valued at over R8.8 billion, for the next three-year cycle for HIV and TB response in the country. In his capacity as the Chairperson of SANAC, Deputy President David Mabuza has delegated the […]
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Tue 10 May 2022: Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, says while 70% of the population has come into contact with COVID-19 – and have some form of immunity – the best form of defense against the disease remains vaccination. Phaahla said this when he tabled the department’s budget vote before a mini-plenary of the National […]
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria Ramtan Lamamra. Tue 10 May 2022: On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Algeria to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic relations. Lavrov met with Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ramtane Lamamra, according to […]
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Mon 09 May 2022: Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, has called for a ban on the export of scrap metal as the theft and vandalism of critical rail infrastructure sabotage the country’s economy. “We are unequivocal in our call to ban the export of scrap metal and will support any measure that will bring us […]
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Mon 09 May 2022: Eskom has warned that it could implement load shedding at short notice if it experiences any more challenges at its generation units. The power utility suspended load shedding on Saturday afternoon following at least five days of continuous load shedding last week. “While the power system has recovered sufficiently to fully […]
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Mon 09 May 2022: Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, says government has to consider introducing a policy imperative that will in future help with long-term planning in the field of disaster management. “From a disaster management planning point of view, we should also be able to identify the common casualties of each type of […]
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Sun 08 May 2022: Food serves as one of the critical needs a person requires for daily survival. In South Africa it’s recognised as a fundamental human right under the country’s constitution. Approximately 11% (6.5 million) of South Africa’s population is hungry and food insecure. Conflict and insecurity, climate change, poverty, and population growth are primary drivers of hunger […]
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Muslims all across Ethiopia demonstrated in solidarity with the victims of anti-Muslim attacks in Gonder. Sat 07 May 2022: The UN human rights chief has voiced alarm at recent deadly clashes between Muslims and Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia and called on authorities to investigate and bring perpetrators to justice. United Nations High Commissioner for Human […]
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Fri 06 May 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to officiate the launch of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered, zero emissions mine haul truck on Friday afternoon. The giant truck – which was designed and constructed by mining giant Anglo American – is a zero emissions prototype of a 290-tonne payload hauler and uses both hydrogen […]
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