Tue 22 February 2022: The City of Ekurhuleni says it is on high alert for cases of enteric fever, commonly known as typhoid fever. This follows the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) announcing the outbreak of enteric fever in the Western Cape and North West provinces. However, as of today, there have been no […]
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Tue 22 February 2022: The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged various municipalities to conduct the necessary drinking water analysis in their respective areas amid reports of typhoid cases. The department said it has been inundated with enquiries regarding the quality of drinking water in light of the increasing media reports of typhoid cases […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: On Monday, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to foreign countries, institutions, and bodies to return Nigerian artefacts that are still in their possession. The return of two important Nigerian artefacts from the UK, more than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, prompted President Buhari’s call. He promised that […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: During the month of January, 637 fatal crashes were recorded – accounting for 774 fatalities. “This represents a 75% increase in crashes from 484 and 78% increase in fatalities from 602, year-on-year. Of these crashes and fatalities, 184 crashes resulting in 363 fatalities in January were already reported in the festive […]
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Mon 21 February 2022: The Department of Health has announced changes to the vaccination programme as part of ongoing efforts to increase uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa. The changes, which have been guided by scientific evidence, include the reduction of the time interval between the first and second doses of Pfizer from […]
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Sun 20 February 2022: More than a century after they were pillaged by British troops, two Benin bronzes have been returned to a traditional palace in Nigeria, raising hopes that thousands more artefacts will be returned to their ancestral home. The artefacts were stolen from the Benin Kingdom, now southwestern Nigeria, by explorers and colonisers […]
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Sat 19 February 2022: For the first time since Algeria’s 1962 independence from France, women wearing the hijab, or headscarf, have been allowed to present news on state-run television. After veiled anchorwoman Najwa Djedi presented a show on a public television news channel earlier this week, the unofficial ban was lifted. لأول مرة و منذ […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: Mali’s ruling military junta has demanded that France withdraw its troops from the country as soon as possible and under Malian supervision. In a statement broadcast on public television on Friday, a junta spokesman said the results of France’s nine-year military intervention in conflict-torn Mali were “not satisfactory”. Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: Police Minister Bheki Cele says aggravated robberies, such as carjacking, have increased by 13.8%. Cele says there were 661 more carjacking cases in the period of October to December 2021. Releasing the crime statistics in Cape Town on Friday, Cele said robberies at residential premises dipped by 0.4% and robberies at […]
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Fri 18 February 2022: Police Minister Bheki Cele says there has been significant reductions in a number of crimes committed and reported to the police during the last three months of 2021. Cele said police have recorded significant decreases in most of the crime categories for the quarter. Releasing the crime statistics in Cape Town […]
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