Tue 01 February 2022: As the country exits its fourth wave of the coronavirus, the South African government has announced that persons who test positive for COVID-19 without symptoms will no longer be required to isolate, and that the isolation duration for those with symptoms would be lowered by three days. According to a statement […]
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Mon 31 January 2022: Mali’s government has given the French ambassador 72 hours to leave the country after the French authorities made “outrageous” comments regarding the country’s transitional government. In the midst of rising tensions between the West African state and its European partners over military cooperation and elections, French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian […]
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Mon 31 January 2022: South African motorists are expected to feel the pain at the pumps from Wednesday when the prices of all grades of petrol and diesel are expected to rise. Fuel prices are expected to increase as follows: Petrol (both 93 and 95 ULP and LRP): 53 cents per litre increase; Diesel (0.05% […]
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Mon 31 January 2022: The average South African household is consuming more goods and services, and is still spending most of its money on housing, food and transport. That is according to Statistics South Africa’s newly published changes to the average South African household’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket of goods and the new weights […]
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Burkina Faso’s army (pictured) announced the overthrow of President Roch Marc Kabore. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mon 31 January 2022: The African Union said Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. The bloc’s 15-member Peace and Security Council said on Twitter it had voted […]
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Mon 31 January 2022: President Cyril Rampahosa says three new pieces of legislation aimed at fighting gender-based violence and femicide are a step in the right direction in the fight against the scourge. Last week, Ramaphosa signed into law the Criminal and Related Matters Amendment Act, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment […]
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Sun 30 January 2022: Cape Town, South Africa – On January 19, at a cavernous warehouse on an industrial estate in Cape Town, South African-born billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong launched a project he believes will be a considerable step in Africa’s struggle for vaccine equity. Within a year it is hoped that the empty building will be […]
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Sat 29 January 2022: While the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has been going on for almost 15 months, nearly 40% of its population is facing “extreme food shortages”, according to the latest UN estimates, released on Friday. In Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, famine is on the rise. Nearly 40% of its population is facing […]
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Sat 29 January 2022: Muhammed Awal Mustapha, a 9-year-old youngster is truly living the billionaire lifestyle, flying around the world in a private aircraft and owning many residences. Mustapha, a Nigerian, owns many supercars and a private jet. With only 9 Instagram posts, the influencer has amassed over 25K followers and has been dubbed […]
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Sat 29 January 2022: African leaders will discuss revoking Israel’s Observer Status at the African Union (AU) during the bloc’s upcoming summit on 5 February. An Algerian diplomatic source said his country’s efforts over the past months have been “successful” to include the issue of expelling Israel from the African Union, on the agenda of […]
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