Fri 29 October 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that a shortage of syringes could hamper Africa’s efforts to inoculate people against COVID, even as vaccine supplies flood in. According to WHO Africa, UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, is predicting an “imminent shortfall” of up to 2.2 billion single-use syringes needed to administer […]
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Fri 29 October 2021: Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi is being sued in London by a firm at the centre of a $2-billion loan scandal that plunged his nation into financial crisis. Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest, owned by French-Lebanese billionaire Iskandar Safa, signed contracts with Mozambican state companies to supply tuna fishing and maritime security vessels. […]
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Wed 27 October 2021: Amnesty International has asked the government of Madagascar and the rest of the world to increase assistance efforts in the island nation’s drought-stricken south. More than a million people on Madagascar’s parched southern point are on the verge of starvation, with some already dying, according to a report released on Wednesday […]
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Thu 28 October 2021: Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, says Eskom does not expect this weekend’s special voting process and Election Day to be hampered by load shedding. He was speaking during a briefing on Wednesday evening following the implementation of stage four load shedding by the power utility, following trips, breakdowns and shutdowns […]
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Thu 28 October 2021: Emmanuel Macron, the French President, was a special guest at a ceremony commemorating the return of looted treasures to Benin. The “Abomey Treasures” are a collection of 26 artefacts taken from the African country by the French soldiers 129 years ago. The relics, which include wooden anthropomorphic statues, royal thrones, and […]
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Wed 27 October 2021: Sudan has been suspended from all African Union (AU) activities after the country’s military deposed a civilian-led transitional government in a coup. The African Union’s Political Affairs Peace and Security Department announced the suspension on Wednesday, as is typical in the aftermath of military coups. The pan-African group stated in a […]
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Wed 27 October 2021: Eskom says it plans to add at least 30GW of new generation capacity – mainly from solar and wind energy sources – to the system over the next 10 years. This was revealed in the power utility’s Transmission Development Plan for 2022 to 2031 which was presented to various stakeholders. Eskom […]
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Wed 27 October 2021: Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says the upcoming Local Government Elections will be one of the most contested in South Africa’s history. Mambolo was speaking at the launch of the national Results Operation Centre (ROC) in Tshwane, ahead of Election Day on Monday, with special votes expected […]
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Wed 27 October 2021: Germany’s BioNTech, which developed a coronavirus jab with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, said Tuesday it aims to begin building a vaccine plant in Africa next year. The project is expected to address the continent’s shortage of Covid-19 vaccines and boost its flagging vaccination drive, with only 5.2 percent of its population […]
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Wed 27 October 2021: The story of Liverpool footballer Mohamed Salah’s rise to stardom is to be included in the national school curriculum of his native Egypt, according to a report in the Times yesterday. Salah’s biography, career and philanthropy will be a topic in English-language textbooks for both primary and secondary schools throughout Egypt. “Salah’s desire […]
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