Mon 13 September 2021: Restrictions on movements of people and gatherings have been eased in South Africa following a steady decline in new COVID-19 infections. This was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during an address to the nation on Sunday evening. He announced that the country would move from Adjusted Alert Level 3 to Adjusted […]
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Sun 12 September 2021: The increased rates of teenage pregnancies in Uganda, a landlocked East African country, during the COVID-related restrictions has alarmed government authorities and experts. Over 90,000 girls under the age of 18 have been pregnant during this period when they were not in school, according to education officer Nelson Ayo. Education Minister […]
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Sun 12 September 2021: South Africa’s health regulator has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by children aged 12 and older, paving the way for the government to offer vaccinations to teenagers. The South African Health Products Authority (SAPHRA) said the decision came after a review of updated safety and efficacy information submitted in March […]
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Sat 11 September 2021: Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has appointed Aziz Akhannouch, of the National Rally of Moroccan Independents (RNI), as head of government and asked him to form a cabinet, according to state media. The report by state news agency MAP on Friday came after the liberal RNI emerged as the biggest political party […]
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Thu 09 September 2021: South Africans will head to the polls on 1 November 2021 to elect the political leadership of the country’s 257 municipalities, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced. The announcement of the election date came after the Constitutional Court on Friday refused the Electoral Commission of South […]
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Wed 08 September 2021: Agreements on 28 projects worth 13.4 million Yuan ($2.07 billion) in investments were signed on Tuesday by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) at a forum in the Chinese city of Xiamen, the China Central Television reported. The forum, themed “BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution,” was attended by […]
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Wed 08 September 2021: Moroccans started voting today (8 September) in a parliamentary election under new rules that were expected to make it much harder for the moderate Islamist PJD to remain as the biggest party, Reuters reports. Though election polls are banned, analysts expect the PJD to lose ground to its more pro-establishment rivals, the […]
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Wed 08 September 2021: In an initiative to promote the wearing of locally designed and manufactured clothing and accessories, Proudly South African on Tuesday launched its Local Fashion Police project on all social media platforms. Local fashion police, industry icon David Tlale, Palse Africa’s Paledi Segapo, Plus Fab’s Ouma Tema and Koop Studio’s Sandy Rogers, […]
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Tue 07 September 2021: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) reported that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa had reached 7,926,999 as of Tuesday afternoon. The African Union’s specialized healthcare organization, the Africa CDC, reported that the pandemic has claimed the lives of 200,045 people across the continent. Some […]
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Tue 07 September 2021: According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, there have been 2,141 deaths in Nigeria as a result of the cholera outbreak since January, with more than 65,000 probable cases (NCDC). According to the latest cholera outbreak update on Tuesday, a total of 65,145 suspected cholera cases had been reported as […]
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