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African countries urged to tap on digital technology in reducing inequality
By Agencies,
1622, November 11, 2020 (EAT)
The South African government is ramping up policies aimed at using digital technology to reduce inequality, create opportunities and reap the benefits...
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on self-quarantine
By Citizen Reporter,
108, October 29, 2020 (EAT)
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is on self-quarantine after one of the guests who attended an event with him tested positive for COVID-19. ...
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Experts worry over implications of pandemic-related drinking bans
By CNN,
2112, August 31, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa is slowly emerging from one of the world's strictest Covid-19 lockdowns. As the threat of the pandemic loomed in March its government ...
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South Africa COVID-19 cases surpass 600K mark despite world’s toughest lockdown
By Reuters,
1400, August 22, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed 600,000, the health ministry said on Friday, although the number of new cases has been declin...
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Kenya joins global condemnation of Mali military takeover
By PSCU,
952, August 21, 2020 (EAT)
African Heads of State have strongly condemned the Mali military takeover during which President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was seized by mutinying soldie...
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SIU probes South Africa gov’t officials over Ksh.31B COVID scandal
By Reuters,
1122, August 20, 2020 (EAT)
South African authorities are investigating government departments for graft over COVID scandal linked to tenders worth 5 billion rand (Ksh.31billion)...
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South Africa has reached coronavirus peak, Ramaphosa says
By VOA,
1232, August 18, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa, with the continent’s highest burden of COVID-19, has reached the peak of the pandemic, according to the president and top health offic...
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COVID-19 cases in South Africa surpass half a million
By Reuters,
935, August 2, 2020 (EAT)
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa have crossed half a million, its health ministry said on Saturday, while cases in Africa as a whole approache...
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COVID-19 in South Africa: How inequality, poverty undermined country’s response
By Reuters,
1508, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
When coronavirus patients started arriving at South Africa’s government-run Thelle Mogoerane Hospital, workers scrambled to set up isolation wards t...
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South Africa probes medical suppliers over Ksh.6.3B COVID-19 tenders scam
By Reuters,
1448, July 31, 2020 (EAT)
South African investigators are probing 102 suppliers of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the country’s most populous province after news repo...
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Zindzi Mandela tested positive for COVID-19 on the day she died, son says
By CNN,
1648, July 16, 2020 (EAT)
Zindzi Mandela, South Africa's ambassador to Denmark and daughter of anti-apartheid leaders Nelson and Winnie Mandela, tested positive for Covid-19 ...
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China promises debt relief to African countries as part of COVID-19 support
By PSCU,
1042, June 18, 2020 (EAT)
President Xi Jinping of China on Wednesday assured African countries that his country will continue supporting COVID-19 containment measures on the co...
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Let’s Leverage on innovative potential of our youth in Covid-19 fight, President Kenyatta urges African counterparts
By PSCU,
1324, June 13, 2020 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged his African counterparts to tap into the innovative abilities of the continent's youth as they roll out Covid-...
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Coronavirus poses test for African leaders
By VOA,
1146, June 13, 2020 (EAT)
As Burundi enters a period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza, who died Monday, his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic is being scrut...
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South Africans tire of lengthy viral restrictions
By VOA,
1449, May 13, 2020 (EAT)
To say South Africa is tired of the lockdown would be a gross understatement. Officials acknowledge the effect that a curfew and limitations on mov...
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165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to Covid-19 pandemic arrive at JKIA
By Citizen Reporter,
1209, May 10, 2020 (EAT)
165 Kenyans who were stranded in China due to the Covid-19 pandemic have arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. They had left Guangzho...
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Trump adds to confusion over Kim Jong Un’s health status
By CNN,
1104, April 28, 2020 (EAT)
President Donald Trump added to the sense of confusion surrounding the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Monday, appearing to contradict him...
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Cyril Ramaphosa tried to wear his face mask on live TV and it did not go well
By Tonny Ndungu,
1104, April 24, 2020 (EAT)
In Africa, unless you previously worked at a hospital or a construction site, the concept of wearing a facemask is totally foreign. Quite literally....
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With South Africa in lockdown, the lions are taking it very easy
By CNN,
953, April 18, 2020 (EAT)
Whether it's goats in Wales or wild boar in Italy, animals around the world appear to be adjusting well to life without humans during the coronaviru...
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AU demands ‘immediate remedial measures’ from China after claims of hostility towards Africans
By Citizen Reporter,
1608, April 12, 2020 (EAT)
The African Union is demanding that China remedy the situation in parts of the country where foreigners are allegedly being mistreated. The stateme...
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