AllAfrica Cape Town — As of March 3, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 3,913,848. Reported deaths in Africa reached 104,384 and 3,489,682 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases – 1,514,815 – and 50,271 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (484,159), Tunisia (234,231), Egypt (183,591), Ethiopia (160,813),
TimesLIVE SOUTH AFRICA has officially been moved to Covid-19 alert level 1. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Sunday night during his address to the nation on the latest developments around the coronavirus pandemic. The changes were due to kick in as of Monday, with a gazette expected to be published on Sunday night.
Africa News Schools in South Africa started reopening Monday for the beginning of the 2021 academic year, after a delay by weeks due to the second wave of the coronavirus. Masked Parents and students had to sanitize their hands and have their temperature checked before entering school premises. “I’m happy for him, even though I
BBC News PICK-UP trucks used to transport large numbers of people have been banned in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, as part of measures to halt the spread of coronavirus. The vehicles are known as “My Loves” as passengers are packed in so tightly it looks as if they are embracing. They are a common sight in
BBC SOUTH AFRICA is considering swapping or selling the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against coronavirus, the health minister says. South Africa has one and half million doses of the AstraZeneca jab. Plans to use it to vaccinate health workers have been put on hold after a small study suggested a “minimal” effect against the country’s new variant
By Business Reporter AFRICAN ministers for finance have unanimously agreed that at least US$500 billion will be required to jump start their economies battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. This came out during a recent virtual meeting for the ministers, which was convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the International Monetary
By Robert Tapfumaneyi SOUTH AFRICAN Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says Africa has a risk of remaining with the least vaccinated population but carrying the highest burden of the coronavirus infections. Mkhize said this following pronouncements by the US and the European Union that Covid-19 vaccines should not be exported until the needs of their people
BBC Tanzania’s government, which has been criticised for its handling of the pandemic, has no plans to rollout Covid vaccines, the health minister says. The comments come days after President John Magufuli warned officials against acquiring vaccines saying they could harm people, without giving evidence. Critics have accused him of playing down the threat posed
SABC President Cyril Ramaphosa has received one million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca, from India. The batch arrived at the OR Tambo International Airport Monday afternoon. Both the President and his Deputy David Mabuza were at the OR Tambo International Airport. Ramaphosa says he’s delighted the vaccine is here. “Well we are delighted the
BBC Africa will have to wait “weeks if not months” before receiving Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organization, according to various officials working towards getting doses for the continent. Close to 900 million doses have been secured so far through various initiatives, enough to inoculate about 30% of the continent’s 1.3 billion people
BBC Botswana, Zambia, The Gambia and Kenya have detected a variant of the Covid-19 virus that was first identified in South Africa last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, attributed the spread to the movement of people across the continent. “It may also be that
SABC Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu passed on earlier on Thursday . The Presidency has sent condolences to his family. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time of loss,” says the Presidency in a statement. Minister Mthembu has been described as an exemplary leader, an activist, and a life-long champion
By Melody Mlilo The World Health Organisation has just reported that about 2 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines – under the Covax facility – are earmarked for Africa. A further 1 billion doses could be availed. However, the rollout of the vaccine is likely to be problematic amid greed and chaos, as the wealthier nations
BBC Scientists in South Africa say there is a “reasonable concern” that the new variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the country might prove to be more resistant to current vaccines being rolled out in the UK and elsewhere, and warn that it makes the need for a global roll-out of vaccines “even more critical”. “It’s
IOL Johannesburg: The government has banned the distribution and sale of alcohol. In his address last night, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the sale of liquor had led to high trauma in hospitals, stating that “in such a scenario, every piece of medical equipment, every hospital bed, every health-care worker, and every oxygen tank is needed
Business Insider SA In the next few weeks, as laboratory work progresses, South Africans should get a clearer picture of its new Covid-19 variant, says Professor Tulio de Oliveira, director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP). KRISP coordinates the genetic research into the virus in South Africa. He warns that the new variant – called
SABC South Africa’s COVID-19 cases have breached the one million mark, after recording 9 502 new cases on Sunday. The country now has 1 004 413 COVID-19 cases. A total of 214 new deaths have also been recorded, bring total COVID-19 related deaths to 26 735. Most of the new fatalities are from the Eastern
Business Insider The UK government has announced urgent new measures to stop travellers from South Africa, after South Africa’s new coronavirus variant was found in that country. All flights from South Africa have been banned, and South Africans won’t be allowed to enter England. “From 9am Thursday 24 December 2020, visitors arriving into England who
By Reuters GERMANY plans to impose restrictions on flights from and to SA and Britain after the two countries reported identifying a new coronavirus strain, a government spokesman said on Sunday. He said that the government was working on new travel rules and was in contact with European Union partners. El Salvador has also banned
BBC South Africa has announced new restrictions to try to contain a second wave of Covid-19. President Cyril Ramaphosa said a sharp rise in new infections was a cause for great concern as he announced plans to close some beaches and limit mass gatherings over the holiday period. The nation’s teenagers are being blamed for
