South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, ordered to surrender himself to start a 15-month jail term for contempt, on said Sunday he would not be doing so by the court-set deadline. “No... Read more »
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales and an extended nightly curfew as it fights a fast-increasing surge of COVID-19 cases. President Cyril Ramaphosa says... Read more »
We are a force of Nature. Humans have reshaped the surface of the Earth to their whim. Changes that used to occur naturally over hundreds, even thousands of years, can now turn... Read more »
The East African Community has called on member states to have a harmonised policy in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has affected crossborder trade and free movement of people. East African... Read more »
South Sudan’s imminent rainy season is causing concerns about a possible outbreak of malaria in a country that is already dealing with humanitarian crises from past floods and conflict. In a situational... Read more »
Up to 69 percent of the 15,248 new Covid-19 cases detected in Uganda were reported in the last 10 days, the Daily Monitor has established. The statistics from the country’s Ministry of... Read more »
Kenya says it is prepared to reopen its embassy in Somalia, following an invitation by Mogadishu on Saturday. In a note sent to Mogadishu on Monday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Kenya... Read more »
The 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines gifted by India for all UN peacekeepers are “already being put to use” and a number of these Blue Helmets have already been vaccinated, spokesperson for UN chief... Read more »
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new law Friday banning individuals designated as “extremists” from running for public offices, a move condemned by the opposition as an effort to further limit political... Read more »
Married Chinese couples may have up to three children, China announced on Monday, in a major shift from the existing limit of two after recent data showed a dramatic decline in births... Read more »