Zimbabwe will soon start to locally manufacture buses for the mass public transport system as it seeks to revitalize the once vibrant automotive sector. The move is part of the government’s efforts to promote the consumption of local products and to reduce the import bill. Speaking during a tour of Quest Motors, a vehicle manufacturing…
Former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings has died at the age of 73. According to various reports, the former West African leader died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra, Ghana, where he spent more than one week after being admitted. Rawlings overthrew then-ruler General Frederick Akuffo in 1979 when he was an army…
CAF President Ahmad Ahmad was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after recovering from the coronavirus, the organization said in a statement. Late last month, CAF announced that Ahmad had tested positive for Covid-19 after he presented mild flu symptoms and said he would immediately self-isolate for at least the next 14 days at his hotel….
The European Union expressed hope Wednesday that it could start vaccinating people against the novel coronavirus as early as next year, as Italy recorded more than one million cases and Britain said its death toll has surpassed the 50,000 mark. The head of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Andrea Ammon, told…
Tenho o orgulho de partilhar com vossas excelências o vídeo do encontro com a nova Primeira Dama do Burundi, S. Exa ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE no mês passado para nomeá-la Embaixadora da “Merck More Than A Mother” para trabalhar juntos no empoderamento das mulheres com infertilidade no Burundi, através do acesso à informação, saúde e mudança de mentalidade. Discutimos a…
The Ethiopian Ministry of Health on Tuesday said the country’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases hit 100,327, after 345 new cases were reported. According to the ministry, the new cases were discovered out of 4,360 COVID-19 medical tests that were conducted in the east African country during the last 24 hours. Ethiopia had conducted…
Bravura Holdings Ltd., owned by Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters, has $1 billion available for the development of a platinum mine in Zimbabwe, its country manager said. The 3,000 hectare (7,413-acre) concession where it plans to dig the mine is in Selous, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare and close to existing platinum…
Morocco announced on Tuesday 5,214 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally in the North African country since March 2 to 265,165. The number of recoveries from the coronavirus in Morocco increased to 216,851 after 3,946 more were added, while the death toll rose by 69 to 4,425 the Ministry of Health said in a statement….
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday announced a 40-percent salary raise for civil servants, effective from Nov. 1, 2020. This came following weeks of a work stoppage by teachers who have been demanding better pay and improved conditions of service. Addressing a post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday, Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said the salary increase will…
We have discussed our long-term collaboration and partnership with her Foundation, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education to continue our efforts to build healthcare capacity, provide specialty training to more doctors and empower girls through education. More than 31 doctors from Burundi have been enrolled in our training programs. Merck Foundation will continue their important program “Educating Linda” together…
