By CGTN Africa Ford Motor Co. is investing $1.05 billion into the automaker’s Silverton, South Africa plant. The upgrades will boost the site’s annual capacity by almost a fifth to 200,000 units and create about 1,200 direct jobs, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. “It’s the biggest investment in Ford’s 97-year history in South…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The Vodacom Bulls dramatic resurgence under former Rugby World Cup-winning coach Jake White continued as the Pretoria-based side won the Currie Cup on Saturday. The Bulls overcame the Cell C Sharks 26-19 at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria in a final that was forced into extra time after the match had…
By Halligan Agade A huge explosion has occurred near a popular hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Witnesses say the massive blast occurred Sunday near Hotel Afrik, located in the vicinity of a busy security checkpoint en route to the Mogadishu airport. Militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility. Police say al-Shabab members stormed the hotel but that…
By XINHUA The European Union’s (EU) top health officials held discussions on Sunday with drug giants about rapid development and production of vaccines specially against the new variants of the coronavirus. The emergence of variants of concern “raises the imminent threat of reduced efficacy of recently approved vaccines,” and it is crucial to prepare for the…
By Halligan Agade Captain Sir Tom Moore has been admitted to hospital with coronavirus, his daughter has said. The 100-year-old, who raised almost £33m for the NHS, was taken to Bedford Hospital after requiring help with his breathing, Hannah Ingram-Moore said on Twitter. She said he had been treated for pneumonia over the past few weeks…
By Halligan Agade Egypt received the first shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, a week after the country embarked on a nationwide vaccination campaign. Frontline health workers will be some of the first to receive the vaccine, alongside the elderly and those with chronic health issues. The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA)…
By XINHUA The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Saturday said the ongoing second wave COVID-19 infections could be associated with the emergence of variants that are more transmissible. “Africa is currently experiencing an increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases,” the African Union (AU) Commission’s specialized healthcare agency said in…
By AFP Egypt said Saturday the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca would arrive on Sunday. The Egyptian authority in charge of the acquisition of pharmaceuticals announced “the arrival of the first batch of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine tomorrow, Sunday January 31, 2021”, without specifying the number of doses. Last week,…
By CGTN Africa South Africa has secured an additional 20 million coronavirus vaccines manufactured by Pfizer, national newspaper The Sunday Times reported on Sunday, citing an interview with the health minister. “These vaccines are secured and awaiting manufacturers to submit final agreements with details of delivery dates and exact amounts”, Zweli Mkhize said in the interview….
By Reuters Some 750 pelicans found dead in a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Senegal last week have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the head of the parks authority told Reuters on Friday. Rangers found the pelicans on January 23 in the Djoudj bird sanctuary, a remote pocket of wetland near the border with Mauritania and…
