By AFP Authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) said Sunday the coronavirus epidemic had eased in many parts of the country but remained worrying in the economic capital of Lubumbashi where not wearing a mask will now be punishable by up to seven days in jail. Health Minister Jean-Jacques Mbungani said there had been…
By David Ochieng Mbewa The South African port city of Durban will host the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifier which will take place from August 26 to September 4. COSAFA General Secretary Sue Destombes expressed her confidence that the city will host a “well-organised and exciting tournament” given it had previously successfully staged the men’s…
By XINHUA Chinese language teaching in Ugandan secondary schools has taken root despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Saturday. Grace Baguma, director of the country’s National Curriculum Development Center, said that Chinese language courses have been offered in over 30 secondary schools in Uganda after Chinese was integrated into the ordinary level curriculum. Despite…
By David Ochieng Mbewa World 10,000m record holder Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia came third in the women’s 10,000m on Saturday, as Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands won the race. Gidey claimed bronze in 30:01.72 behind Kalkidan Gezahegne of Bahrain in 29:56.18 while Hassan crossed the finish line first in 29:55.32 to claim a 5,000m and 10,000m…
By David Ochieng Mbewa Namibia’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic will receive a further boost with the southwest African nation expected to receive a donation of 75,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Netherlands. The consignment is scheduled to arrive at the Hosea Kutako International Airport on Sunday, according to a statement from the…
By AFP Egypt has transported Pharaoh Khufu’s intact solar boat dating back some 4,600 years to the country’s soon-to-be-unveiled grand museum, the antiquities ministry said on Saturday. Solar boats were buried in pits next to royal burial chambers in the belief that they would transport the departed into the afterlife. Cairo’s Great Pyramid also known as the…
By CGTN Africa About 30 kilometres into the men’s marathon in Sapporo on Sunday, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack and began running his own race, chasing immortality. Kipchoge looked like a man determined to run towards his legacy of greatness. He took a peak behind him at one point and there was no…
By Grace Kuria Kenya’s long-distance great Eliud Kipchoge will be seeking to defend his Olympic marathon title which he won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Taking to Twitter, Kipchoge said, “I am very excited to be here in the Olympic village in Japan. It is great that we are able to run the Olympic marathon…
By Jerry Omondi The African Union (AU) on Thursday, began the delivery of some 220 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to member states, with the potential to distribute an additional 180 million doses in the future. The rollout of the initiative was announced by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also…
By XINHUA The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,815,341 as of Wednesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stands at 172,836. About 5,969,490 patients across the continent have recovered…
