By XINHUA The Zimbabwean government has set July 14 as the deadline for frontline health workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “After this date, those who would not have been vaccinated will not receive COVID-19 insurance payouts,” said Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa on Tuesday. Vaccinated frontline workers who test positive will, however, still be eligible for…
By XINHUA Western Cape Province and Cape Town, the provincial capital, in the southern extremity of the African continent are determined to cash in on their geographic positions and spearhead the economic recovery. Wesgro, the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and Western Cape Province, on Tuesday announced the official launch of…
By Grace Kuria Rwanda has announced a review of COVID-19 restriction measures due to a surge in cases and the emergence of new variants globally. Effective July 1, schools and higher education institutions in Kigali, Burera, Gicumbi, Kamonyi, Musanze, Nyagatare, Rubavu, Rutsiro and Rwamagana will be closed. Provisions for students sitting national exams in July 2021…
By Reuters Tanzania will spend $470 million buying vaccines and supporting economic sectors hit hard by the coronavirus, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Monday. Since Hassan took office after the death of then-president John Magufuli in March, the government has changed tack from playing down the pandemic to calling for social distancing and emphasizing mask…
By XINHUA Authorities in Zambia on Monday announced the closure of nightclubs, casinos and other drinking places following continued flouting of COVID-19 preventive guidelines. The places will be operating on a take-away basis for the next 14 days subject to review. Earlier, the authorities had permitted the drinking places to be operating from 6 p.m. to…
By CGTN Africa Nigeria will ban travelers coming from some African countries due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 there. In a statement, Boss Mustapha, the secretary to the government and chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, said some countries face a fast-surging third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, and this caused concern….
By XINHUA Ethiopia, Kenya and South Sudan reiterated their commitment to advance the implementation of a mega infrastructure project in the East Africa region, also known as the LAPSSET Corridor Program. Starting at Lamu, Kenya, the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Program, is the region’s largest and most ambitious infrastructure project, bringing the three countries together…
By XINHUA Egypt has been implementing a comprehensive plan to upgrade its ports at the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea with the goal of becoming a logistic center in the Middle East and Africa and promoting its presence on the international trade map, Egyptian experts said. “The plan aims to boost the competitiveness of Egypt’s ports,…
By XINHUA As the number of COVID-19 cases increased by 11,093 over the past 24 hours in South Africa, tighter lockdown measures to curb the spread of the virus have been discussed. With four provinces already experienced the third wave, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that the issue of tightening existing lockdown measures was being…
By Grace Kuria The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, has warned that many of the world’s stateless people may miss out on vaccinations as a result of their lack of citizenship or proof of identity. UNHCR’s International Protection chief, Gillian Triggs said, “There are millions known to be stateless around the world, without the nationality of any…
