By Reuters Zimbabwe’s government will maintain the country’s multi-currency system and legislate the use of the U.S. dollar for the next five years, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said on Monday. “The market’s lack of confidence in multi-currency is causing us problems, but I’m here to assure you it will remain in place for the next five years,” he said….
By CGTN Africa The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, though “intense response efforts” are needed to control further spread. The announcement comes two days after WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus convened an Emergency Committee on the disease, under the International Health Regulations (IHR), to…
By XINHUA Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to announce a raft of measures on Saturday to tame inflation and stabilize prices. “My government will tomorrow be announcing concrete measures to tame inflation and unwarranted increases in prices towards securing the incomes and savings of our people, particularly women,” Mnangagwa said while addressing the 7th national…
WeekendLife Fashion and Art can be used as powerful tools to address and raise awareness on pressing social and health issues in Africa and beyond, Merck Foundation CEO Senator Dr Rasha Kelej has said. Speaking during the eighth episode of their TV programme ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ last Saturday, Dr Kelej said fashion and…
By XINHUA Heads of Government of the Commonwealth nations along with business and civil society leaders Thursday committed to accelerating progress in the fight against malaria and non-communicable diseases (NTDs), with pledges towards intervention efforts. The commitment was made at the Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, a side event of the Commonwealth leaders…
By CGTN Africa Chinese COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac, developed by Beijing-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac, has been registered for use in South Africa, the country’s national health products regulator said in a statement on Friday. The South African Health Products and Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) registered CoronaVac with conditions on June 14, 2022, according to the statement. The conditions…
By AFP From COVID-19 to the current issue in Ukraine, external crises have put pressure on African economies, but many on the continent see opportunities to undertake radical reforms. Africa already showed some resilience during the pandemic as its economic contraction was less severe than in the rest of the world, shrinking by two percent compared…
By CGTN Africa Rwandan president, Paul Kagame and BioNtech’s CEO Ugur Sahin on Thursday launched the construction of a messenger RNA vaccine factory in Kigali. Kagame called the project “grounbreaking” and said his country worked to attract biopharmaceutical researchers in the manufacturing sector. Sahin described the groundbreaking ceremony in Rwanda’s Special Economic Zone as a milestone…
By XINHUA The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday lifted a midnight-to-dawn curfew imposed as part of COVID-19 containment measures. The number of new COVID-19 cases continued to decrease over the past week while the recovery rate stood at 97 percent, acting Information Minister Jenfan Muswere told a post-cabinet media briefing. “No patients were admitted to the intensive…
By XINHUA The African Development Bank (AfDB) is setting up youth entrepreneurship investment banks that will help grow youth-based wealth for Africa’s young population, the bank’s president, Akinwumi Adesina, announced Tuesday. The banks, to be rolled out by the end of this month, will act as new financial institutions that create ecosystems of support around businesses…
