By David Ochieng Mbewa South African side Orlando Pirates will play RS Berkane of Morocco in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup despite contrasting results in their semifinal second leg matches on Sunday. Pirates suffered a 1-0 defeat against Al Ahly Tripoli at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg but managed to advance 2-1 on aggregate….
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — Tanzania’s president on Saturday approved a nearly 25% increase in the minimum wage, marking a departure from the policies of her autocratic predecessor amid protests about the high cost of living. President Samia Suluhu Hassan decided on an increase of 23.3%, while also increasing the salaries of government workers for the…
By XINHUA Namibia’s current upsurge in the number of new COVID-19 cases is being driven by the Omicron variants sublineage BA.2 and BA.4, which have been identified in the country, Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Service Kalumbi Shangula said Friday. “It is also suspected that the Omicron sublineage BA.5 is also circulating in Namibia,” he…
By AFP The Nigerian government on Thursday ordered the country’s basketball teams to pull out of international competitions for two years following a lingering leadership row at the basketball federation. In January, the federation staged two separate elections during which the incumbent Musa Kida emerged as the winner in one, while Igoche Mark was voted through…
By CGTN Africa Nigeria’s market regulators published a set of regulations for digital assets, signalling the country is trying to find a middle ground between an outright ban on crypto-assets and their unregulated use. Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the “New Rules on Issuance, Offering Platforms and Custody of Digital Assets” on its website….
By XINHUA West Africa edges close to starting local vaccine production for various health conditions in the subregion, an official from the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) said Friday. Stanley Okolo, the Director-General of WAHO, made the remarks at a press briefing after the 23rd Ordinary Meeting of the Assembly of Economic Community of West African…
By XINHUA Cameroon on Friday launched a nationwide polio immunization exercise targeting over 5 million children under the age of five years. The first phase of the campaign will run from May 16 and the second phase will run from June 10 to 13 in 197 districts of the country, according to officials of the Ministry…
By Jerry Omondi The number of COVID-19 infections reported in Africa reached 11,545,490 on Sunday as many countries the continent continue to report reduced new cases. The latest figure was published by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, which also noted that the continent has registered a total of 252,626 virus-related fatalities. Most African…
By AP South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts. For about three weeks the country has seen increasing numbers of new cases and somewhat higher hospitalizations, but no increases in severe cases and deaths, said Professor Marta Nunes, a researcher at Vaccine and Infectious…
Reuters South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Wednesday reported 10,017 new COVID-19 cases, the first day since January the institute has reported more than 10,000 new infections. Health authorities have warned South Africa may be entering a fifth wave of infections driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants. South Africa has recorded…
