South Africa wins Edmonton Sevens, clinch 2021 HSBC 7s Series title
By David Ochieng Mbewa South Africa completed a sweep of the Canada Sevens leg adding the Edmonton Sevens to the Vancouver Sevens crown they won last week by defeating Great Britain 24-12 in the final in Vancouver on Sunday. The Blitzboks ran in four tries courtesy of a brace from Muller du Plessis and captain Siviwe
Kenyan President urges global community to remain focused on fight against malaria
By CGTN Africa Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged the global community to remain focused on the fight against malaria despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The President, who is also the current Chairman of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), said it was unfortunate that COVID-19 had overshadowed all the efforts that had gone into fighting
Global vaccines project to revamp rules
By Reuters In March, as wealthy Britain led the world in vaccination rates and almost half its people had received a shot, the organization meant to ensure fair global access to COVID-19 vaccines allotted the country over half a million doses from its supplies. By contrast, Botswana, which hadn’t even started its vaccination drive, was assigned
Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Germany
By CGTN Africa Ghana on Sunday received 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Germany. Germany promised to donate the vaccines when Chancellor Angela Merkel held bilateral talks with Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo in August. Initially, the European country agreed to send 1.2 million doses but increased it by 300,000. AstraZeneca was the first
Zimbabwean university students awarded China-Zimbabwe friendship scholarships
By XINHUA Eleven outstanding students from the University of Zimbabwe were awarded scholarships on Saturday under the China-Zimbabwe Friendship Scholarship to cover part of their tuition fees. The inaugural ceremony of the scholarship program, which was hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zimbabwe (CIUZ), was facilitated by the China Africa Economic and Culture
World Bank to support Ghana in eliminating air pollution
By XINHUA The World Bank will support Ghana in eliminating air pollution to curb the effect on public health, the bank’s country director for Ghana Pierre Laporte said on Friday. Laporte made the remarks during a meeting on findings of a field study over air pollution in Ghana. The study concluded that 100 percent of Ghanaians