Egypt opens south tomb of King Djoser after restoration
By XINHUA Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany on Monday opened the south tomb of King Djoser in Saqqara necropolis near the capital Cairo, the ministry said in a statement. The south tomb is located at the southwestern corner of the King Djoser funeral complex dating to the Third Dynasty, Old Kingdom period, said
Mauritius battles COVID-19 explosion ahead of tourism reopening
By AFP Hospitals are overwhelmed, ventilators are hard to find, and there’s no longer enough space at the main cemetery for COVID-19 victims in Mauritius. Barely three weeks before it flings its doors wide open to international travelers at the start of the peak tourist season, the paradise island nation is struggling with an alarming explosion
South Africa reports 3,961 new COVID-19 cases, total caseload hits 2,858,195
By Jerry Omondi South Africa recorded 3,961 new COVID-19 infections from a sample size of 35,965 tests conducted in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative caseload to 2,858,195. The figures were published by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service, 126 new fatalities were recorded in the
Uganda COVID-19 cases deaths dropping
By CGTN Africa The reported number of COVID-19 cases in Uganda has dropped by 10 percent in the last seven days despite reports of the spike in infections in a few districts. Statistics from the Uganda Ministry of Health indicate that between September 3 and September 9, a total of 830 cases of COVID-19 infections were
Merck Foundation CEO Champions “Fashion With Purpose” Community Who Are Their Fashion Award Winners to Break Infertility Stigma
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Windhoek, Namibia– Business Wire India • 21 Winners of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother Fashion Awards 2020 from Ghana, Namibia and Zambia were celebrated during the ceremony. • 2 New fashion awards 2021 were announced by Merck Foundation in partnership with African First Ladies. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of
Rugby Championship: Late penalty sees South Africa narrowly lose to Australia
By David Ochieng Mbewa Reigning world champions South Africa suffered a narrow 28-26 defeat to Australia in their Rugby Championship encounter at Cbus Super Stadium in Gold Coast, Australia, on Sunday. Veteran fly-half Quade Cooper, who had not played internationally since 2017, slotted a difficult penalty late in the match to earn the Wallabies a shock