In South Africa, child homicides show violence ‘entrenched’By GERALD IMRAY and BRAM JANSSENDecember 22, 2020 GMTCAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At night, Amanda Zitho worries her little boy is shivering and cold in his coffin and yearns to take him a blanket. She knows Wandi’s dead and gone and it’s senseless, but that doesn’t…Continue Reading
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s top public health official says 60% of the continent’s population needs to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in the next two to three years. The director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, John Nkengasong, told reporters on Thursday that if it takes four to five years, “the…Continue Reading
Back in 2012 when it first launched, Jumia’s long-term goal was to become the leading e-commerce player on the continent.It set about that objective like typical e-commerce platforms do: acquiring vast inventory, building warehouses, and aiming to drive online sales based on the promise of ease and convenience.Indeed, one of the company’s first steps was…Continue Reading
Could the event become an annual one? “For now, we are focused on delivering the best event ever for the upcoming 2021 MAMA in partnership with the Uganda Ministry of Tourism, but we are committed to bringing this celebration to all our fans across the continent and internationally, as we believe this event is a…Continue Reading
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — One player in the South Africa cricket squad has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of a six-game limited-over series against England and two others have also been isolated after being in close contact with him.Cricket South Africa said the positive result came back among 50 tests conducted on…Continue Reading
In the Winelands district of the Western Cape, one community has taken COVID-19 humanitarian relief into their own hands. Throughout lockdown, residents of the small farming community of Elsenburg outside Stellenbosch watched on their television screens how people in the more urban areas fought for government food parcels. Community members say they never got any…Continue Reading
A taste for wild meats such as pangolins and civets, often known as ‘forest foods’ in tropical and subtropical regions, makes the emergence of another global pandemic increasingly likely, four international organisations say. Around 70 per cent of emerging infectious diseases originate from animals, in particular wildlife, they say in a white paper published last…Continue Reading
Scaloni outlines VAR ‘issue’ after Messi winner disallowed in Argentina draw Scaloni questions VAR after Messi denied winner Keane predicts ‘great things’ for rising England star Grealish Keane predicts ‘great things’ for Grealish ‘My hamstring had seized!’ – Robertson’s penalty relief as Scotland end 23-year wait with Euro qualification Robertson’s penalty relief as Scotland end…Continue Reading
NOVEMBER 8, 2020 This newsletter is a weekly in-depth analysis of tech and innovation in Africa that will serve as a post-pandemic guide. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox every Sunday at 3 pm WAT. So much has happened in the last week, but that’s the pace 2020 has been on. Nothing…Continue Reading
A Greenpeace scientific report released today reveals that extreme weather events such as heatwaves, floods and intense rain are increasing in intensity, frequency and severity across many parts of Africa, gravely threatening human health, food security, peace, and biodiversity. Weather across sub-Saharan Africa has become more extreme and unpredictable in the twenty-first century, a trend…Continue Reading
Rome/Harare — Largest ever Regional Conference for Africa closes with united call for raised ambitions Ministers at the largest ever FAO Regional Conference for Africa have committed to ‘raise ambitions and accelerate actions’ towards achieving food security, at the close of the three day event. Around 900 delegates including 95 ministers and other government officials…Continue Reading
