News24.com | Pandemic hits aid work in sub-Saharan Africa
Desperately needed aid for millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa is under threat as the deadly coronavirus pandemic sweeps a continent already facing a volley of crises. In some cases…
News24.com | Botswana MPs duck self-quarantine, are caught shopping and sent back to isolation
Three Botswana members of Parliament (MPs), who were expected to be in self-isolation at home, were forced into state quarantine after they were caught shopping and interacting with the public…
News24.com | Coronavirus: Nigeria struggling as lockdown hits economy
At a market on the outskirts of Nigeria’s megacity Lagos, yam trader Olatunji Okesanya is scrambling for produce as measures to halt the coronavirus cut him off from suppliers. “The…
News24.com | COVID-19 LOCKDOWN | Human rights in Africa at risk as governments take heavy-handed action
A number of African countries face lockdowns to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Authorities in some cases are taking extreme measures to combat the virus, which has killed…
News24.com | Hunger hits 500 000 more Zimbabweans
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that hundreds of thousands more people had slipped into the severely-hungry category in Zimbabwe, where over half of the population…
News24.com | Covid-19: Ethiopia declares state of emergency
Ethiopia on Wednesday declared a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected 55 people and resulted in two deaths. It is the first state…
News24.com | ‘Everyone looks broken’ – Anger as forced coronavirus quarantine extended in Kenya
Nairobi – Hundreds of people held under mandatory quarantine in Kenya after returning from abroad are up in arms after the government extended their confinement for another 14 days. Around…
News24.com | African Development Bank chief accused of multiple violations, but denies charges
The head of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has been accused by bank staff of multiple abuses and breaches of the bank’s code of ethics, charges he flatly denied.…
News24.com | Coronavirus: Zimbabwe doctors sue over ‘dire shortage’ of protective gear
Zimbabwean doctors have filed a lawsuit aimed at compelling the government to beef up coronavirus protection for public hospitals and healthcare workers. In an application filed to the High Court…