News24.com | Calls grow to reopen parts of Zimbabwe’s crisis-ridden economy
A tall, medium build security guard stands behind a large steel gate at Boka Tobacco Auction Floors on the outskirts of Harare, his face partially covered by a white surgical…
News24.com | Madagascar hands out ‘miracle’ virus cure as it lifts lockdown
Unarmed Madagascar soldiers went door-to-door in the capital Antananarivo, doling out sachets of a local herbal tea touted by President Andry Rajoelina as a powerful remedy against the novel coronavirus.…
News24.com | WHO warns malaria deaths could double during virus pandemic
The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that malaria deaths risked doubling if efforts…
News24.com | WATCH | Long queues for virus tea ‘cure’ in Madagascar
As confinement measures are gradually relaxed in Madagascar, a traditional remedy endorsed by president Andry Rajoelina is being handed out for free to residents as a purported cure for the…
News24.com | Botswana president, MPs end quarantine after tesing negative
Botswana’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi and all the country’s MPs ended 14 days of self-isolation on Thursday after testing negative for coronavirus. The head of state and his legislators were quarantined…
News24.com | Black market for coronavirus test kits flourishes in climate of mistrust, stigma in Nigeria
Lagos – A black market in coronavirus test kits is flourishing in Nigeria, spurred in part by negligible faith in the country’s health system to defeat an emerging threat. Testing…
News24.com | Covid-19 wrap: 183 707 global deaths, US jobless total hits 26.4 million and WHO warns of malaria threat
Keeping you up to date on the latest novel coronavirus (Covid-19) news from around the world. FOLLOW LIVE | All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updates Coronavirus toll at 11:00…
News24.com | Covid-19 wrap: German-funded mobile testing labs land in East Africa, Milan buries unclaimed dead
Keeping you up to date on the latest novel coronavirus (Covid-19) news from around the world. FOLLOW LIVE | The SANDF is looking for seamstresses and chefs among reserves to…
News24.com | DR Congo, ‘experiencing severe shock’, granted $363m in coronavirus aid from IMF
Washington – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday announced emergency aid of $363 million to fight the new coronavirus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an African nation that…