News24.com | Zimbabwe to maintain virus lockdown: president
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa said Saturday the lockdown imposed to control the spread of coronavirus would stay in place for the moment, but would be reviewed every two weeks. The…
News24.com | Defiant Lesotho PM shows no sign of resigning
Lesotho’s embattled prime minister appeared far from quitting after the attorney general advised him that he could not be forced to resign despite a scandal over his former wife’s murder.…
News24.com | Kenya to close borders with Tanzania, Somalia over virus fears
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta announced Saturday that the country’s coronavirus measures would be extended and its borders with Tanzania and Somalia closed. The East African nation will stop the movement…
News24.com | Angolan soldier kills teen during virus mask operation
An Angolan soldier shot and killed a teenager during an operation to enforce face-mask wearing to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the government has said. The home affairs ministry said…
News24.com | UN prosecutor hails arrest of Rwanda genocide suspect
A top UN prosecutor said on Saturday that the arrest of a key Rwanda genocide fugitive in France showed that suspects would be brought to justice for crimes in the…
News24.com | Six people held in Cameroon for distributing face masks
Six opposition activists have been arrested in Cameroon for distributing face masks and disinfectant gel, their lawyers and Human Rights Watch said Friday. The six were arrested on Monday in…
News24.com | Tunisia eases lockdown as zero coronavirus cases registered in five days
Tunis – Retail shops and supermarkets reopened on Friday in Tunisia after the government announced zero coronavirus cases for the fifth consecutive day. In a statement published overnight, the health…
News24.com | Deadly corridor: Ethiopian migrants head home after brush with death in truck in Mozambique
Addis Ababa – As the truck travelled south, Yosef Moliso and the other Ethiopian migrants trapped inside its sealed cargo container pounded on the walls for help while struggling to…
News24.com | Covid-19 wrap: 302 489 global deaths, child dies of rare virus-linked disease and Tunisia eases lockdown
Keeping you up to date on the latest novel coronavirus (Covid-19) news from around the world. FOLLOW LIVE | Where, when and how – Correctional Services outlines plans for release…