South African President Cyril Ramaphosa contracts coronavirus
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday and began treatment, suffering mild symptoms of the disease. Ramaphosa, 69, who is fully […]
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Omicron is three times more likely to be reinfected than the Beta and Delta variants
The risk of re-infection with Covid-19 is increased with the Omicron variant, according to a study made by South African scientists, providing the first indication […]
Ghana and Nigeria announced their first cases of Omicron variant
The new Omicron variant has appeared in West Africa. Three cases of this Covid-19 variant have been detected in Nigeria, in people who had travelled […]
Court upholds decriminalisation of homosexuality in Botswana
Botswana’s judiciary upheld its decision to decriminalise homosexuality on Monday, rejecting an appeal filed by the landlocked southern African country’s conservative government. “The application on […]
Omicron: South Africa calls travel restrictions on the continent “sad”
South Africa, where the new Covid-19 variant called Omicron has been detected, said on Monday it was “sad” and “unfortunate” that some African countries were […]
New Covid-19 variant detected in South Africa
A new variant of Covid-19, with a high number of mutations that could threaten the effectiveness of existing vaccines, has been detected in South Africa, […]
South Africa: ANC loses Johannesburg to Democratic Alliance’s Mpho Phalatse
After a disappointing result in the local elections earlier this month, the ANC failed to seal coalition deals in some major cities. And it was […]
Miss Universe in Israel: South Africa protests against the participation of its miss
The debate is raging in the country on the participation or not of the Miss South Africa in the Miss Universe contest organized in Israel, […]
COVID-19: Morocco Leads Africa in Vaccine Acquisition, Administering
Morocco leads African countries that have acquired and administered the highest number of anti-COVID-19 vaccine doses to their populations, said the African Center for Disease […]
Manuel Chang will be extradited to the United States to stand trial in the “hidden debt”
Former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang, detained in South Africa, will be extradited to the United States to stand trial in the “hidden debt” scandal […]