July 30, 2021
Africa: Over 6.6 Million Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed Across Continent
As of July 30 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,630,238 while over 41,897,630 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
South Africa: Schoenmaker Wins Country's First Gold Medal at Olympics
South Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker won the women's 200m breaststroke with a stunning world record time of 2:18.95, the Tokyo 2020 website reports. Read more »
South Africa: Actor and Filmmaker Shona Ferguson Dies at 47
Filmmaker and actor Shona Ferguson, 47, has died, ENCA reports. Read more »
July 29, 2021
South Africa: Nearly 42 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
As of July 29 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,582,281 while over 41,897,630 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Needs an Inclusive Social Protection Policy
Doris is a 75-year-old woman from Kayaba informal settlement in Nairobi. As with most families in the settlement, her house is a single dilapidated room with mud walls, a… Read more »
South Africa: Men's Hockey Team Thumps Germany to Survive Another Day at Olympics 2020
The South African men's hockey team have won their first match at the Tokyo Olympics after beating Germany 4-3 on Thursday, July 29, after a dismal start with a loss to… Read more »
South Africa: Golden Boy Chad Le Clos Out of 100m Butterfly at Tokyo Olympics 2020
Chad le Clos, 29, has been eliminated from the 100m butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics. Le Clos is the Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion as well as the… Read more »
July 28, 2021
Africa: Over 166,000 Covid-19 Deaths Confirmed Across Continent
As of July 28 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,540,892 while over 41,376,862 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Africa: Tobacco - Quit or Switch? The Everlasting Question Hits Addiction 2021 Summit
The Addiction 2021 conference took place online from July 21 to 23. It was organized by the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence's (SANCA's) which is… Read more »
South Africa: Former Generations Actress Sindi Buthelezi Dies
The entertainment industry has lost yet another talent as actress Sindi Buthelezi has died. Read more »
July 27, 2021
Africa: Continent Exceeds 6,5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
As of July 27 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,502,260 while over 41,619,926 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
July 26, 2021
Liberia: If You Haven't Seen Liberia's Olympics Uniform, You're Missing Out Big Time
The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo is finally here - a year after the Covid-19 pandemic delayed the games. Read more »
South Africa: Tiger Brands Recalls Millions of Canned Products
Over 20 million canned products including beans, sweetcorn, peas and spaghetti produced by Tiger Brands' Koo and Hugo have been recalled following the detection of defective side… Read more »
Africa: Continent Nears 6,5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19
As of July 26 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,467,841 while over 41,619,926 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
July 23, 2021
Africa: Nearly 6.4 Million Covid-19 Cases Across Continent
As of July 23 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,368,328 while over 41,619,926 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
July 22, 2021
Africa: Over 160,000 Covid-19 Deaths Across Continent
As of July 22 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,332,714 while over 40,948,411 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
July 21, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 160,000 Across Continent
As of July 21 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,290,919 while over 39,472,679 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
Africa: Rich Nations 'Must Consign Coal Power to History' - UK COP26 President
This story originally appeared in Reuters and is published here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Read more »
July 20, 2021
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Nears 159,000 Across Continent
As of July 20 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,259,982 while over 39,472,679 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
July 19, 2021
Africa: Africa Is Calling For A Global Plastic Treaty. Will The World Listen?
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), considers pollution as one of three threats our planet is facing, along with the climate crisis and the loss of nature. Among all… Read more »
Africa: Leaving No-One Behind: Africa Needs Disability-Inclusive Health Systems Now
Over 1 billion people - approximately 15% of the world’s population - are estimated to live with some form of disability. As this demographic grows owing to an increase in… Read more »
Africa: Over 39 Million Covid-19 Vaccinations Administered Across Continent
As of July 16 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 6,201,701 while over 39,472,679 vaccinations have been administered across the continent. Read more »
July 18, 2021
Africa: How Covid-19 Undermines Democracy in Africa
As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health challenge. Apart from the… Read more »
July 16, 2021
South Africa: The Fault-Lines of the World's Most Unequal Society
Amid the explosive cocktail of ingredients which contributed to the outbreak of looting and burning in South Africa this week, new fault-lines running through a society divided by… Read more »
Africa: Biden Administration Announces Donation of 25 Million Covid-19 Vaccines to Africa
The White House is announcing today that the Biden administration will donate approximately 25 million COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed in Africa. Planned to be made in the next… Read more »