Tracking Africa's coronavirus cases
Experts warn fragile healthcare systems in many nations could be overwhelmed in the face of a severe COVID-19 outbreak.
The outbreak of the new coronavirus has reached every nation in Africa, a continent of 1.2 billion people.
There are 1,399,186 confirmed infections and 1,148,578 recoveries, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Experts warn fragile healthcare systems in many African countries could be overwhelmed in the face of a severe outbreak of COVID-19, the highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the.........Read More
Who is to blame for Zimbabwe's land reform disaster?
Britain, not Zimbabwe, must pay for colonial land grabs
On August 31, the government of Zimbabwe announced that foreign white farmers settled in the country who lost land between 2000 and 2001 under former President Robert Mugabe's controversial programmee of land reform designed to empower landless Black peasants could apply to get it back.
To enforce this dubious arrangement, the government will revoke offer letters to Black farmers who were resettled on the land formerly belonging to white farmers. And where restitution proves impractical, white farmers will be offered........Read More
Zimbabwean protest leader freed on bail in fourth attempt
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Jacob Ngarivhume granted bail after being detained on July 20 for calling for rallies against corruption, economic woes.
Zimbabwean opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume has been granted bail in his fourth attempt since being detained on July 20 after calling for anti-government protests against corruption and the country's economic crisis.
High Court judge Siyabona Musithu on Wednesday granted Ngarivhume's appeal against the ruling of a lower court that had denied him bail and said, "The magistrate erred." .....Read More
S Africa facing 'mammoth task' to rebuild coronavirus-hit
As cases drop, president announces easing of restrictions and calls on country to 'get to work rebuilding' the economy.
Johannesburg, South Africa - President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans to "roll up our sleeves" to help rebuild the country's faltering economy as he announced the rolling back of most COVID-19 restrictions.
The easing, which will begin at midnight on Sunday, will see larger social gatherings permitted, extended hours for the sale of alcohol, a return from next month to international travel under strict conditions as well as the full reopening of key industries such as construction and manufacturing..........Read More
South Africa: Gauteng rail service disrupted by vandalism
In South Africa, Gauteng's railway system grinds to a halt, leaving hundreds of thousands stranded.
Hundreds of thousands of people in South Africa have been left with no affordable transport after parts of the rail system closed down.
Train services have already been severely limited because of the pandemic, and now the theft of cables and even station roofing material has led to even more limitations as the passenger rail agency struggles to keep trains running.............Watch Video on ALJAZEERA
Ethiopia files terror charges against Jawar Mohammed, othe
Prominent opposition politician facing charges related to unrest after July killing of Oromo singer Hachalu Hundessa.
Ethiopia has filed terrorism charges against leading opposition leader Jawar Mohammed and other activists, a move that risks further inflaming tensions in the country's restive Oromia region.
The charges announced on Saturday relate to deadly violence that erupted in July after the killing of Hachalu Hundessa, an iconic Oromo singer and prominent voice in anti-government protests that led to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed coming to power in 2018.
Authorities said more than 180 people were killed in the unrest......Read More