South Africa

With only 4% of those vaccinated, South Africa is in the grip of a third wave of epidemics that is feared to be more important than the previous ones. The majority of pollutants are recorded in the provinces of Johannesburg and Pretoria, the most populous in the country. The presence of the Delta variant worries the authorities. Poor governance, lack of international solidarity, accidents at work,…

The sale of alcohol is banned, the closure of non-essential companies such as bars and restaurants, curfews from 21:00 South Africa face new restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19. The edition of the Delta variant worries the authorities, it will soon become dominant throughout the country. President Ramaphosa spoke on television.…

In South Africa, several museums that trace the country's history are now in crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has driven many of them to close their doors and has destabilized their economic model, which was already very fragile. Now large institutions but also smaller ones, especially dedicated to the history of apartheid, are struggling to survive.…

South Africa is very concerned about the spread of the Delta variant on its territory. It could be the aggravating factor for a third wave of epidemics going on in the country. as reported from Johannesburg, Romain SongThe vast majority of new cases are concentrated in the province of Gauteng, which is the most populous in…

As Africa continues to lag behind in the global COVID-19 vaccination race, the continent faces a dangerous resurgence of coronavirus, with deaths and hospital admissions reaching record levels. With just under 5.3 million reported cases and about 139,000 deaths among its nearly 1.3 billion people, Africa is still the world's least affected continent after Oceania, according to an Agence France-Presse (AFP). So far, African countries have been spared disasters comparable to Brazil or India. But the…

This is the first step for the African continent to be able to manufacture its own Covid vaccines on its own. Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African president who is already fighting to revoke patents, announced on Monday, June 21, during a press briefing by the World Health Organization, the establishment of a technology for a messenger RNA vaccine transmission center. .

"Against a global downward trend since the beginning of May, the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated in Africa for the fifth week in a row. Africa Pointabove all. The trajectory of Covid cases in Africa is "very, very worrying", the WHO estimated on Friday, with the spread of more infectious variants and a dangerously low level of vaccination. According to data collected by the WHO, there were 116,500 new infections in Africa…

This weekend, several surgeons and health specialists welcomed a 9-year-old child from Zimbabwe to a private clinic in Johannesburg. In early May, the boy was attacked by a hyena during a nightly religious ceremony outside. as reported from Johannesburg, Romain SongThe child lost an eye, a nose and part of the mouth and…

The semifinals first stage of the CAF Champions League smiled at visitors on Saturday 19 June. The Egyptians from Al Ahly won on the Esperance field in Tunis (1-0), in a match marked by incidents, while the South Africans from Kaizer Chiefs won on the same score on the Wydad field. Al Ahly, the most sacred club in the history of the CAF Champions League (9 victories) and title holder, took a big step towards the final in CAF Champions League, scheduled for July 17 in Casablanca. The Egyptian red devils got an important…

The family of a South African man whose girlfriend reportedly gave birth to 10 children last week concluded in a statement released on Tuesday that they do not exist until proven otherwise. Last week, local media reported that Gosiame Sithole, 37, had delivered ten children - seven boys and three girls - by caesarean section at an undiscovered hospital in the capital Pretoria. But Tebogo Tsotetsi's family, the "father", said in a statement that he had confirmed to them that he had not seen the children and had trusted his…