COVID 19
African innovators tackle coronavirus with drones and phones
Ghanaian pilot Eric Acquah started a drone company in 2017 to spray crops with pesticides, but...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe sacks hospital bosses after firing of health minister
HARARE, July 13 (The Southern African Times) - Zimbabwe has fired top executives of the country’s...
Read moreDetailsAfrica urged to test more as coronavirus cases exceed 500,000
NAIROBI, July 9 (The Southern African Times) - African countries must carry out more coronavirus testing...
Read moreDetailsAfCFTA: African Union to speed up industrialisation to overcome pandemic
The African Union said it will work to speed up its industrial development agenda and reconfigure supply chains...
Read moreDetailsIn Africa, lack of coronavirus data raises fears of “silent epidemic”
NAIROBI (The Southern African Times) - When the new coronavirus hit Tanzania in mid-April, President John...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe’s health minister, accused of corruption, sacked -statement
HARARE, July 7 (The Southern African Times) - Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sacked health minister...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia: African Development Fund approves $165 million grant for national COVID-19 emergency response
ADDIS ABBA, July 5th (The Southern African Times) - The Board of Directors of the African...
Read moreDetailsMalawi’s election cheer dampened by coronavirus surge
LILONGWE (The Southern African Times) - Malawi’s new President Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday ordered his inauguration...
Read moreDetailsPandemic costs Africa travel, tourism almost $55 bln
DAKAR (The Southern Aftrican Times) - African countries have lost almost $55 billion in travel and...
Read moreDetailsAfrica does not have manifold undetected coronavirus infections-WHO
DAKAR (The Southern Africsn Times) - The World Health Organization (WHO) does not think there are...
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