AFRICA

The president of South Africa has warned that the country’s coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, while announcing that lockdown measures are to be eased. Cyril Ramaphosa said a third of the country’s more than 22,000 cases had been recorded in the last week. Despite that, the president …

At least four people have been killed and 15 others were injured in Somalia when an explosion went off during Eid celebrations. Witnesses say a crowd had been dancing and singing in Baidoa city when the blast occurred. It is not yet clear who was behind it. For several years …

A 50-year-old inmate at an East London prison has died of Covid-19 after suffering from respiratory failure, the correctional services department said on Monday. Department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said the prisoner died on May 20. Nxumalo said 246 officials working for the department of correctional services and 473 inmates have …

Ethiopia is one of East / Horn of Africa’s least impacted nations as compared to rate of COVID-19 case growth and infection of its neighbours. A state of emergency lasting five-months has been imposed by the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led government. All land borders have since been shut as a virus …

AngloGold Ashanti’s Mponeng mine in South Africa has been temporarily closed after 164 workers tested positive for the coronavirus, the gold miner said in a statement on Sunday. The mine, the deepest in the world, only re-opened in April after being shut under a nationwide lockdown, and had been operating …

As shocking as it sounds, a young Nigerian man, Isaac Terkende, died exactly 24 hours after he posed in a coffin for selfies. Isaac reportedly got involved in an accident the next day after taking the selfies in the coffin. It is quiet strange, and social media has been reacting …

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 7pm tonight on the ongoing measures to manage the spread of COVID-19. The president is expected to speak about South Africa’s implementation of a risk-adjusted strategy. Ramaphosa’s address follows a number of meetings of Cabinet, the National Coronavirus Command Council and the President’s Coordinating Council which considered …

A 42-year-old Eastern Cape man was arrested on Friday for murder and attempted murder after he allegedly poisoned four boys between the ages of three and eight in Magcakeni locality, Libode, according to police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana. Kinana said the three children were in the care of a neighbour …

A Mississippi church in the US that drew ire for violating the city of Holly Springs’ stay-at-home order was burnt down early Wednesday morning, and a disturbing message was spray-painted on the ground: “Bet you stay home now you hypokrites (sic)” The Marshall County Sheriff Department told local media outlets …

Egyptian security forces killed 21 suspected militants in North Sinai, part of a group that the interior ministry said was planning attacks over the Eid holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, state television reported on Saturday. Two officers were wounded in an exchange of fire during the operation, according …