AFRICA

A massive fire broke out at a residential tower in Al Nahda, Sharjah on Tuesday night. According to reports, the fire broke out on the 10th floor of the Abbco Tower at 9.04 pm. Nine people sustained minor injuries and were being treated on-site, Col. Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, Director …

Two inmates have died of Covid-19 in an East London prison, the correctional services department said on Tuesday. Both had “underlying comorbid conditions,” said spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo. A third inmate death – this one at a Western Cape facility – was “under investigation”. There have been an additional six cases …

Kenyan nurses have threatened to strike over a coronavirus risk allowance. Union leaders gave a two-week warning to the government that health workers could take industrial action if their demands for those on the frontline are not met. Some of the issues that union officials want addressed include permanent employment …

Tanzanian president, John Magufuli, has ordered a probe on the country’s coronavirus testing kits after samples taken from a goat and pawpaw tested positive. Speaking at an event in Chato in the northwest of Tanzania on Sunday, the President said that the COVID-19 testing kits, which had been imported from …

With winter fast approaching and confirmed COVID-19 cases now at 7 220, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has urged South Africans to continue to stay home to ease the burden on the country’s healthcare system. “Stay home if you do not have to venture out,” said the Minister on Monday. …

Justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola on Monday detailed the Covid-19 statistics in the country’s prisons among officials and inmates. Lamola said there could have been a single death of an inmate in the Western Cape, although the department of health was still investigating whether the death could be …

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has announced that the Nigerian government on Monday received $311,797,866 of the Abacha loot. The money was repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey after a recent agreement. Malami, in a statement by his Spokesman, Umar Gwandu, said …

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé was sworn for a fourth term on Sunday at a subdued ceremony in the capital, Lome. Mr. Gnassingbé won re-election in February but opposition leader Agbéyomé Kodjo has rejected the results. The president’s office denies allegations of widespread fraud. He has led Togo’s population of eight …

The air is cleaner with a third of the global population on lockdown, but South Africans who use solid fuel to cook and heat their homes could face a higher Covid-19 death rate. Solid fuels, including charcoal and wood, produce high levels of solid and liquid particles, and a Harvard …

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is now 6 783, with a further eight COVID-19 related deaths. This is an increase of 447 cases from Saturday’s 6 336 COVID-19 cases. The eight reported deaths are from: Western Cape 2, Eastern Cape 4 and Gauteng 2. This brings the …