Rome – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today welcomed a $10 million contribution from the United States of America to its COVID-19 response efforts and to help counter other challenges that threaten human, animal and e...
South African Military Ombud sends heartfelt condolences to the family of Corporal Tebogo Edwin Radebe, a member of the SANDF who lost his life in MozambiqueThe South African Military Ombud Lt Gen (Ret) Vusumuzi Masondo wishes to extend his deepest con...
Several Western Cape Labour Centres temporarily closed due to positive cases of COVID-19The Department of Employment and Labour in the Western Cape Province has temporarily closed operations of some its Labour Centres due to numerous positive cases of ...
Mpumalanga water levels continue to riseWater levels in the listed dams and catchment areas continue to rise in the Mpumalanga Province. According to the latest Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly state of reservoirs report of 20 December 2...
The Department of Health is pleased to announce the details of the implementation of booster doses for the COVID-19 vaccines in use in the country.The regulator, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) approved the use of Pfizer...
Nigerian media report explosions went off in the northeastern city of Maiduguri Thursday just as President Mohamadu Buhari arrived for an official visit. Local media say five people have been killed.Local reports say the five fatalities include a 16-ye...
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expressing concern at the latest wave of COVID infections as the continent enters the holiday season.Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong says they are pushing African countries to consider ...
Nigeria's number of confirmed COVID-19 infections nearly doubled on Wednesday, to a record of more than 4,000 — the most since the start of the pandemic. Nigerian officials say the jump raises serious concerns and are urging people to stay away from ga...
Windhoek: The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has maintained the repo rate at 6.75 percent for the next two months. The central bank announced this decision on Wednesday, stating that the unchanged rate aims to sustain the peg between the Namibian Dollar and th...
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia and Kenya have signed an implementation memorandum of agreement to facilitate trade relations between the two countries and ensure that people living in the border area can access essential daily commodities without any supply di...
Nairobi: Paddy rice production in Kenya has doubled over the past six years, increasing from 116,000 metric tons in 2018 to 244,000 metric tons in 2023. However, the national rice self-sufficiency rate remains below 20 percent, indicating a continued ...
