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South Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Soar To 116
JOHANNESBURG - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa has soared to a 116.
There are now 31 new cases from Tuesday night's announcement.
Six of the new cases are local transmissions.
"As part of tracking and…
Kenya, Ghana, Gabon Record First Cases; DRC Gets New Case
A busy coronavirus day across the continent, three countries have recorded index cases of the disease. Ghana in West Africa, Gabon in Central Africa and Kenya in East Africa.
The Kenyan case is the first in East Africa. According to…
Senegal Confirms Second Coronavirus Case
A second person in Senegal has tested positive for coronavirus, the country's health ministry confirms.
It says the patient is an 80-year-old French national who arrived in the West African country on 29 February.
He is being treated at…
Why FIFA’s reform proposals could damage African football
Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University
FIFA has ended its 6-month management takeover of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). But the future of the game on the continent is still clouded with uncertainty.
In June last year the…
Want to be a woman in science? Here’s advice from those who’ve gone before
Ntombizikhona Beaulah Ndlovu, iThemba LABS; Amanda Weltman, University of Cape Town; Amélie Beaudet, University of the Witwatersrand; Judith Koskey, Egerton University; Marilyn Ronoh, University of Nairobi; Melisa Achoko Allela, Technical…
SAA scraps routes
SAA will cease operations on various international, regional and domestic routes, effective February 29.
It will terminate services from Johannesburg to Abidjan via Accra, Entebbe, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Luanda, Munich, Ndola, and Sao…
WhatsApp Played A Big Role In Nigerian Election, Not All Of It Was Bad
Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham
There is growing concern about the potential for the message and media sharing platform WhatsApp to undermine democracy in a number of countries across the world including Brazil and India.…
At Least 95 killed in Mali attack
At least 95 people were killed in an attack on a village in Central Mali, where the ethnic Dogon community lives, officials said on Monday.
Local residents said the bodies of the dead were burned, and the search for any more bodies was…
What Nigerian hip-hop lyrics have to say about the country’s Yahoo Boys
Suleman Ibrahim Lazarus, Royal Holloway
Singers use artistic conventions to construct marketable music personas. But that’s not the full picture. In the US, for example, most American hip-hop and rap songs are also a reflection of the…
Zim Student Goes On A Sexual Rape Spree In Namibia
A Zimbabwean student, Kudakwashe Gonzo, studying at the University of Namibia (UNAM) has raised the ire of the Namibian First lady Monica Geingos following several allegations of sexually abusing up to nine girls at the institution.…