South Africa Deploys Troops As Unrest Spirals After Zuma Jailing
July 12, 2021 Members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) aim at looters following sporadic looting and vandalism outside the Lotsoho Mall in Katlehong township, East of Johannesburg, on…
Violence spreads to South Africa’s economic hub in wake of Zuma jailing
July 11, 2021 Shops were looted overnight and a section of the M2 highway was closed in Johannesburg on Sunday, as sporadic acts of violence following the jailing of former…
COVID-19: Pfizer Seeks Authorisation For 3rd Shot As Vaccine Efficacy Drops
July 9, 2021 Pfizer and BioNTech have announced they would seek regulatory authorization for a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine. It comes after initial data from an ongoing trial…
Rich nations should put $30 bln of IMF cash towards Africa investments – African ministers
July 9, 2021 Rich countries should reallocate at least $30 billion of new money from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, towards investments in Africa to help countries battling the effects…
COVID-19 3rd wave: WHO says worst yet to come for Africa
July 9, 2021 Africa has just lived through its most devastating week of the pandemic, but the worst is yet to come as the third wave gathers pace on the…
South African court dismisses Zuma’s application to block arrest
July 9, 2021 South Africa’s high court on Friday dismissed former president Jacob Zuma’s application to block his arrest for contempt of court, days after he handed himself over to…
S.Africa’s ex-President Zuma eligible for parole in 4 months – justice minister
July 8, 2021 South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in police detention since Wednesday night as he starts a 15-month prison sentence for contempt, will be eligible…
Ex-President Zuma hands himself over to police to begin sentence
July 8, 2021 South African former President Jacob Zuma turned himself in to police on Wednesday to begin 15 months in jail for contempt of court, the culmination of a…
COVID-19: WHO recommends an addition to drugs for severely ill patients
July 7, 2021 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added interleukin-6 receptor blockers to its list of treatments for critically ill COVID-19 patients. This is contained in a statement on…
S/Africa’s ANC says Zuma exploring every legal avenue after jail sentence
July 6, 2021 South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma is exploring every legal avenue after being given a 15-month jail sentence for defying an order to appear at a corruption…