Download logo The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 7572. Case Data PROVINCE COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Eastern Cape 838 Free State 128 Gauteng 1697 KwaZulu-Natal 1142 Limpopo 40 Mpumalanga 57 North West 35 Northern Cape 26 Western Cape 3609 Unknown 0 Total 7572 Testing Data A total of 268 064 tests […]
Coronavirus – South Africa: Committees on Agriculture welcome the absorption of all employees in the reconfigured department
Download logo The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, and the Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Minerals and Energy were today briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, the Commission on the Restitution of Land Rights and the Ingonyama Trust Board on their strategic and annual performance […]
Coronavirus – Zimbabwe: COVID-19 Update (5 May 2020)
Download logo The Ministry would like to report that all the PCR tests done in Harare and Bulawayo on the 4th of May 2020 were negative for COVID-19. A total of 1492 tests were done as shown in table 1 below, giving a total of 14821 screening and diagnostics tests done to date. Results to follow. Table 1: […]
Malawi: African Development Bank-managed water and sanitation project helping to curb COVID-19 wins Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development
An African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) -financed and supervised water and sanitation project, now helping to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Malawi, has won the prestigious Prince Talal International Prize for Human Development. The Integrated Urban Water and Sanitation Project for Mzimba Town project, co-financed by the OPEC Fund for International Development and the Malawian […]
Coronavirus – Africa: Imagining the World to Come, an African perspective on the continents’ post-COVID-19 future
Download logo UNESCO will hold an online meeting of intellectuals, change makers and cultural personalities to take stock of the sociocultural implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future of societies on the African continent, online on 7 May from 2pm to 4.30. Held with the participation of Kwesi Quartey Vice-Chairperson of the African Union […]
African Development Bank approves €40 million in grants for bridge linking Cameroon and Chad
Download logo The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved grants worth €40.94 million for the construction of a bridge to connect Cameroon and Chad across the Logone river. The grants, comprising a €20.785 million tranche for Cameroon and €19.215 million for Chad, were approved on 30 April 2020. The […]
Coronavirus – Nigeria: Dr. Osagie Ehanire inspects Thisday Dome Isolation Centre
Download logo The Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has inspected the ThisDay Dome Abuja which is being converted to an Isolation centre donated by the Publisher, ThisDay Newspaper, Chief Nduka Obaigbena, who said the multipurpose centre built for events can as well host the COVID-19 case management. Dr. Ehanire who was accompanied to […]
Coronavirus – Africa: New report provides African governments real-time information and guidance to find the balance in COVID-19 response
Download logo Member States across Africa responded quickly to COVID-19 with public health and social measures (PHSM), including curfews and lockdowns, as well as training in laboratory diagnostics, surveillance, risk communication, infection prevention and control, and case management conducted by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Coronavirus – Africa: UN teams step up efforts to protect rights in prisons, as revolts intensify worldwide
Download logo As senior UN officials spread the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 through prisons – where physical distancing is nigh on impossible, and hygiene is often inadequate – UN Corrections, Justice and Human Rights teams are working to protect prison staff and detainees from the ravages of the virus. On Tuesday, Rupert […]
Coronavirus – Eswatini: The Ministry of Health emphasizes that the definition of a suspect case has changed
Download logo The Ministry of Health wishes to emphasize that the definition of a suspect case has changed due to the fact that Eswatini has an established local transmission. This means all flu-like illnesses must be considered suspect cases of Coronavirus infection hence the public is encouraged to seek health care as soon as they […]