Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo is among three top government officials being buried at the Heroes Acre in the capital, Harare, after they succumbed to Covid-19. The others are Transport Minister Joel Biggie Matiza and prisons chief Paradzai Willings Zimondi. Read more: Ghana: former president Jerry Rawlings to be buried …
Read More »Covid-19: Morocco begins its vaccinations campaign
Morocco is set to become the latest country in Africa, after Egypt, to roll out a vaccination programme against Covid-19. Morocco was hit hard last year when it recorded a higher number of cases compared to its neighbours. Health officials say frontline medical staff will have priority. The country has …
Read More »Seychelles says you can visit, but only if vaccinated against Covid-19
Seychelles’ beaches may not be teeming with visitors now but the country’s hotel owners are getting ready. The Indian Ocean archipelago, whose economy is dependent on tourism, this month began welcoming people who have received the Covid-19 vaccine to visit. Hotel director Terry Sandapin does not expect business to go …
Read More »Covid-19: Moderna announces that its vaccine would protect against variants
On Monday, the American laboratory ModernaTherapeutics, claimed that its vaccine would protect against the British and South African variants. Stephane Bancel, CEO of Moderna added that this announcement would not have been made without excessive caution and without a battery of preliminary tests having been carried out in the laboratory. …
Read More »Cyril Ramaphosa disagrees with rich nations attitude in the supply of Covid-19 vaccines
The South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has condemned so-called vaccine nationalism by the world’s wealthiest countries. Addressing the World Economic Forum online, he said some governments had ordered far more coronavirus vaccines than they needed. Without naming any countries, he appealed to them to release surplus stocks so that others …
Read More »Madagascar: the civil society claims the covid-19 vaccine
The Malagasy civil society wants to know why the country still refuse to join the global and free vaccination project. According to RFI the French International Radio, most of the inhabitants of the isle seem to be totally unaware of the existence of a vaccine developed to fight this pandemic. …
Read More »South African top official seen without a mask goes into isolation
The head of South Africa’s Mpumalanga province will self-isolate for a fortnight after causing an uproar for not wearing a face mask while attending a funeral on Sunday. Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane said she regrets the incident and had made a statement of guilt at Vosman Police Station in Emalahleni. She also …
Read More »Nick Mangwana apologises for “medical assassins” slur
Zimbabwe’s government spokesman Nick Mangwana has apologised after the country’s medical association reacted furiously to his Tweet that doctors were behind the deaths of top government officials who succumbed to Covid-19. Nick Mangwana tweeted “medical assassins” to insinuate that the politicians were being deliberately eliminated. Four cabinet ministers have now …
Read More »Seen without a mask, a senior South-african official under investigation
Bheki Cele, the South African Police Minister, has ordered investigation into the alleged conduct of the head of Mpumalanga province who was seen not wearing a mask while attending a funeral on Sunday. Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane said she was not aware that her mask fell off when she stepped out of …
Read More »Mali chooses AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to immunize its population
AstraZeneca vaccine is the one choosen by the Malian government to fight against the covid-19 pandemic in the country. The government intends to immunize 4.2 million people by the start of April. Health minister Fanta Siby said on Friday that the vaccination would first target medical staff, the elderly and …
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