Rabat: Morocco’s health ministry confirmed on Monday its first imported case of the more contagious variant of the novel coronavirus first discovered in...
Rabat: Morocco’s health ministry confirmed on Monday its first imported case of the more contagious variant of the novel coronavirus first discovered in...
South Africa’s genomic scientists have found the new coronavirus variant driving the country’s resurgence of new cases is about 50% more transmissible than...
ABUJA - Nigeria has written to the African Union to request 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to supplement the COVAX programme and has...
JOHANNESBURG - Scientists have new biological evidence that the so-called South African coronavirus variant binds more readily and strongly to human cells, making...
Johannesburg: From a women-only driving school to an all-female taxi service - a South African activist-turned-entrepreneur is tackling high rates of sexual assault...
KAMPALA, Uganda: Uganda’s electoral commission says longtime President Yoweri Museveni has won a sixth term while top opposition challenger Bobi Wine alleges rigging...
Dakar: Senegal is rushing to provide more hospital beds for coronavirus patients as infections soar and a lack of capacity means doctors are...
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has secured 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines which are expected to be delivered mainly in the first half...
PRETORIA - As daily cases of COVID-19 in South Africa reach 20,000, surpassing levels seen during the first wave of the pandemic, Steve...
ALGIERS - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune flew back to Germany on Sunday for treatment in hospital for complications in his foot resulting from...
JOHANNESBURG - Africa passed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases COVID-19 on Sunday, including more than 72,000 deaths, according to the Africa...
JOHANNESBURG: Being tall is the giraffe's competitive advantage, giving it the pick of leaves from the tallest trees, so scientists were stunned to...
The new coronavirus strain identified in South Africa appears to be more transmissible than earlier variants and has accelerated the onset of a...
JOHANNESBURG: Aspen Pharmacare could start production of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa by late March or early April if all...
Johannesburg: South Africa will vaccinate 40 million people, or two-thirds of its population, against Covid-19 in order to achieve herd immunity, its health...
RABAT - Morocco's health ministry on Wednesday approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, Health Minister Khalid...
JOHANNESBURG - A variant of the coronavirus first detected in South Africa is unlikely to completely negate the immunising effects of vaccines, a...
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE offered to supply South Africa with their Covid-19 vaccine at a discounted $10 a dose, yet the president’s...
