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South Africa is certain to suffer the effects of a COVID-19 third wave this winter - and we aren't a million miles away from the 'worst possible outcome'.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
The Free State health department appealed to communities to remain cautious, to avoid the spread of the virus.
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — More than 130,000 autoworkers returned to factories across the U.S. for the first time in nearly two months Monday in one of the biggest steps yet to restart American industry, while an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus yielded encouraging results in a small and extremely early test.
At a Fiat Chrysler pickup truck assembly plant in Warren, outside Detroit, workers entered a giant white tent with a sign that read: “Let’s restart and keep each other safe.”
U.S. health authorities will be watching closely for a second wave of infections over the next few weeks and worry that Americans will disregard social distancing over the coming Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer.
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended China’s record, saying the country provided all relevant outbreak data to WHO and other countries, including the virus’s genetic sequence, “in a most timely fashion.”
But the Trump administration stepped up its attacks at the meeting, with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar accusing WHO of failing to obtain the information the world needed as the outbreak emerged.
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) has established a social pact platform which aims at specifying roles and rights between the Authority as the services provider and its clients.
On the eve of the election here's a look at some of the false
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Revelations that Vihiga County's Covid-19 emergency committee spent Sh10.2 million on precautionary measures and other logistics in the first 51 days of the fight against the pandemic has caused an uproar over the expenditures.
The Vihiga Covid-19 committee co-chaired by Governor Wilber Ottichilo and County Commissioner Ochilo Oyugi has consequently come into sharp focus following the statement that was sought by Lugaga/Wamuluma MCA Victor Ijaika.
According to the report, the vote on media coverage was used to create awareness to the general public on the dangers and preventive measures of Covid-19.
The documents include the Health Department Work Plan on Covid-19, the third supplementary budget that allocated the committee a total of Sh28 million, receipts and payments and distribution list of items procured so far.
The county government set up the Kisumu County Covid-19 Response Call Centre in collaboration with Maseno University and Pharm Access on May 6, 2020.
Oprah Winfrey, 'O: The Oprah Magazine' and UntilFreedom.com have installed 26 billboards in Louisville, Kentucky to 'demand that the police involved in killing Breonna Taylor be arrested and charged.' There is a quote from Oprah on the billboards : 'If you turn a blind eye to racism, you become an accomplice to it.' Breonna was […]
Tennessee is the home to a number of inventors, one of them–David Crosthwait–was responsible for a number of advances in air conditioning and heating.
Following his time in university, David Crosthwait would begin working for the C.A. Dunham Company in 1913.
These include a thermostat and several related innovations, a steam heating system, a vacuum heating system, and a refrigeration system.
Towards the end of his career, David Crosthwait wrote for a number of publications in regards to his work.
He remaining in the field and became the first Black fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers two years later.
The world's biggest economy faces a severe downtown but will not suffer another Great Depression, US Fed chief Jerome Powell said on Sunday, as three hardest-hit countries in Europe reported low death tolls and lockdowns eased.
Italy recorded the fewest deaths from coronavirus, 145, in one day since its two-month lockdown began, while Spain had 87 new virus-related deaths -- the first time the number has fallen below 100 in two months.
On Sunday, the United States also recorded its lowest daily death toll in a week, at 820, but the country with the world's highest number of coronavirus fatalities neared 90,000 dead.
On the other side of the Atlantic, South Africa reported 1,160 new infections, the highest daily number since March when the country recorded its first case.
Russia, which has the world's second-highest number of infections, claimed Sunday that steadying case rates showed the growth of the virus had been halted, after reporting its deadliest day yet on Saturday.
Good Day Mr President:Cyprian M Ndawana DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Your Excellency, may I please draw your attention to nationwide despondency? Methinks if the voice of the people is by and large the voice of God, you could have heard the outcry by now. Citizenry are despairing, weighed down by going through the mill merely to survive. Echos of cries following the recent hundred-fold fare hike by the State-run bus company, Zupco are still audible. Effected on the backdrop of the coronavirus-induced hardships, the damn increase is biting. Consequently, debate over your Presidency is raging. Citizens are regretting their hasty estimation of your suitability. Comparisons with your predecessor, the late former President Robert Mugabe are no longer made in hushed voices or in whispers. Given the dissonance between your ideals and the reality on the ground, the upper-middle income society has regressed far afield, well beyond 2030. Amid the worsening socioeconomic meltdown, there is consensus that your means are destined for a dead-end. Public opinion has it that a well-meaning guardian of State affairs would not be brazen-faced amid gross impairment of the quality of life for the general public. As I see it, prioritisation of the erection of a statue of Mbuya Nehanda ahead of rehabilitation of dilapidated infrastructure is an irksome leadership decision. Ordinarily, a conscientious leader ought to have invested in the welfare of the living than in the commemoration of the dead. Your Excellency, you deny it at your peril that the country is in a crisis. Meanwhile, it is every citizen’s responsibility to keep a beady eye on you. Life has become difficult. Nationals are worse off than they were during Mugabe’s reign. Civil servants are earning servant salaries. Prospects of a reversal of fortunes are diminishing by the day. Misery so far wrought on citizenry by your leadership has no likelihood of culminating in meaningful gains. Sentiments that your ideals have proven to be futile and irrelevant to man and beast, are fast gaining ground. Those who stated that you lacked probity are being vindicated. Obviously, they knew a thing or two about you that was all along concealed to us, the man in the streets. Most probably, in a bid to hit the ground running, you laboured literally than figuratively, hence you are lost in the labyrinth, as Alice was in Wonderland. Inevitably, you are so disoriented that you cannot recognise that the country you lead is in crisis. Your Excellency, it is unfortunate that leadership theatrics are happening in quick succession. No sooner does one ends than the next starts. Methinks there is no precedence to the debacle that is unravelling, neither is there a hint of the emerging of the proverbial silver lining. There has been nervous apprehension since the Global Compensation Agreement (GCA) you signed with displaced white former commercial farmers. Also, your sneaky strategy in dealing with the Gukurahundi atrocities is as deceitful as Judah’s kiss. Judging by the ifs and buts that are being
[Premium Times] Wednesday's figure pushed the total number of infections in the country to 103,999.
[Nation] Kenya's tally of the coronavirus disease increased to 45,647 after 571 new infections and three related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — To the general public, the video of a white police officer pressing his knee into the neck of a black man prone on the street, crying out for help until he finally stopped moving, was horrifying.
Four officers were fired a day after George Floyd‘s death, a stunning and swift move by the Minneapolis chief with the mayor’s full backing.
The officers were dismissed soon after a bystander’s video taken outside a south Minneapolis grocery store Monday night showed an officer kneeling on the handcuffed man’s neck, even after he pleaded that he could not breathe and stopped moving.
The FBI and state law enforcement were investigating Floyd’s death, which immediately drew comparisons to the case of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died in 2014 in New York after he was placed in a chokehold by police and pleaded for his life, saying he could not breathe.
Part of that investigation will likely focus on the intent of the officers, whether they meant to harm Floyd or whether it was a death that happened in the course of police work.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan health authorities announced Saturday the record in the last 24 hours of 173 patients recovered from Covid-19, 64 new infections and two deaths.
The High Museum of Art has announced that it will reopen to its members and frontline workers free of charge with a valid ID from Tuesday, July 7 through Friday, July 17.
The museum, located in Midtown, will then reopen to the general public on Saturday, July 18.
“We are so excited to welcome back museum visitors in July!”
“We will continue to monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation and on June 23 will share a comprehensive plan outlining the new health and safety measures we will be implementing to responsibly open the museum and provide a safe and welcoming environment for our members, visitors, and staff.”
The Museum will reopen with revised hours to accommodate necessary sanitation protocols.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- At least 112 new positive cases of covid-19 have been detected in Angola in the last 24 hours, as well as three deaths and 30 recoveries.
The Office of the Prime Minister has announced special curfews for Rae Town, Kingston and Cornwall Courts, St James amid an increase in COVID cases in the communities. The curfews take effect Friday at 6 p.m., Friday, October 23 and will run until...
Forty-six new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday with the majority of them in Region Four.
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[East African] MTN Rwandacell has listed its shares on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE), becoming the first telecom company to list on the 10-year-old bourse.
Posted on November 16, 2020 at 12:07 pm by West Sider Police are on the lookout for two individuals who they are saying stole cash, a credit score and an…
Dear Editor,
On Sunday, November 1, 2020 a statement was issued by Mohabir Anil Nandlall, Attorney General, in which he made several allegations against me and others with respect to the sale of lands at Ogle.
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“To alleviate this impact, fund the Quick Action Economic Response Programme, the Health Programme and the Social Impact Programme the Government is seeking: Additional emergency support from the IMF, including one or more of the following options:
– Augmentation of the current allocation under the Extended Credit Facility Programme with the International Monetary Fund.
“Our collective efforts to successful fund and implement the Quick Action Economic Response Plan, and complementary Health and Social Impact Plans will help Sierra Leone succeed in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
To mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 shock on businesses, households and to maintain macro-economic and financial stability, the Government of Sierra Leone has developed a short-term Quick Action Economic Response Programme (QAERP).
For this scenario, the total cost of the Quick Action Economic Response Programme plus the Health Response under this scenario, therefore, amounts to US$304.1 with a financing gap of US$234 million.
The goal is to succeed in the health, economic and social fight against the COVID-19 outbreak and return to the growth path needed to ensure the delivery of our Medium-Term National Development Plan and His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio’s Priority Human Capital Development Portfolio.
[East African] The spike in India's Covid-19 infections and deaths is a wake-up call for African countries not to let their guard down, the continent's health bodies have warned.
Detroit’s Big Three — Fiat Chrysler, General Motors and Ford — as well as Honda and Toyota all had screening procedures in place at dozens of factories that reopened from the Great Lakes states south to Tennessee and Texas and out west at Tesla’s factory near the San Francisco Bay.
LONDON — As many as 60 countries might be stalled at the first shots of their coronavirus vaccinations because nearly all deliveries through the global program are blocked until as late as June. The COVAX initiative is designed to provide vaccines to countries lacking the clout to negotiate on their own for scarce supplies. In
The Office of the Clerk of Sierra Leone’s Parliament issued a statement today, informing Members of Parliament and the General Public that, President Julius Maada Bio will present a State of the Nation’s Address as required by law to Members of Parliament tomorrow, Thursday 28th May 2020, commencing at 10am.
Tomorrow’s state opening of Parliament will take place in the Chamber of Parliament itself, marking the Third Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone.
But the Clerk’s statement reads: “Due to observing the enhanced measures announced by Government to fight COVID-19, only the few Invited Guests will be allowed to access the precincts of Parliament to witness the Presidential Speech from the Throne in Parliament.
Invited Guests are required to wash their hands and use face masks during their stay in Parliament.
“The Ministry of Information and Communication and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy have supported a Virtual Parliament to enable the President to address the nation amidst COVID-19 in light of decongestion and social distancing.
