SOUTH-AFRICA

South Africa’s retired Archbishop and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, has died. Archbishop Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday at the age of 90 “The…

Small business owners in South Africa are beginning to feel the brunt of the surge in coronavirus. Usually as the yuletide is approaching, businesses are hopeful to cash in but it appears the same may not be said about this year, as the…

The end of mandatory hotel quarantine for travelers entering the UK from 11 African countries was greeted with a sigh of relief by many in South Africa. Tour operators hope that the last minute change might be enough to lure some…

South Africa's health minister has received his coronavirus booster vaccine and urged South Africans to come forward for their jabs. Speaking to reporters in Pretoria, Joe Phahla urged citizens "to ignore those anti-vax protesters" and…

A South Africa health official has warned that they are seeing a spike in hospital admissions in the country, despite suggestions that the new omicron variant could be milder. Dr Waasila Jassat, who monitors the week on week increases in…

Canada will ban travellers who have been to Nigeria, Malawi and Egypt over concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Toronto Star newspaper reported on Tuesday. The country identified five people with…

The travel ban imposed on South Africa announced by the United Kingdom and other countries has thrown the tourism industry into chaos. The United States and Australia have also joined the list of countries banning travelling from…

Australia imposed new restrictions on Saturday on people who have been to nine southern African countries, as the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 raises concerns about another wave of the pandemic. The countries are…

South Africa says a British ban on flights from six southern African countries over a new COVID-19 variant seemed rushed, as EU authorities prepared similar moves and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an emergency meeting.…

The proposal is a gender-neutral ID number that does not highlight someone as male or female. LGBTQI community welcomes new proposed non gender marker. "As the CGE, we are very excited about the proposal by the Department of Home…