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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

COVID-19: South Africa to double daily vaccination rate


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South Africa aims to double the rate of daily COVID-19 vaccinations over the next month to more than 200,000 as more Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson shots arrive, health officials said on Friday. The country's vaccination campaign has…

France to help Africa produce more Covid-19 vaccines locally


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President Emmanuel Macron said France would invest in boosting the production of Covid-19 vaccines in Africa, to help close a gap in the availability of the shots between African and Western nations. “we will have an investment strategy to…

Southern African leaders postpone meeting on Mozambique’s insurgency


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A Southern African leaders meeting that was scheduled for Thursday to address the Islamic State-linked insurgency in Mozambique has been postponed, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s office said on Wednesday. The meeting was to receive…

South Africa receives first set of Covid-19 vaccines


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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the arrival of the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as a chance to “turn the tide” on a disease that has devastated the country. Once testing is completed, the first shots will be…

South Africa eases Covid-19 restrictions as cases decline


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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday eased Covid-19 restrictions following the country’s recent experience of a decline in new cases. Ramaphosa announced that the country’s night-time curfew will now begin at 11:00 pm and…

“Stop hoarding Covid vaccines,” South African President tells rich nations


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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged wealthy countries not to hoard surplus doses of Covid-19 vaccine, saying the world needed to come together to fight the pandemic. South Africa has recorded nearly half the…