Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, tested positive for Covid-19 the day she died. She died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday morning at the age of 59. Her son Zondwa Mandela told public
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Satellite images taken on June 26, above, and July 12, below, show the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia. Source: Maxar Technologies via AP Photo The filling of a reservoir behind a mega-dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River, whether by nature or government action, is elevating tensions with
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Children wait to be registered before a measles vaccination in DR Congo Nearly 14 million children globally were not immunised against preventable illnesses last year, according to a joint report by two UN agencies: WHO and Unicef. More than half of these children are in Africa with those living in
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Three new Cuban medical brigades belonging to the International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics Henry Reeve are already on the African continent to join the fight against Covid-19. The Cuban doctors sent last week, will provide their services in Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Sao
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Kenya is one of the top producers of avocado Kenya is one of the top producers of avocadoImage caption: Kenya is one of the top producers of avocado Kenya has made record sales from avocado exports amid the coronavirus pandemic, local newspaper Daily Nation reports. The country sold more than
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Ceda Ogada is new IMF Secretary Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to name Mr. Ceda Ogada, a top Kenyan lawyer as the Secretary of the Fund and Director of the Secretary’s Department. Mr. Ogada succeeds Mr. Jianhai Lin, whose retirement was
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A number of hospitals across the country are experiencing blood shortages resulting from the closure of education institutions and COVID-19 induced lockdown. To mitigate the blood shortage, The Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) wants over Shs20bn. Appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee to present their assessment of the impact of Covid-19
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Uganda’s Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng (pictured) has said the incident that happened in Lira over the weekend where she was seen in a crowd without wearing a face mask is regrettable. Appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee today, Aceng said the incident is “a lesson” to her now that she
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With the possibility of another semester of online classes on the horizon, many young people are asking themselves if it makes sense to go to college or pursue an advanced degree. While Africa’s future doctors of course need to go to college and medical school, Africa’s future entrepreneurs might be
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Bridge International has been criticized for classrooms that are partially built All courses and subjects taught by international schools in Uganda will be vetted and approved by the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) if the National Curriculum Development Centre Amendment Bill 2020 is passed into law. This comes after several
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