Edward J. Perkins, 92, Dies; First Black U.S. Envoy to South Africa
When Edward J. Perkins was a student at a segregated school in Pine Bluff, Ark., his history teacher taught the class about the brutal racial...
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Global preparation: how different countries planned for the second wave of Covid-19
The first wave of coronavirus swept through a world unprepared. Authorities struggled to test for the disease, and didn’t know how to slow the spread...
Southern hemisphere has record low flu cases amid Covid lockdowns
Health systems across the southern hemisphere were bracing a few months ago for their annual surge in influenza cases, which alongside Covid-19 could have overwhelmed...
Small value crypto transfers in Africa have increased by 55%
Africans are increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies as a means of exchange over local fiat currencies, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis....
George Bizos, Nelson Mandela’s lawyer and anti-apartheid icon, dies at 92
George Bizos, an anti-apartheid icon and renowned human rights lawyer who helped defend Nelson Mandela on treason charges for which he escaped the death penalty,...
South African far left targets pharmacies in racism row over advert
Protesters from a far-left party damaged pharmacies in South Africa on Monday and forced others to close during demonstrations over what they said was a...
US estimates £1.4 billion bill to remove Huawei, ZTE gear
US rural telecommunications companies that rely on federal subsidies would have to spend at least $1.837 billion ($1.4bn) to remove and replace equipment from Huawei...
South Africa seeks to curb gender-based violence
South Africa’s government has introduced three bills in Parliament to curb gender-based violence. President Cyril Ramaphosa has termed them as the “most far-reaching legislative overhaul...
Covering covid-19 in Africa: ‘The virus cannot stop this life and energy’
In the evening I went for a run, down to the gate from my guesthouse, past a huddle of round huts and through the fields...
POS, Mobile transactions volume hits four-year high in Nigeria
File Photo Despite the negative impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic witnessed by business owners, along with households across Nigeria, fresh indications have emerged that financial...