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Today, March 14, France lifted the obligation to be vaccinated to access most places and events in the country, after evaluating that the coronavirus situation allows such a measure to be taken. The decision was announced ten days ago in a statement issued by the French government, which also revealed that the requirement to wear …

Proposed amendments to travel requirements by Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla on March 4, potentially making it easier and cheaper to travel to South Africa, were hosted by the representative organization of the hospitality industry, the Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (Fedhasa). Details of the proposals, which will be presented to the National …

Abuja, Nigeria — Women’s rights groups demonstrated in the Nigerian capital on Wednesday to demand greater representation of women in the country’s parliaments. Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would reserve 20% of seats for women, but protesters say a fifth is not enough. Some 200 women barricaded the entrance to the Nigerian National …

Thieves often target vehicles carrying cash in crime-ridden South Africa. Johannesburg: The number of would-be thieves killed in a foiled cash robbery in South Africa has risen to 10, the police watchdog said on Monday, in one of the country’s deadliest shootings in recent years . Police Minister Bheki Cele previously reported that police killed …

The BA.2 subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant not only spreads faster, but can also cause more severe disease, according to a lab study. The yet-to-be-peer-reviewed results, recently published on the BioRxiv preprint repository, show that the BA.2 subvariant may have characteristics that make it as capable of causing severe disease as …

New Delhi: India continues to witness its downward trajectory of new COVID-19 cases, with the country reporting 27,409 new infections in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. The daily positivity rate in the country also dropped to 2.23%, while the weekly positivity rate fell to 3.63%. …

Through ANI NEW DELHI: As the third wave of COVID-19 appears to be easing, with new cases falling below 50,000 for the first time in nearly a month and a half, according to data from the Ministry of Health and the Family welfare Sunday. COVID cases had started to show a significant increase following the …

Botswana Defense Force soldiers. Another Botswana Defense Force (BDF) soldier, recently deployed to Mozambique as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) assistance force, has died. The BDF, in a statement, said the soldier lost his life on February 9 in Mueda, Cabo Delgado province, but did not give a cause of death. “The …

The entry of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 led Army officials to change their quarantine policy. However, much of the old policy remains in effect, requiring military and civilian personnel to use good judgment to keep themselves and others around them healthy and safe. This includes working from home for at least five full days …

By AMINA WAKO By SAM KIPLAGAT A Kenyan medical facility has gone to court seeking $1.55million in damages after its Covid testing license was suspended. Checkups Medical Centre, based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), has filed a petition against the Health Ministry’s decision to withdraw its powers to issue a trusted travel code to …

South Africa just launched a new COVID-19 vaccine factory in Cape Town on January 19. Biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong of California-based companies ImmunityBio and NantWorks has helped launch a vaccine factory and healthcare facility that aims to produce 1 billion COVID-19 vaccines by 2025. NantAfrica, a division of global company NantWorks, will lead vaccine …

All this was reminded to me recently by the drama Tongaat Hulett. My guess is that South Africans don’t want to think about Zimbabwe because its history is SA’s possible trajectory. The peculiarity of Zimbabwe is that if you read the Zimbabwean press, you would think that people live in paradise. The January 20 Zimbabwe …

The world recorded a record average of more than three million coronavirus cases per day between January 13 and 19, powered by the Omicron variant, a AFP the tally showed Thursday. The figure has more than quintupled since the highly transmissible strain was detected in South Africa and Botswana in late November 2021. An average …

As of January 12, a negative Covid-19 test result will not be required for people holding a vaccination or recovery certificate for entry into Latvia, except entering very high risk countries, when a negative Covid-19 test result is required for everyone to enter Latvia, the Ministry of Transport (SM) said. A ban was in force …

Africa the Republic of Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa. The country is bordered by Namibia to the north and west, Zimbabwe to the northeast, and South Africa to the south and southeast. On September 30, 1966, Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom. Since then, Botswana has experienced one of the fastest …

Concerns about the omicron variant of COVID-19 continue to grow, health officials warn that winter could lead to a dangerous increase in cases and hospitalizations. “The idea of ​​hoping and having an aspiration to be independent from the virus after a period of time is understandable and reasonable”, Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National …

The herald Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner for South Africa Sirisena Amarasekara recently visited the Republic of Botswana and had bilateral discussions with Botswana’s Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Dr Lemogang Kwape. High Commissioner Amarasekara conveyed greetings from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Professor GL Peiris, to Dr Lemogang Kwape. During the …

By ANDREW MELDRUM JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Dr Sikhulile Moyo was analyzing COVID-19 samples in his laboratory in Botswana last week when he noticed they were surprisingly different from others. Within days, the world was on fire with news that the coronavirus had a worrying new variant – one that appears to be causing a dramatic …

Botswana, the only African country outside South Africa to have reported cases of Omicron, said on Sunday it had detected 19 infections of the new variant of Covid, including the first four reported last week. “To date, we have registered a total of 19 variant cases,” Health Minister Edwin Dikoloti said at a press conference …

Bulgarian authorities have added 14 member states of the European Union and the Schengen area to the red list of countries which have been deeply affected by the coronavirus in recent weeks. This means that travelers from these regions to Bulgaria now face additional entry restrictions. The decision was announced by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry …

The main Indian indices were in the green at the opening. Asian stocks were a little higher on Thursday as investors weighed corporate earnings. Wall Street ended higher overnight, with the Dow Jones hitting record intraday highs. 21 Oct 2021, 09:16:46 IST Sensex, Nifty open higher 21 Oct 2021, 09:05:23 IST Sensex 400 extra points …

A record number of African galleries (20, out of a total of 47) are participating in the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House in London this week (through October 17), with some dealers enjoying a Newly relaxed pandemic journey. UK rules. South Africa, for example, was taken off the UK government’s “red list” …

Posted October 13, 2021 Access Bank Plc announced the acquisition of 78.15 percent stake in African Banking Corporation of Botswana Limited. In a statement issued to the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public signed by its Secretary General, Sunday Ekwochi, the bank said the acquisition would be part of the bank’s focal point for …

Where is Zambia? It is located on a high plateau in south-central Africa. Its neighbors to the north and northeast are the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique, to the east and southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, and Namibia and Angola, in the West. Zambia …

Safari Style: Exceptional Afrcan Camps and Lodges, by Melissa Biggs Bradley, with photographs of … [+] Guido Taroni. VENDOME PRESS An African safari has long been considered the grand prize of travel, an experience that combines intimate encounters with exotic wildlife complemented by creature comforts amidst wild and remote places. No one knows this better …

If you look at it through the lens of financial value and business achievement, you won’t have to think twice to come to the conclusion that Ziggy Xolane, better known as Xolanendhlovu, has a reputation for being in Forbes’ annual list of billionaires. Indeed, Xolanendhlovu, chairman of DafriGroup Plc, earned a deserved honor for how …

MAUN, Botswana – “Look, look, she’s up. No, she’s coming here, ”my nephew Eric whispered, turning pale and squeezing my hand as the lioness we had observed – one of 11 dozing under a tree – stood up, yawned and walked in our direction. “Take a picture, take a picture,” urged his sister, Sarah, next …

CALTEX has announced a major rebranding, whereby all of its service stations in South Africa and Botswana will be named Astron Energy. Astron Energy is South Africa’s second largest oil network, with more than 850 Caltex branded service stations in South Africa and Botswana. In a statement, the company said the name change followed the …

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An unusually large, white 1,174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company said on Wednesday, overtaking another huge gemstone found in the country last month. The latest find, which fills the palm of a man’s hand, was discovered on June 12 by Canadian diamond company Lucara and presented to the country’s cabinet …

Sports Mole provides an overview of Tuesday’s COSAFA Cup clash between South Africa and Botswana, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. South Africa and Botswana kick off their COSAFA Cup campaigns on Tuesday, as they face off in the group opener. Both nations have failed to qualify for the next Africa Cup of Nations …

The local federation confirmed the coach’s departure just two weeks before the tournament, saying he resigned because he received another job offer. Lesotho suffered a severe blow following the resignation of head coach Thabo Senong with immediate effect. According to the Lesotho Football Federation, Senong – who had already named his provisional team for the …

The tournament schedule for Nelson Mandela Bay has been released and will start on July 6 with Eswatini facing Lesotho in the opener Zambia will bow out at the historic 20th Cosafa Cup on July 7 when they face Comoros at Isaac Wolfson Stadium. According to the schedule released on Tuesday, Eswatini and Lesotho will …

ADAM PHETLHE The history of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has seen many twists and turns since its founding. The key to this might be summed up in the saying “so near and yet so far” for the SVP, as I have said in the recent past. It is evident from what is happening in …