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The Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa will go into "total confinement" for four days from Saturday to help contain the spread of coronavirus, authorities say.
The Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa will go into "total confinement" for four days from Saturday to help contain the spread of coronavirus, authorities say.
Egypt has expelled a correspondent for The Guardian over a report citing a study that challenged the official count of coronavirus cases in the Arab world's most populous country.
London hospitals are overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients, the head of an organisation representing bosses in the state-run National Health Service says.
The Cape Town Labour Centre was inundated with hundreds of people who stood queuing to hear whether they would get some relief after being told they would not get paid by their employers.
The unprecedented lockdown of the country due to the spread of the coronavirus may offer the country a reprieve from a much-anticipated ratings assessment by ratings agency Moody's, in what could see the country dodging a downgrade to junk status.
Doctors in Zimbabwe's public hospitals have gone on strike over lack of protective gear against the novel coronavirus, joining thousands of nurses who walked out of the wards this week, their association says.
A parih priest in western Poland is offering his flock the possibility of Easter confessions from the comfort of their own car as social distancing to fight the coronavirus becomes the new norm.
No one struck it lucky in the Daily Lotto jackpot in the draw on Thursday.
The news will come as a relief to hundreds of refugees holed up in a church in Cape Town.
On a conference call this morning, Edcon CEO Grant Pattison broke down, telling suppliers the company only has sufficient liquidity to pay salaries but is "unable to honour any other accounts payable during this period".
The owner of Longberry Meat Market was arrested for contravening the regulations of the Consumer Protection Act and the Disaster Management Act.
Farmers in rural America are expanding food delivery services to meet rising demand from consumers seeking to isolate themselves during the coronavirus pandemic and frustrated by empty grocery-store shelves.
In a global coronavirus pandemic, delivery drivers have become as essential as first responders, providing food and other basics for millions of people.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on police officers to treat citizens with respect, compassion and humility during the lockdown - but warned that those who contravene the regulations will face the full might of the law.
It was like an "alcohol rush hour" as people flocked to many big retail and bottle stores to stock up on booze before the 21-day lockdown kicked in at midnight on Thursday.
"There is no use fighting over who caused it or where it came from," President Cyril Ramaphosa said after meetings with African Union and G-20 member states.
Just R10 for a large packet of sweet, juicy black grapes and R7 for a bag of tomatoes ripened by the sun on the roadside were some of the Covid-19 fire sale deals on offer.
Zimbabwe's government has reintroduced the use of foreign currency as a stabilising measure as the coronavirus pandemic strikes.
Immigration is crucial for every nation’s prosperity. South Africa needs immigrants to bolster innovation and to address the skills shortages it’s battling with. writes Phumlani M. Majozi.
Salaries for March at embattled state-owned airline SAA were paid in full on Thursday, according to one of the joint business rescue practitioners, Siviwe Dongwana.
They preside over funerals, comfort the sick, and are often themselves elderly: in the coronavirus crisis in Italy, priests are paying a heavy price.
Banners warning that playing cards together is suicide and guards yelling at crowds to separate: a Chinese city near the coronavirus ground zero remains far from normal even after emerging from a two-month lockdown.
A jihadist group that assaulted two towns in northern Mozambique this week has released a video claiming the attacks, its official communication in over two years of activity in the gas-rich area.
Nigeria's government on Thursday warned that Africa's most populous nation could soon see an "exponential" increase in coronavirus infections unless contacts of confirmed cases are tracked down quicker.
A recent plea by Gauteng premier David Makhura for all residents to remain in the province during the 21-day lockdown has fallen on deaf ears.
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