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On Friday, South Africa’s COVID-19 infections hit a record 3 million as the new wave driven by the Omicron variant rips through the country. The government on Friday reported 16,055 new cases over a 24 hour period, taking the cumulative lab-confirmed cases to 3,004,203. It further said that the increase represents a 24.3 percent positivity rate. The majority of the ...

Each year, on November 20, UNICEF joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Children’s day. This day is celebrated as the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the child. This treaty explains who children are, all their rights, and the responsibilities of governments. This special day for children also aims at highlighting critical ...

Stinging eyes, an unrelenting cough and chronic lung disease have taken their toll on Bhajan Lal in the Indian City of new Delhi. Bhajan Lal is an auto rickshaw driver navigating the Indian capitals chaotic roads and poisonous air. Over the past 30 years, Lal carted passengers in New Delhi, to work every day through the winter months. This is ...

Solan Kolli, an Ethiopian journalist on Tuesday won the Rory Peck prize for his coverage of the Tigray region. He won in the news category for a report commissioned by Agence France-Presse on massacres of civilians. Upon granting the award, the judges noted that the conflict had been underreported. They added that Kolli’s work contextualized and addressed the political realities ...

The Kenya Bureau of Standard (KEBS) has moved in to further enforce regulations governing the importation of used cars. The body did this while cautioning against the purchase of cars older than the allowed eight years since its manufacturing. The government agency released a notice on Tuesday, November 9 through which it announced the new directive. It stated that they ...