Thousands of S. Korea church members quarantined over virus
Thousands of members of a Protestant church linked to a coronavirus cluster in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday,...
Concerns arise over use of thermal guns to detect COVID-19 asymptomatic patients
Questions over the efficiency of thermal guns continue to emerge amid increasing community transmission of the novel coronavirus.
90% of infections in the country are...
36 pick forms to run for president
At least 36 presidential aspirants have picked forms from the Electoral Commission (EC) and embarked on collecting signatures in preparation for nomination ahead of...
55-year-old woman burnt to death by relatives in Machakos over land dispute
Detectives in Machackos County are holding five family members in connection with an arson attack sparked by a land dispute that led to the...
Beirut blast: Dozens dead and thousands injured, health minister says
A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 4,000 others, the health minister says.
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Zimbabwe VP named health minister after Covid-19 scandal
Zimbabwe's Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has been appointed as health minister, about a month after the ministry was rocked by a scandal surrounding the procurement...
Zimbabwe’s ruling party threatens to expel US envoy
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has accused the US embassy of sponsoring Friday’s planned anti-government protests and has threatened to expel its ambassador.
Party spokesperson Patrick...
Government schools ordered to return term two funds
The Ministry of Finance has directed all accounting officers and local governments to refund money that was transferred to government-aided schools as capitation grant...
Kenya turns to retired ICU health workers as Covid-19 deaths rise to 285
With the number of Covid-19 deaths reaching 285 on Monday, the country looked to retired intensive care health workers for the support of those...
Heart attack killed late Tanzanian president – family
Relatives of former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa have said he died of a heart attack while suffering from malaria.
Family member William Erio told a...
