Published by NJ.com New Jersey’s record-setting pace did not slow Saturday, as state health officials reported 16,626 new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, pushing the figure to levels not previously recorded in the pandemic. The state also reported six additional confirmed deaths. Christmas Day was the third day in a
Published by Relaxnews The melody of Sipho Mtshali’s ice cream van has drawn hordes of Soweto children since South Africa’s violent apartheid years, flocking to lap up creamy, soft servings. Decades later, Mtshali is still going strong. Now 63, Mtshali says he has worked “Monday to Monday” for the past
The South African government condemned the planned auction of the key to the prison cell that once held ex-president and national hero Nelson Mandela. The key to the cell on Robben Island, where Mandela was jailed for 27 years, is the headline item o…
France and its 15 allies in Europe and Canada have condemned what they say is the deployment of Russian mercenaries to Mali.They said it could “further deteriorate the security situation in West Africa”, which is battling Jihadist groups.The Western na…
The Federal Government has declared free train rides for citizens from Dec 24 to Jan 4, 2022.Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Abuja.“The decision which was made…
South Africans without symptoms of COVID-19 will no longer need to isolate or test if they have been in contact with a positive case, the government announced, saying developments around the virus justified a shift from containment measures towards mit…
Police in Zimbabwe are still searching for 12 COVID-19 positive inmates who escaped from a quarantine center in Beitbridge, Matabeleland South province last Friday.The inmates were put on mandatory quarantine after they tested positive for the novel vi…
The United States will next week lift the travel ban imposed on several southern African nations when the Omicron variant of Covid was first detected, officials said. Countries around the world restricted travel from southern Africa after the variant…