Tag: COVID-19
Reduced losses but continued pain for airline industry in 2021 –...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects net airline industry losses of $47.7 billion in 2021. This is an improvement on the estimated net...
National State of Disaster extended to 15 May
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has gazetted the extension of the National State of Disaster on COVID-19 until 15...
Conflict and COVID-19 drive hunger to record levels in Congo
A record 27.3 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, or about one-third of its population, are suffering from acute hunger, largely because of...
Suez Canal suspends traffic as ship stuck like ‘beached whale’
A container ship blocking the Suez Canal like a “beached whale” created a new setback for global trade on Thursday as officials stopped all...
Companies need to prepare for more political disturbances and violence, analysts...
A significant increase in the number of riots, demonstrations and vandalism, as terrorism events decline, means civil unrest is now the main political risk...
Airlines face headache over ‘use-by’ date on some jet parts as...
Airlines with planes idled by the pandemic are cutting costs by delaying some maintenance tasks like changing life vests, testing oxygen bottles and checking...
ISS: Fake COVID-19 vaccines seized in SA just the start for...
The lucrative market is the latest in a burgeoning counterfeit medicines trade run by organised crime networks.
New posters have popped up on the streets...
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine briefly detained while leading protests
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Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine was briefly detained on Monday as he led an anti-government demonstration in the capital, his latest effort to reject...
Triple C threat facing Mozambique
Conflict, COVID-19 and climate change are, according to the UN Secretary-General, the triple threat currently faced by South Africa’s eastern neighbour.
The conflict component of...
Wildlife protections, especially in Africa, cut sharply during pandemic -IUCN conservation...
The COVID-19 pandemic is undermining nature conservation efforts, cutting park and anti-poaching patrols in more than half of Africa’s protected sites, the International Union...