Hunger linked to Covid-19 – food insecurity arising from job losses and other consequences of the global lockdown – could claim the lives of up

A diverse group of 150 writers, academics and activists have signed an open letter denouncing the ‘restriction of debate’. They say they applaud a recent

Obediah Moyo, the Zimbabwean minister of health, has been fired by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Moyo has been accused of being involved in corruptly awarding a

Leading scientist Professor Shabir Madhi, who is leading a South African Covid-19 vaccine trial, believes that if the human trials succeed, Africa could have a

Leaders of the Scrabble tournament community in North America are voting on whether to ban the use of racial and homophobic slurs. The vote will

Lungi Ngidi, the Proteas fast bowler, has said that he hopes South African cricket expresses its support for the Black Lives Matter movement and he

Cumulative cases in Gauteng rose yesterday to 75 015, or 33.4% of the national total, overtaking the Western Cape, where cases total 73 292, or 32.6%. The

Kiren Rijiju, India’s Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, tweeted a birthday wish to the Dalai Lama on Monday. ‘On the auspicious occasion

A Florida man has been charged with fraudulently charging building supplies to a building store using stolen identities and using the supplies to build a

North West Premier Job Mokgoro has tested positive for Covid-19, a day after the death of the province’s Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs