South Africa’s authorities has launched a set of stringent measures to curb a spike in new coronavirus infections, together with an prolonged curfew and a ban on all alcohol gross sales forward of New Yr celebrations. ...

The World Well being Group (WHO) warned on Monday that gaps in entry to life-saving instruments are undermining efforts to curb malaria, as deaths from the illness will far exceed these killed by Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa. ...

A brand new interdisciplinary examine studies on 20 newly sequenced historic genomes from sub-Saharan Africa, together with the primary genomes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, and Uganda. The examine paperwork the coexistence, actions, interactions and admixture of various human teams throughout the unfold of meals manufacturing in ...

Mining the Moon feels like a grand imaginative and prescient of the long run, however the way in which the US reportedly proposes to go about it conjures a few of the worst blunders in Earth’s historical past as a substitute, from the 2003 Iraq Conflict to 19th century colonialism. ...

Home violence, murders and intercourse crimes in South Africa are already among the many highest wherever, however are anticipated to soar in the course of the three weeks tens of millions are confined to their shacks in packed, impoverished townships. ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a nationwide state of catastrophe because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Up to now, 61 Covid-19 circumstances have been confirmed within the nation. The president warned that the epidemic might need a major and “doubtlessly lasting” impact on the nation’s financial system, which ...

Following the success of a joint Indo-Russia nuclear energy mission in Bangladesh, the 2 international locations might be part of palms to construct extra nuclear crops overseas. It is a signal of deepening ties, however will the US let it cross? ...

England hero Ben Stokes could possibly be in scorching water with the cricket authorities after he was caught on digicam showing to name a fan a “f*cking four-eyed c*nt” after being dismissed in opposition to South Africa. ...

It’s an undesirable side-effect of the world’s rising want for environmentally pleasant autos: uncommon metals which are key parts of electrical vehicles have gotten prime targets for criminals, as demand sends their values hovering. ...

Researchers current an expanded evaluation of African ostrich eggshell beads, testing the speculation that bigger beads sign the arrival of herders. The information reveals a extra nuanced interpretation that gives higher perception into the historical past of financial change and cultural contact.