Teeing Off Online
In the United States, professional golf tournaments have restarted. But for professional players and fans of pro golf in Southern Africa real life tournaments are still on hold. Despite the COVID cancellations players are still finding ways to show off their skills for fun, honor, charity and even money. Virtual Sunshine Tour launched South African […]
Hyenas and Horses Create a Conservation Problem in Namibia
How the Namibian desert became home to a herd of wild horses is still a debate. One theory is that diamond prospectors brought horses more than a century ago to since-abandoned mining fields. Another theory, says author and historian Manni Goldbeck, is that they arrived with South African soldiers, who in 1915 landed in Luderitz, […]
How Africa’s Scientists are Thinking about the Pandemic
In April 2020, about two months after the African continent recorded its first case of COVID-19, the African Academy of Sciences undertook an extensive survey of its members. This allowed hundreds of scientists in African countries to identify COVID-19 related research priorities across a range of disciplines. The Conversation Africa’s Natasha Joseph asked Dr Moses […]
Tit for Tat as Gabon Bars European Visitors
Gabon’s government said on Wednesday that European tourists and business travellers would not be granted visas after the European Union excluded it from a “safe list” of countries from which the bloc is allowing non-essential travel. The European Union re-opened on Wednesday to leisure or business travel from 14 countries beyond its borders based on […]
Ugandans Want Colonial Iconography Removed
Campaigners have asked Uganda’s parliament to order the removal of monuments to British colonialists and to rename streets commemorating imperial military forces. Uganda gained independence in 1962 after almost 70 years as a British protectorate, and more than 5,000 people have signed a petition to “decolonise and rename” the dozens of statues and street names […]
Insights from the Africa Investors’ Conference
In conclusion of our special coverage, Africa.com hosted an exclusive fireside chat with Mark Chaban, CTO Microsoft Solutions and Victor Williams, Executive Head, Corporate and Investment Banking, Rest of Africa at Standard Bank Group on Digital Innovation in Africa. SOURCE: AFRICA.COM
Harare’s Stock Exchange Shut
Zimbabwe has suspended trading on the stock exchange as well as all mobile phone monetary transactions. Zimbabwe stock exchange chief executive officer Justin Bgoni said on Sunday, June 28, that trading was suspended until further notice. In a statement on Friday, the government halted these activities with immediate effect citing criminality and economic sabotage. They […]
Scores Killed after Death of Popular Ethiopian Singer
At least 50 people have been killed in Ethiopia after the death of a popular singer sparked huge protests in the Oromia region. Thousands of fans had gathered to mourn Hachalu Hundessa, who was shot dead on Monday night while driving. Police say 35 people, including prominent politician Jawar Mohammed, have been arrested. Mr Jawar, […]
Nigeria Receives the Crumbs of the Oil it Produces
Black market fuel made from stolen oil in rudimentary “bush” refineries hidden deep in the creeks and swamps of the Niger delta is less polluting than the highly toxic diesel and petrol that Europe exports to Nigeria, new laboratory analysis has found. Shell, Exxon, Chevron and other major oil companies extract and export up to […]
Resistance to South Africa’s Vaccine Trials
A small group of demonstrators against Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial burned their face masks Wednesday as experts note a worrying level of resistance and misinformation around testing on the continent. Anti-vaccine sentiment in Africa is “the worst I’ve ever seen,” the CEO of the GAVI vaccine alliance, Seth Berkley, told an African Union vaccine […]
