Since October last year, Lake Victoria has swallowed up to nearly 50 metres of the shoreline, leaving surrounding communities desperate

If these legal services are not essential, why does the police arrest violators of the lockdown and then wait on magistrates to open some of the closed courts only to remand the accused without an option of applying for bail, ironically because of the Covid-19?

Lemon help to ease and soothe throat congestion for someone suffering from the common cold. It is recommended as natural treatment, writes Lominda Afedraru.

The bags should be placed a good distance from the walls. The roof must be leak proof and the room must be well ventilated. When the coffee is to be transported from the farm to the market the bags must be protected from dust and rain and the farmer should use trucks that have tarpaulin covers, writes Michael J Ssali

[News24Wire] *Note: Due to different reporting times, the provincial numbers will differ to the national numbers for given provinces by a few cases per day.

[News24Wire] As the Western Cape ramps up its screenings and testing for Covid-19 as confirmed cases rise, the ANC in the province is calling for the return to Level 5 lockdown to be considered.

[New Era] The trial of Affirmative Repositioning (AR) land activist Dimbulukeni 'Dee' Nauyoma has been postponed to 19 May this year.

[The Herald] Johannesburg -Khama Billiat is heading for arguably his worst season in the South African Absa Premiership football and apart from injuries hampering his form, there have been questions about the player's mentality.

[ANGOP] Dundo -An overall 12 Cuban doctors arrived early Friday in eastern Lunda Norte province to support the fight against the covid-19 pandemic, which has already infected 36 citizens in Angola.

[ANGOP] Tômbwa -The Namibe provincial vice-governor for Political, Economic and Social Sector, Maiza Tavares advised this Friday in the municipality of Tômbwa the women who work on fish processing to improve the hygienic and sanitary condition in work places.

[Premium Times] The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, said on Friday that many people who tested positive for coronavirus were running away from being taken to isolation centres for treatment.

[Namibian] POLICE arrested 143 suspects for drug-related crimes in April, the latest police report on drug busts and arrests says.

[WHO] Geneva -On 8 May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly officially declared: 'The world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox.'

[New Zimbabwe] THE ravaging COVID-19 pandemic has blocked police investigators from travelling to South Africa to hunt for evidence linking Marry Mubaiwa to charges of attempting to murder her now estranged husband Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, a Harare court heard Friday.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi opposition supporters erupted into wild scenes of celebrations on Friday after the Supreme Court on Friday in a unanimous decision upheld an earlier constitutional court ruling that declared President Peter Mutharika was "not duly elected" in a disputed 2019 vote.

[Daily Maverick] With more than 42 school days lost to the coronavirus crisis, educators in Western Cape have been counting costs and making plans to resume classes.

[WHO] Geneva -Good morning, good afternoon and good evening.

[This Day] The federal government yesterday raised the alarm that many states in the country may soon run out of bed spaces for COVID-19 patients at their isolation centres due to the increasing number of Nigerians testing positive to Coronavirus.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria has confirmed 386 new cases of COVID-19, taking the country's total to 3,912.

[Daily Trust] What would have been mere enforcement of wearing of face mask in Anambra State on Monday turned into a tragedy as 22-year-old Cletus Chisom was stabbed to death by Mr. Ibuchi Nwoju, a security man.

[Premium Times] Nigeria, on Friday, recorded 386 cases of COVID-19, its highest daily figure since the country recorded its first case in February.

[Observer] The President of Liberia, George Manneh Weah, has announced an additional two-week extension of the measures intended to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the country. According to a release from the Executive Mansion, health authorities have advised that in the wake of the unresolved crisis, the need for the measures to remain in place still is pertinent. However, because of the government's decision to provide food aid during the period, corridors will be opened to enable food products move from one c

[Premium Times] In February, PREMIUM TIMES exclusively spoke with Chris Elias, the President of the Global Development Division of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Paulin Basinga, the foundation's country director, on the role the foundation played in the eradication of wild polio in Nigeria and a range of other developmental issues.

[Govt of SA] As of today, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 8895. Case Data

[Shabelle] The Somali health ministry on Monday confirmed 34 new cases of a novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 756.

[Shabelle] The Somali health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 79 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 835.

[U.S. House] Washington, DC -Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led a letter to General Stephen J. Townsend today calling for increased transparency and public accountability of civilian causalities from the United States Defense Department's Africa Command (AFRICOM). The letter was signed by Rep. Adam Smith, Chair, House Committee on Armed Services; Rep. Adam Schiff, Chair, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Rep. Eliot Engel, Chair, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rep. André Carson, Chair, Subcommittee on Counterterrori

[Africom] As part of the command's commitment to transparency, U.S. Africa Command is implementing a quarterly report on the status of ongoing and completed civilian casualty allegations and assessments. This initiative was directed by U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, to increase transparency regarding civilian casualty allegations that are reported to the command while demonstrating the U.S. military's constant commitment to minimizing collateral damage in the pursuit of

Loyalist terrorists in the North have issued threats against journalists working for the Sunday Life and Sunday World newspapers.

The Government has been urged to consider a 'staycation' package, to salvage something from the 2020 season, by one of Ireland's most successful marine tourism officials.

A security man accused of having drugs at a building site is to be allowed to continue working there after a court was told he had a "constitutional right" to employment.

A couple of weeks ago, Brian Fenton received a text from his father instructing him to switch on his television.

The Courts Service is to increase virtual hearings and extend the use of physical distancing in courtrooms to allow more cases to be dealt with in the coming weeks.

Australia's most populous states have held back from relaxing coronavirus restrictions although other states began allowing small gatherings and were preparing to open restaurants and shops.

Little Richard, a founding father of Rock 'n' Roll, has died at the age of 87.

The government plan to re-open workplaces will be mandatory, and the Health and Safety Authority will be allowed to shut down businesses that do not comply.

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said the number of people in intensive care in Irish hospitals with confirmed cases of Covid-19 has fallen further.

I remember my childhood as a kind of idyllic dream where we Jews lived in big houses on large plots surrounded by magnificent gardens.

At Limmud in Johannesburg I had occasion to listen to and to chat with Denis Goldberg, one of the speakers at the conference.

According to a report on Wednesday in German weekly Die Zeit, Israel is close to reaching an agreement with Hamas on a prisoner release in exchange for fallen soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul.

The Israel Institute for Biological Research developed a disinfectant that kills 100% of viruses and bacteria, and is currently being used in mikvehs in Bnei Brak.

Pandemic has tilted the scale in favor of domestic travel, experts say

Specially updated edition of acclaimed book ‘Witness’ uses embedded barcodes connecting to video testimony of 75 Holocaust survivors, rescuers or WWII liberators.

Since the beginning of the outbreak, chess websites worldwide report a 50% increase in activity and amount of games being played online.

Set in 1954, “Liberty Heights” is the fourth and final installment of Levinson’s “Baltimore movies,” which began with “Diner” in 1982 and includes both “Tin Men” (1987) and “Avalon” (1990).

Kitchen Talks is a social project that aims to connect different groups in Israeli society.

A study by doctors at China's Shangqiu Municipal Hospital of 38 men hospitalized with the disease found that six of them, or 16%, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in their semen.

The attack was the fifth case of vandalism or intimidation in 2 ½ years.

Spitting on people is illegal and violates France’s emergency measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Labor Department's monthly employment report also showed the unemployment rate surging to 14.7% last month, shattering the post-World War II record of 10.8% touched in November 1982.