The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Dr Jean Kaseya, has blamed a lack of international interest in Africa for the absence of an approved vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease. Kaseya said the situation might have been different if the outbreak were affecting Western countries,…
Last month, some of the remaining Oleshky residents told the BBC harrowing accounts of how they were surviving in the city that was being constantly shelled and cut off from food and water. They said that children remaining in wider Oleshky were suffering from malnutrition, a lack of medical services and were “degrading” without access…
National Biosafety Authority (NBA) Chairman David Wamatsi (far right), accompanied by Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Ann Karimi, meets African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Chairman Prof. Aggrey Ambali (second from right) on the sidelines of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), held in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to…
Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA), which handles workplace injury and disease claims for South Africa’s mining and metals industries, is investigating a claimed data breach. A hacker says it has stolen 1.68 million compensation claim records and is demanding a US$95 000 (R1.6-million) ransom. RMA “has received an alert about a data breach” and “investigations are under…
Africa CDC says African governments must invest in their health systems and hold aid partners accountable as the continent responds to the Bundibugyo virus outbreak. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged African governments to take greater ownership of disease outbreak responses, invest in their health systems and hold development…
Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 10 more in an attack on a church in southern Jordan on Friday, authorities said. Two assailants stormed the compound of a Greek Orthodox church in the village of Hammoud in Karak governorate before opening fire, the public security directorate said in a statement. Security services were…
Africa’s historic performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is the focus of Episode 117 of The COSAFA Show, as we bring you a fascinating technical discussion from the CAF Strategy Conference in Cabo Verde. A record 10 African nations competed at the expanded tournament, with nine reaching the knockout rounds – an unprecedented achievement…
Local Apple reseller iStore has officially revealed South African pricing for Apple’s inaugural foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, alongside the latest lineup of connected smart home hardware. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The iPhone Duo instantly becomes the highest-priced model in iStore’s smartphone catalogue. Local pricing across all four storage tiers stands…
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with global K-pop powerhouse ENHYPEN in Seoul on 22 October to celebrate the success of their collaboration for World Blood Donor Day 2026 and recognize the group’s role in inspiring young people around the world to donate blood and save lives. The collaboration between WHO…
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto says it will be difficult for Saudi Arabia to host next year’s tournament as scheduled. Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026 The ongoing security situation in Saudi Arabia makes it difficult for the country to host football’s 2027 Asian Cup as scheduled, Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto has warned. Several major…
