SA coronavirus cases pass 200,000
Coronavirus cases in South Africa have passed the 200,000 mark. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said four provinces were at risk of a surge adding that a lockdown for the provinces was a possibility. The affected provinces are Gauteng, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Cases in the country are rising with thousands of new cases […]
Kenyan schools to stay closed until 2021
Kenya’s education ministry has said that all primary and secondary schools will reopen next year. The ministry said all students would resume studies in their current classes. Education Minister George Magoha said no final-year national examinations would be held for primary and secondary pupils this year. Those exams are usually held in October and November […]
Report: Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, June 2020 Update
Economic activity this year is now projected to contract by some 3.2 percent, reflecting a weaker external environment and measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Growth is projected to recover to 3.4 percent in 2021 subject to the continued gradual easing of restrictions that has started in recent weeks and, importantly, if the region avoids […]
Approval of Prof. Naana Opoku Agyemang generates excitement on UCC campus
The announcement of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang as running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flag bearer John Mahama, seems to have created some excitement at the University Of Cape Coast where she worked and became the first female Vice-Chancellor. Whilst describing the appointment as the fulfillment of international obligation to ensure gender […]
