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CDC chief urges African countries to prepare for second wave of COVID-19 infections

October 31, 2020

allAfrica.com & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Director of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), John Nkengasong has warned African countries to prepare for a possible second wave of COVID-19 infections. Speaking during a virtual press conference on on Thursday, Nkengasong said the number of new cases in several African countries is showing a slight increase. As of Saturday, October 31, the confirmed COVID-19 cases from 55 African countries have reached 1,774,409 with reported deaths at 42,629…

Mnangagwa offers Olive Branch to UK, US over Zimbabwe sanctions

October 26, 2020

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By Robert Tapfumaneyi, New Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has repeatedly accused the US and UK of pushing for regime change in Zimbabwe, Sunday offered an olive branch to the two countries pleading with them to accept his “hand of peace and reunion”. He was speaking on the national broadcaster, ZTV where he was addressing the SADC region on Anti-Sanctions Day. The UK, US and the European Union imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe at the turn of the century in…

African Union COVID-19 response fund rasises US$44m to date

October 26, 2020

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SAnews.gov.za African Union chairperson, President Cyril Ramaphosa says while the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund has to date raised US$44 million — more still needs to be done. “I want to thank all the countries on the continent who have contributed, as well as our donor community partners and the continental and international business fraternity,” said Ramaphosa, who is South Africa’s president. “However, we need to raise at least a further US$300 million to ensure assistance is provided to…

2020 Chatham House Prize goes to Malawi’s Constitutional Court judges

October 25, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s Constitutional Court have been voted as the winner of the 2020 Chatham House Prize as recognition of their role in upholding the independence of the judiciary in the historic February 2020 court case ruling on the disputed 2019 presidential election. In a letter to Judge President of the High Court Malawi dated a October 23, Chatham House Prize’s Director and Chief Executive, Dr Robin Niblett said the choice among the nominees for the Prize was…

Leader of Opposition Nankhumwa commends President Chakwera’s state visit to neighbouring countries

October 25, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira In his speech when Parliament adjourned on Friday, Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa applauded President Lazarus Chakwera for recently visiting neighbouring countries — Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Tanzania where he held various bilateral talks. Nankhumwa said Malawi cannot afford to be an island in a fast-paced global village, which is also becoming more and more interdependent, saying the visits demonstrated the country’s commitment to unity of purpose with its neighbours in order to achieve regional integration…

USA’s Food and Drug Administration adds further credence to PMI’s new smokeless cigarette invention

October 25, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added further credence to Phillip Morris International (PMI’s) new smokeless cigarette invention, the ‘IQOS’, saying scientific studies that were conducted show that switching completely from conventional cigarettes to IQOS system significantly reduces the body’s exposure to harmful chemicals. During his keynote address of the Webinar conference on Wednesday organised by Food & Drug Law Institute (FDLI), FDA’s Center Director, Mitchell Zeller attested that the IQOS system heats…

COVID-19 crisis an opportunity to accelerate action global ceasefire—UN Secretary-General

October 24, 2020

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Maravi Express The UN’s 75th Anniversary, that has been celebrated this Saturday, October 4, falls as the world continue to battle the COVID-19 and UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the pandemic is an opportunity to accelerate action to achieve a global ceasefire during the crisis. Initially, Guterres issued the appeal for combatants to lay down their arms shortly after the pandemic was declared in March. “As we mark the UN’s 75th anniversary, our founding mission is more critical…

SADC calls on USA to lift economic sanctions on Zimbabwe

October 24, 2020

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By Moses Nyirenda, MANA Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called on the United States of America (USA) to immediately rescind the economic sanctions placed on Zimbabwe since 2001. Speaking on Friday during a joint press briefing by SADC Heads of Mission in Malawi at the High Commission of Mozambique in Lilongwe, acting Ambassador of Zimbabwe, Mfaro Charambira, said the economic sanctions are negatively affecting economic growth of Zimbabwe. “For almost two decades, unilateral economic sanctions have stunned the…

The slow motion race for a TB vaccine in Africa

October 19, 2020

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By Amy Green, Spotlight (Cape Town) If the world had forgotten the importance of vaccines, COVID-19 has served as a stark reminder. Less than a year after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), over a hundred vaccine candidates are under development and several large clinical trials are already under way, including some in South Africa. It is plausible that a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine will be available within the next year or two, although only time…

South Africa’s Health Minister Mkhize announces he and his wife test COVID-19 positive

October 19, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira As South Africa continue to have the African country with most reported cases, its Minister of Health, Dr. Zwelini Mkhize has announced that on Monday, October 19, he and his wife, Dr. May Mkhize have tested positive for COVID-19. In a government statement, Mkhize said he decided to go for a test on Sunday when he started showing mild symptoms. “I was feeling abnormally exhausted and as the day progressed, I started losing appetite,” he said…