COVID-19 claims the lives of South African politicians
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER TWO prominent South African politicians and two leading trade unionists have died within days of each from
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Hungry for change: Faulty for systems laid bare by COVID-19 and climate crises
THIN LEI WIN and CORMAC O’BRIEN FROM wildfires in California and locust attacks in Ethiopia to job losses caused by
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Scarred by 2020, Gen Z looks to a COVID-free future
LIVES that had been focussed on school, university, sports or even going to K-pop concerts vanished overnight for members of
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Malawi closes borders again following coronavirus resurgence
MALAWI will close its borders for 14 days and restrict public gatherings to 100 people following a new surge in
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Pay cuts and forced overtime: COVID-19 takes heavy toll on Ethiopia’s garment workers
EMELINE WUILBERCQ EVEN before COVID-19 struck, the women stitching clothes at Ethiopia’s Hawassa industrial park were among the world’s worst-paid
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What’s in the $892-billion U.S. COVID-19 aid package?
THE U.S. Senate has passed an $892 billion coronavirus aid package, throwing a lifeline to the nation’s pandemic-battered economy, while
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Kenyan doctors go on strike protesting inadequate benefits, PPEN
OMAR MOHAMMED and GEORGE OBULUTSA DOCTORS employed in Kenya’s public hospitals have gone strike, saying the government is risking their
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WHO says no need for major alarm over new coronavirus strain
EMMA FARGE and MICHAEL SHIELDS THE World Health Organization cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of
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Coronavirus new variant – genomics researcher answers key questions
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease
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COVID-19 immunity and reinfection: why it’s still essential to take precautions
WITH some viruses, once you have been infected and have developed antibodies, you will be immune to that virus for
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