Month: June 2021
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Health
Uganda records 49 COVID deaths in 24 hours with over 1,000 new cases
Uganda is witnessing an exponential rise in the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths. From the latest official data, Uganda…
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News
Botswana unearths world’s third largest diamond
Botswana has unearthed a 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the world’s third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined.…
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Regions
Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 5.08 million
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 5,084,637 as of Wednesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control…
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News
Coca-Cola market value drops by Ksh.431.2 billion after Cristiano Ronaldo’s snub
Coca-Cola’s shares fell by Ksh.431.2 billion after Portugal and Juventus football star Cristiano Ronaldo removed two of the company’s bottles…
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Finance
Kenya picks Citi, JP Morgan as lead managers for Dollar sovereign bond
Kenya has picked JP Morgan and Citi as lead managers for its upcoming Ksh.107.7 billion (US$1.billion) Eurobond issue. According to…
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Health
Nakuru residents given 21 days to collect unclaimed bodies
Nakuru County Government is calling on members of the public to identify and collect unclaimed bodies at the Nakuru Level…
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Economy
Fire razes dormitory at Al Maktoum Girls school in Kajiado
An early morning fire razed to the ground a dormitory at Al Maktoum Girls High School in Kajiado town on…
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Politics
Karim Khan sworn in as new ICC Chief Prosecutor
Karim Khan is the new Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, (ICC). Khan, a British lawyer was sworn-in Wednesday,…
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Health
Kenya marks International Albinism Day amid calls for equality
Persons with albinism continue to face discrimination and frequent emotional and physical attacks from society, in spite of efforts by…
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Health
South Africa enters Level 3 lockdown as COVID-19 cases sharply rise
South Africa has entered a Level 3 lockdown as the country grapples with an upsurge in the number of COVID-19…
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