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Zimbabwe steps up vaccine rollout as more vaccines arrive from China

FILE PHOTO: A medical staff shows a box of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination campaign at the Boris Trajkovski Arena in Skopje on May 6, 2021. /Robert ATANASOVSKI vi

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Experts appreciate China's commitment to global anti-COVID-19 fight

Chinese officials inspect the shipment of the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines at Harare International Airport on March 16, 2021 in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli / Getty Images via C

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Officials, experts praise China's push for COVID vaccine cooperation

A nurse shows a vial of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, July 8, 2021. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua) China's commitment and endeavor

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Zimbabwe bans raw chrome exports

FILE PIC: Cabinet has approved an immediate ban on all exports of unprocessed chrome ore in order to protect the ferrochrome industry, which it says is integral in the country's attainment of an

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Virus infections surging in Africa’s vulnerable rural areas

For Pelagia Bvukura, who lives in a rural part of north-central Zimbabwe, COVID-19 had always been a “city disease,” affecting those in the capital, Harare, or other, d

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UK making trade deals with countries abusing human rights, says TUC

Boris Johnson’s government has been accused of rushing into post-Brexit trade deals with countries where workers’ rights are systematically violated or denied, includin

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Delta variant rise in Lisbon, German walk-in plans: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES• Portugal's capital, Lisbon, is witnessing a surge of infections of the Delta variant, with more than 70 percent of all cases in the area being attributed to that strain.• Germany plans

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Former diplomat talks about his experience in China

04:21 In the 1980s China was a far different place than it is now. The country was in the early phases of development and changing rapidly.CharlesRayhad a unique view of the country in

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‘This IS INSANE’: Africa desperately short of COVID vaccine

In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack.In fact, it has barely gotten out of the starting blocks.In South

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Zimbabwe to receive 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine by June 15

Zimbabwean officials inspect a shipment of the Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines at Harare International Airport on March 16, 2021 in Harare, Zimbabwe. (Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli / Getty Images)

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Zimbabwe's national airline resumes domestic flights after long break

VCG Zimbabwe's struggling airline Air Zimbabwe resumed domestic flights on Wednesday after a one-and-half year break due to operational challenges and the COVID-19 pandemic.The new Embraer (ER

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Chinese language gains popularity in Zimbabwean schools

VCG The Chinese greeting phrase "ni hao" -- which translates into English as "hello" -- is becoming widely understood by many school children in Zimbabwe as more schools introduce Chinese lang

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China 'honors commitment' by urging provision of vaccines for Africa

A container of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine from China is seen at the Robert Mugabe International Airport, Zimbabwe, February 15, 2021. /AFP Libyan experts said that China's recent appeal for

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China's campaign 'Spring Sprout' vaccinates Chinese around the globe

A health worker administers a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to Zhang Xiaohong, a 40-year-old businessman who runs a logistics company in Thailand, at Bangrak Vaccination and Health Center

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Namibia bans S. African poultry imports after avian flu spreads

Namibia has banned all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa after further outbreaks of avian influenza were detected in the neighboring country, the agriculture ministry said

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Google to offer 40,000 developer scholarships in Africa; continues accelerator program

Google today announced the launch of 40,000 new developer scholarships in Africa. Google will offer the scholarships — created in partnership with tech talent companies Pluralsight and Andela &#

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Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls achieve herd immunity

Zimbabwe said its prime tourist destination, Victoria Falls, has become the first city to achieve herd immunity in the country after administering COVID-19 vaccines to more than three-quarters of the