FORMER SA HEALTH MINISTER CAUGHT UP IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CORRUPTION

FORMER SA HEALTH MINISTER CAUGHT UP IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CORRUPTION

By Canisius Mushibwe Investigations have revealed that some South African government officials with the former health minister, were involved in corruption when awarding a multi-million US dollar COVID-19 contract. Former health minister Zweli Mkhize, who resigned last month is implicated in the scandal but has however played ignorant of the fact that his close friends were […]

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 SOUTH SUDAN SAYS 40 AFGHAN REFUGEES ARE IN THE NATION ILLEGALLY

SOUTH SUDAN SAYS 40 AFGHAN REFUGEES ARE IN THE NATION ILLEGALLY

By Faith Nyasuguta  Over 40 Afghans have entered South Sudan without following the outlined legal procedures in line with the nation’s immigration authorities. While addressing the sector commanders on Tuesday morning in Juba, Gen Atem Marol, who chairs the South Sudanese Immigration, Passports, and Civil Registry revealed that the refugees entered the country illegally. “My […]

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 BANKS TO FREEZE 30 ZIMBABWEAN ACCOUNTS FOR ILLEGAL DEALINGS

BANKS TO FREEZE 30 ZIMBABWEAN ACCOUNTS FOR ILLEGAL DEALINGS

By Canisius Mushibwe The Zimbabwean reserve bank (RBZ) has ordered financial service providers and banks to freeze accounts belonging to 30 nationals believed to lead dealers of a parallel foreign currency market. The bank said their actions are destabilizing the country’s economy.  RBZ governor, John Mangudya said the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) had identified that the […]

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 HIV POSITIVE BABIES IN KENYA, UGANDA RECEIVE STRAWBERRY FLAVOURED TABLET

HIV POSITIVE BABIES IN KENYA, UGANDA RECEIVE STRAWBERRY FLAVOURED TABLET

By Faith Nyasuguta  After years of waiting, Kenya and Uganda have finally introduced a strawberry-flavored tablet for children living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The pediatric formulation of dolutegravir, a drug recommended as first-line anti-retroviral for HIV treatment by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has been lauded as a game-changer in managing the virus […]

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 GUINEA JUNTA BARS MEMBERS FROM VYING IN THE NEXT POLLS

GUINEA JUNTA BARS MEMBERS FROM VYING IN THE NEXT POLLS

By Faith Nyasuguta  The military junta in Guinea has barred its members from vying in the upcoming elections that are set to mark the return to civilian rule. The move follows a Monday announcement that revealed a transitional charter had confirmed military boss colonel Mamady Doumbouya as the president following the coup early this September. […]

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 PARACETAMOL COULD HARM DEVELOPING FETUSES, SCIENTISTS REVEAL

PARACETAMOL COULD HARM DEVELOPING FETUSES, SCIENTISTS REVEAL

By Faith Nyasuguta  A multinational group of 13 scientists has called on the healthcare community to carefully consider the use of paracetamol/acetaminophen (APAP) during pregnancy until the painkiller is thoroughly probed for any potential impact on fetal development in the womb. In a statement published on Thursday in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology, a ballooning […]

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