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Farmers hit hard by the effects of tropical storms Ida and Grace in August are to receive support from the Ministry of Agriculture to purchase seeds and other inputs such as pesticides to get back into full production. Agriculture Minister Audley...
A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
THE CARIBBEAN’S living resources – from coral reefs to seagrass, mangroves, fish and shellfish, all of which contribute to the region’s multibillion-dollar blue economy – face an uphill battle for survival in the changing climate. This is detailed...
BY SILAS NKALA ILLEGAL farming activities have been blamed for blocking Bulawayo’s sewage system resulting in regular pipe bursts, a council report has revealed. According to latest council minutes, several councillors expressed concern over illegal farming activities along streambanks with some residents damaging sewage pipes. Councillor Rodney Jele said cultivation in prohibited areas such as streambanks, roadsides and at intersections had reached alarming levels. “Was there any public awareness being conducted?” Jele questioned at the same time proposing that relevant by-laws be enforced. Councillor Sinikiwe Mutanda said illegal cultivation resulted in sewer and stream blockages. “Residents are throwing rubble from their fields into the streams,” she said. “Council by-laws have to be effected and offenders prosecuted. “Slashing of the crops is, therefore, necessary. Marking of prohibited areas must be done. “Public awareness meetings were not possible because of the COVID-19 regulations,” read the minutes in part. “Awareness campaigns had not been conducted and councillors were of the view to revive those,” read the minutes. The councillors were encouraged to engage residents with regards to streambank cultivation. Previously, council used to slash crops at almost maturity level, but due to drought and food shortages, the previous council had adopted a resolution that the crops should not be slashed on humanitarian grounds and that resolution is still effective. Follow Silas on Twitter @silasnkala
[Monitor] By Denis Edema
Rwanda has deployed troops to the Central African Republic, where its soldiers serving in the UN peacekeeping force have been targeted by rebels, the defence ministry in Kigali said.
Fifteen minutes into the match, the Champions League soccer game between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended on Tuesday due to allegations of racism directed at Basaksehir's side assistant coach. According to players from the Turkish team, fourth official Sebastian Coltescu had used a racial term against assistant coach Pierre Webo, who is Cameroonian. […]
[The Conversation Africa] Imagine being a potato farmer in Ethiopia, Kenya or Nigeria. On a small piece of land, which you depend on for food and income, you have spent months planting, weeding and watering. Up to twice a week, you manually spray your field, sometimes with limited equipment, or hire someone to do it, spending much of your income on fungicides to avoid crop diseases.
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted that his economic development plans have failed as he opened the nation's first full ruling party congress in five years, state media reported Wednesday. In an opening speech at the congress that began Tuesday, Kim said that 'almost all sectors fell a long way short of the set objectives' under a previous five-year development plan established at the 2016 congress, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency. 'We should further promote and expand the victories and successes we have gained at […]
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In October 2020 the DA in the province led by Roy Jankielsohn, launched their application with the Bloemfontein High Court, to compel the Free State Development Corporation (FDC) and Provincial Agriculture Department to recognise, verify and appoint the beneficiaries officially.
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The country’s second wave of COVID-19 infections has seen cases of the respiratory disease spike by as much as 10 000 in a single day
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says despite projections of a four percent economic growth next year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries, it will not be enough to prevent a “metaphorical bloodbath” occasioned by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has severely impacted the economies of Caribbean states.
The State-owned Agro-Investment Corporation has launched an ambitious drive to get at least 10,000 more acres of land into agricultural production over the next two years.
[Monitor] A source at Mulago National Referral Hospital has revealed that the facility is facing a crisis of oxygen supply for patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Veteran farmer Paul Henry is well aware of the potential of the 26-acre parcel of land he will be forced to give up when the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited takes control of the property on the former Bernard Lodge Sugar Estates in...
Kenyan doctors working in government hospitals began a countrywide strike on Monday over inadequate insurance benefits and lack of protective equipment while treating Covid-19 patients, their union said.
HART HILL, Portland:\tThe police are now probing the discovery of the skeletal remains of a human in Hart Hill, Portland. \tThe body was found on Saturday by two people, who were travelling in a bushy area called Church Lane. \tAccording to...
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, DAVID CRARY and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press NOEL, Mo. (AP) — Thirty miles of rural Missouri separate the two churches, and so much else. One is mostly white; the other hosts services in five languages for a flock that spans the world. Still, every Tuesday the pastors meet midway between their houses of worship, seeking each other's counsel, sharing their joys — and, more often, their burdens. Because in these pandemic-wracked days, they are sometimes overwhelmed by the crucible of ministering. 'Whether it be the death of a member, whether it be somebody upset, whether it […]
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Jamaica on Monday recorded 87 new COVID-19 cases, with ages ranging from two to 89 years, pushing the tally to 11,271 with 3,561 being active.\tOf the new cases, 38 are males, 48 are females and one case is under investigation.\tNo additional death...
Every day, a team of Daily Kos Community members reviews all stories published by the Community. When great writing doesn’t receive the attention it deserves, we rescue that story to the Community Spotlight group blog. In September, we began collecting...
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500 people hospitalised and one person dead in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.The illness was first detected Saturday evening in Eluru, an ancient city famous for its hand-woven products. People started convulsing without any warning, said Geeta Prasadini, the director of public health.
THE Government believes it has sufficient measures in place to prevent persons entering the island from the United Kingdom (UK), via transit ports, while the present travel ban is in place.The Jamaica Observer has received reports that people wanting to enter the island from the UK have been travelling to the United States and other countries before heading to Jamaica in an effort to avoid going into the required 14-day state quarantine.
With the COVID-19-induced disruptions in the education sector since last March, some parents are opting to have their children delay taking the grade six components of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) tests this year, preparations for which one...
Marcia Fudge will be nominated as the next Housing and Urban Development Secretary.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 20 December 2020: Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) last week signed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with local and international NGOs. The symbolic signing ceremony involved 35 agricultural and related projects that are being implemented by 20 NGOs. The SLAs will ensure that the NGOs provide a defined set of…
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Many South Florida farmers are still picking up the pieces after Tropical Storm Eta destroyed 80 percent of their crops. Millie Green is a farmer from
The National Water Commission (NWC) says it is to truck water to residents of Portland who are served by the Norwich Pumping Station.\tThe facility is down due to a mechanical issue.\tThe NWC says the extensive work necessary to repair and reinstall...
[Cameroon Tribune] The opportunity has been given to farmers to sell to the world what they have through the locality's agro-pastoral forum which kicked off December 16, 2020.
And so, the year is set to end with more heart-sinking news. These countries have reacted to the 'new COVID-19 mutation' by banning flights to South Africa.
