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Thirty days after he announced his retirement, Rev. Jesse Jackson named Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, as the new president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The official announcement took place on Sunday at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s national convention at the Apostolic Church of God in Woodlawn where U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was scheduled to speak.
The post Rev. Jesse Jackson Names New Leader of Rainbow PUSH first appeared on Post News Group.
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.
[New Zimbabwe] MINES Minister Winston Chitando is caught up in a controversial saga with a local businessman Yakub Ibrahim Mahomed who is accusing the senior government official of seizing eight \"juicy\" gold rich mining claims in Mberengwa, Midlands province.
Kaizer Chiefs head coach Gavin Hunt opens up regarding the biggest crisis at the club, one that he hasn't seen before in over 30-years of coaching
[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto has described remarks by ODM leader Raila Odinga on the ongoing strike by healthcare workers as insensitive.
AmaZulu have confirmed that Ayanda Dlamini has stepped down as head coach. Benni McCarthy and Eric Tinkler are reportedly next on Usuthu's radar.
She captured our hearts with a stunning victory at this year's Miss SA pageant - but Shudufhadzo Musida will not be defending Mzansi's Miss Universe title.
For the second time in a matter of days, a huge explosion in a major Durban suburb has left several people injured - here's the latest from New Germany.
Cricket South Africa has confirmed that the Proteas will travel to Pakistan in January for their first tour since 2007.
The Sharks have received a massive boost ahead of their top-of-the-table Currie Cup clash against the Bulls in Durban.
Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi expressed his disgust with the Western Cape government at Anele Ngcongca's funeral
Motorists have been told to avoid the Allandale region of the N1 in Johannesburg on Wednesday, after a huge truck fire caused a traffic nightmare.
Cricket South Africa and Sri Lanka Cricket have jointly confirmed that their two-Test series will go ahead as planned.
Cyril Ramaphosa seems to be divided within his own mind when it comes to assessing unity within the ANC - and the president has flip-flopped on Tuesday.
General elections in Ghana took place on December 7 as the West African nation held its eighth uninterrupted polls in 28 years to choose a president and lawmakers. Election officials say results may be known by the middle of the week although there was an earlier promise to declare the winner of the presidential race...
The post No road, no vote - Residents in this Ghanaian electoral area refused to vote at all in the general election appeared first on Face2Face Africa.
Black Leopards goalkeeper King Ndlovu says teams are no longer scared of playing Kaizer Chiefs as the two sides prepare for battle.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — \"Fifty years of making a seat at the table and building a pipeline for those to come, and 50 years as the 'Conscience of the Congress,'\" said Congresswoman Bass, adding, \"On behalf of the entire Congressional Black Caucus, congratulations to the members of the Executive Committee for the 117th Congress.\"
This marks the first time either chamber has voted to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, though Capitol Hill pundits and watchers say that the legislation has little chance of passing the Republican-led Senate. The bill would then have to be signed by the current president in order to become law during the current session of Congress.
Conditions are set to take a turn for the extreme on Tuesday afternoon, as weather warnings have been issued for a number of districts and provinces.
Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed that defender Reeve Frosler won't be available for selection until January 2021 at the earliest.
During a chat on Club House, rapper Bow Wow off-handedly said that Solange and Lil Wayne used to date. But no one knew that.
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 December 2020: Yesterday, Monday 7 December, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced the launch of the Africa Europe Foundation. This open platform will facilitate strategic dialogue between diverse stakeholders from both neighbouring continents, catalyse partnerships and unlock new opportunities that can reset and bolster Africa-Europe relations. According to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation,…
A Democratic Senate Majority Leader would completely change the game. Everything from Biden’s cabinet, agency and judicial picks would sail through. Everything in Biden’s agenda from expanding the Affordable Care Act to comprehensive immigration reform would have a real shot at passage.
The post The Senate is the real name of the game appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
In the latest news in South Africa on Thursday 10 December, the country is officially in the second wave of Covid-19 infections, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced last night.
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Born November 4, 1920, Yvette Brown Ridley has reached a centennial milestone. Over the weekend, friends and family celebrated this accomplished intellect with drive by love, hugs and many kisses. Cars were lined up and down her northside street honking more than one hundred times for the honoree. Clad in her mask Ridley smiled through her eyes signaling the day was a success.
Continue reading Norfolk’s NASA Pioneer Celebrates Her 100th Birthday In Jacksonville at The New Journal and Guide.
Meet Natasha Joubert: She's now SA's pick for Miss Universe 2020 - and the dog-loving marketing graduate has plenty to say about her new role...
Follow all of the live action from tonight's DStv Premiership clash between Kaizer Chiefs and Black Leopards at the FNB Stadium below
Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Willard Katsande has taken his swag to the next level as he copied Cristiano Ronaldo's Louis Vuitton summer outfit.
CSA interim board chairperson Zak Yacoob said he didn't want to blame England for the cancellation of their recent ODI tour of South Africa.
