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Eastern Cape police used rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse a group of locals who were breaking lockdown regulations.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
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The ‘defund the police movement has been causing rifts around the country. Based on the decision of the Seattle City Council, the Seattle Chief of Police has resigned due to…
The St Thomas police have described the issue of praedial larceny as a bitter concern that has been plaguing the parish over the last few months. In response to the surge in agricultural property theft, the police say they have stepped up their...
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu has tested positive for COVID-19 amid the second wave. He took a test on Monday after showing symptoms.
KwaZulu-Natal has recorded more than 157 000 infections of COVID-19 and premier Sihle Zikalala has called on the province to embrace ‘the new normal’
Jonathan “Fitness” Jones, a Bay Area breathing aerobics and fitness trainer, and an Ambassador for the Post to community groups, announced that he will take the COVID-19 vaccine and hopes that others, especially African Americans, will also take the vaccine as a way to help protect their health. He celebrated his 58th birthday by doing […]
The post To Set Example for African Americans, Bay Area Trainer to Take COVID-19 Vaccine first appeared on Post News Group.
Gauteng police have arrested two male suspects, aged 16 and 36, in Eden Park following the discovery of the body of a 9-year old girl who had gone missing.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, the first-ever Vote Early Day, MTV is partnering with top artists to bring one-of-a-kind, pop-up art installations to Atlanta to celebrate and educate voters about their options to vote early and nearby early voting locations. The art installations are part of MTV’s Vote For Your Life campaign and leadership in founding […]
The post MTV Announces Atlantic Station Art Installations to Celebrate Vote Early Day appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.
St. James Santee Family Health Center, a provider of quality comprehensive primary healthcare for more than 38 years, announces on May 15, 2020 the launch of a new brand identity, name and tagline.
While we wanted to accurately reflect our work in the new naming, we also wanted to pursue new opportunities in health and wellness and to market the organization to a broader community base.”
This is part of the organization’s strategy to proactively lead within the evolving health care industry, maintain our patient and community relationships while creating a foundation for new opportunities.
St. James Health & Wellness has also introduced a new Community Advisory Committee allowing for stronger engagement with our patient base and community while providing a listening ear to their concerns and suggestions.
Our new name, logo and tagline positions us for these opportunities as a leader in community health care.”
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has highlighted that cases are currently increasing in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Northern Cape - but this is not necessarily the start of a second wave of Covid-19.
Anothando Mhlobo, 3, has gone missing in Imizamo Yethu, Hout Bay, while playing outside with other children.
BERLIN (AP) — Austria is seeing the start of a 'second wave' of coronavirus infections, the country's leader said Sunday, urging citizens to comply with reinforced rules to keep down new cases and suggesting that companies keep employees working from home if possible. Austria had a relatively successful first phase of the pandemic but has joined other European countries in seeing a rise in infections in recent weeks. It recorded 869 new infections on Friday, the highest daily figure since late March. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced that day that the government would reimpose measures such as mandatory mask-wearing in shops. […]
The post Austria's leader: 2nd wave of virus has begun, use caution appeared first on Black News Channel.
Washington, D.C. – The NAACP has launched its #WeAreDoneDying campaign, aimed at exposing the inequities embedded into the American health care system and the country at large.
From COVID-19 to running while Black in America, the abuse faced by people of color, particularly African Americans is devastating, according to organization leaders.
The campaign is a call-to-action and highlights the NAACP’s policy interests and supported legislation for African Americans and other people of color, a large demographic that is often left out of recovery effort conversations.
The integrated and interactive content will create actionable steps for people to feel empowered by demanding action from their state’s elected officials on issues such as health care, education, criminal justice, economic justice and voting rights.
“The NAACP Empowerment Programs’ 111 years of advocacy and fighting for the rights of Black people positions us to lead the fight for our community’s interest during this time of uncertainty.”
Kathleen Ronayne | Associated Press Dr. David Tom Cooke says his choice to participate in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine is like his grandmother's decision to leave the Jim Crow South to work in California's naval shipyards during World War II. She was determined to contribute even though the country didn't recognize her […]
The post Black California Surgeon 'Walks the Walk' on Virus Vaccine appeared first on Black Voice News.
Sharing a word of warning with the general public, Zweli Mkhize has reminded South Africans that Level 1 of lockdown still comes with tight restrictions.
Black Police Chief Carmen Best resigned from the force after the Seattle City Council voted to reduce the budget of the police department by $3.5 million.
The family, a 60-year-old woman and her children, were watching TV at their Ngxoki homestead on Friday at about 23:00, when an unknown number of gunmen entered the home. The women and her son were shot and killed.
AS several countries ease into relaxing the strict measures taken to contain the dreaded novel coronavirus outbreak, top officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) are urging extreme caution, warning that the volatility of the virus could result in a second peak, long before a second wave, causing further devastation.
“We congratulate countries who have managed to contain and suppress the disease transmission; when we speak about a second wave classically what we often mean is that there will be a first wave and the disease by itself effectively goes to a very low level and then it curves a number of months later.
We cannot make assumptions that just because the disease is on the way down now it's gonna keep going down and then we are going to get a number of months to get ready for a second wave,” the WHO's emergencies chief Dr Michael Ryan told a press briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday.
We got a second peak, not necessarily a second wave, and therefore I think right now countries in Europe, countries in North America, many other countries around the world and South East Asia have to continue to put in place the public health and social measures, the surveillance measures, the testing measures and a comprehensive strategy to ensure that we continue on a downward trajectory and that we don't have an immediate second peak,” he said.
In the meantime, WHO Head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said stringency in social and public health measures remain paramount if countries are to overtake the virus and remain in the lead.
THE COMMUNITY of Clifton in St Catherine has established a farm on more than seven acres of land donated by the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited (SCJH). Residents of the area, mainly females, are cultivating okra, corn, tomato, lettuce,...
Oscar Grant III was a 22-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the early morning hours of New Years Day 2009 by BART Police officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland, California, United States. Responding to reports of a fight on a crowded Bay Area Rapid Transit train returning from San Francisco, BART Police officers detained Grant and several other passengers on the platform at the Fruitvale BART Station. Officer Johannes Mehserle and another officer had restrained Grant, forcing him to lie face down. Mehserle drew his pistol and shot Grant in the back. Grant was unarmed. He was pronounced dead the next morning at Highland Hospital in Oakland. The events were captured on multiple official and private digital video and privately owned cell phone cameras. Owners disseminated their footage to media outlets and to various websites, where it was watched millions of times. Both peaceful and violent protests took place in the days following.
The shooting has been variously classified as an involuntary manslaughter since the officer later claimed he thought he was using his taser gun. On January 30, 2010, Alameda County prosecutors charged Mehserle with murder for the shooting. He resigned his position, and pleaded not guilty. The trial began on June 10, 2010. On July 8, 2010, Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter.
Though initial protests that day against the ruling were peacefully organized, after dark there were incidents of looting, arson, destruction of property, and small riots. Nearly 80 people were eventually arrested. On July 9, 2010, the U.S. Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation against Mehserle. The federal government can prosecute independently for the same act under the separate sovereigns exception to double jeopardy. No charges have been filed to date. On November 5, 2010, Mehserle was sentenced to two years, minus time served. He served his time in the Los Angeles County Jail protective
Dozens of residents evicted by one commercial farmer in 2013 lived out in the open for months, then later in tents or shoddy housing on the fringes of a government forest reserve, with inadequate access to water and no source of livelihood or permission to cultivate land.
The court ordered the attorney general, the local government and one of the companies at issue to provide relief, including providing alternative land and compensation for rights violations.
The government should swiftly execute this order to ensure that community members have access to land and water and get help with building new homes and returning to farming.
Petitioners had sought more and requested that the court cancel the commercial farm's land title, and questioned the legality of the conversion of their land into a farm block.
The court then ordered the government to provide alternative land and compensation.
The Egyptian Drug Authority issued an official license of the Sinopharm Chinese developed coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in Egypt.
Trump-Supporting Thugs took over the US Capitol building, disrupting the counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joe Biden's win. Earlier in the day, thousands of his supporters held a rally refusing to accept the election results. In his speech to his supporters, Trump said he would never concede to Biden. The 'Save America' … Continued
The post White Privilege on Full Display as Trump’s Thugs Take Over US Capitol appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
The Ministry of Justice is looking to establish a restorative justice centre in Greenwich Farm, St Andrew, to serve members of that community and surrounding areas. This was disclosed by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck during Wednesday’s ‘Access to...
Talking to Black business owners in Pittsburgh in the wake of the COVID-19 quarantine, you hear a lot of the same things: They’ve applied for loans and have heard nothing back.
Kelly Hunt, district director of Western Pennsylvania’s Small Business Administration [SBA] office, said business owners who’ve previously applied to the PPP should expect lenders to reach out to them in the next week or so about funds from the second stimulus package.
Hunt also wants small business owners to know that if they receive an EIDL, the $1,000 advance payment per employee does not have to be repaid.
The first round has led to multiple lawsuits against banks, including PNC Bank, alleging that the financial institutions favored big companies over small business in processing PPP loans.
Many Black business owners in Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago are reporting being locked out from stimulus relief loans.
The protocol developed and used successfully in hotels by the tourism sector in the COVID-19 fight is being expanded to communities in wider Jamaica, with the launch of the COVID-19 Ambassador programme by the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association...
The case against three police officers accused of killing Nateniël Julies has been postponed again in the Protea Magistrate’s Court.
[Nation] More than 10 clubs in the Coast have been shut down for flouting the Ministry of Health guidelines that seek to combat the spread of Covid-19.
