Zimbabwean street vendor Memory Chauke did not get very far when she hopped over a fence into neighbouring South Africa on the first day its borders reopened after a six-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. South African patrol guards had anticipated that Zimbabweans would resume illegal crossings into the country to buy goods as […]

US President Trump called into talk show Hannity, on Thursday night, to clarify comments he made during Tuesday’s presidential debate concerning white supremacist groups and the Proud Boys. Instead of condemning, the president told the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by.” Trump’s failure to condemn white supremacists and violent alt-right groups was the […]

President Donald Trump of the United States and his wife, Melanie, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cacao exporter, said Thursday it would hike the guaranteed minimum price for farmers by 21 per cent for the 2020-2021 growing season. The announcement was made by President Alassane Ouattara at the start of an annual trade fair for the cacao industry, the West African country’s biggest economic sector. “We […]

United States President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for coronavirus. Trump broke the news on his verified Twitter account, saying they’ll get through it together. Trump wrote: “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this together.” Trump […]