The 56-year-old woman, who recently returned from Europe, tested positive on Saturday, 10 days after she completed her compulsory two weeks in isolation.
The UAE-based airline said that the suspension would run from Saturday until 28 January due to unspecified operational reasons.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, director of the WHO Regional Office for Africa, has indicated that South Africa may have to be one of the first African countries to see a vaccine rollout as soon as they are available as it could be one of the hardest hit by the second wave of COVID-19. Dr Moeti was speaking during a virtual bi-monthly media briefing, the first for the organisation for 2021.
Rescuers suspect the animal was injured by poachers who took out its mother, hitting the calf with a machete to keep it away.
Zimbabwe, like many other countries, is experiencing a surge in coronavirus deaths and infections, with 15 deaths and 871 cases in the past 24 hours, though there's been no confirmation it's due to the new variant.
Health Minister Jens Spahn said that 'as long as it is possible', Germany aimed to prevent 'potentially dangerous virus mutations from spreading in continental Europe'.
The comments were made following the homeland security minister's decision to sign extradition papers for self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary.
Officials in Africa's hardest virus-hit country are scrambling to contain infections after a flare-up was reported in the impoverished Eastern Cape province and adjacent Western Cape province last month.
The cumulative number of cases is now at over 737,000, as experts notice a rise in the numbers in the Eastern Cape, the Western Cape and Gauteng.
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Several countries have gone into yet another lockdown to stop the spread of the virus like in Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, many of which have fewer coronavirus cases than South Africa at the moment.
Economists have weighed in during a webinar on investment outlook beyond COVID-19.
The number of new infections has been declining steadily since an average daily peak of around 12,000 in July.
Zimbabwe's minister of information, publicity and broadcasting services Monica Mutsvangwa said the embassy would facilitate the repatriation of those who needed to return home.
Africa Check takes a look at the claim by The New York Times in August 2020 that South Africa has the fifth-highest COVID-19 infection rate in the world.
South Africa has issued a request for proposals to procure 2,000 megawatts of emergency power.
Lesotho police handcuffed two SANDF soldiers and two other South African border officials, who went into that country to fill up with petrol without passports.
For Somkhanda, a community-owned 'Big 5' game reserve, selling game meat has thrown it a lifeline as Africa’s multi-billion-dollar safari industry unravels.
