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WASHINGTON, June 13, 2022 —Today, the World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors approved a 454.4 million euro (ZAR 7.6 billion or $480 million) loan for South Africa’s COVID-19 Emergency Response ...

WASHINGTON, January 20, 2022 —The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors today approved South Africa’s request for a $750 million development policy loan (DPL). This loan will support the ...

A woman wearing a protective face mask against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sits next to her stall, as the new Omicron coronavirus variant spreads, at Tsomo CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The World Bank ...

When the world was struck by COVID-19 five years ago, Africa found itself fighting on two fronts: Against a deadly virus and vaccine inequity. While richer nations hoarded doses, African countries ...

Does Nigerian reality TV need new concepts beyond romance & drama? (Opinion) With romance and drama dominating Nigerian reality TV, the industry may be ripe for fresh concepts that challenge the norm.

© An employee works with samples during a visit by World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Belgium’s Minister of Development ...

Scientists at a zoo in South Africa have found that zookeepers have spread COVID-19 to lions. The infections raise concerns about the virus spreading into the wild. In South Africa, scientists have ...