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There could be a “silent epidemic” of the coronavirus in Africa, according to a new study which shows most countries are testing far too little.

President Jair Bolsonaro has become famous for saying Covid-19 is a “little flu”. Now he has it.

A chilly blast of cold air is headed for SA this week.

The Gauteng government wants to be able to return to hard lockdowns to deal with the rocketing coronavirus caseload in the province.

Hundreds of firefighters have come together to rebuild the destroyed house of the late firefighter Samuel Mthobo Sambo, who died in a car crash in 2005.

Just about all the 204 learners who were infected by the coronavirus at a boarding school in the Eastern Cape have beaten Covid-19. But now the school's principal has become infected.

Healthcare workers with Covid-19 need a place to quarantine and recover. At the same time, rooms and beds in hotels and guest houses are lying empty, as most tourism and travel has stopped. Ubuntu Beds tries to solve these two problems.

Already overwhelmed by the rising cases of patients with Covid-19, the Eastern Cape government has confirmed some 888 nurses and doctors have also been infected by the coronavirus.

Lazarus Chakwera became Malawi's new president on Sunday after months of street protests and a decision by the Constitutional Court to have a new election.

Taxi operators are preparing to flout the law and ignore the threat of coronavirus by returning to full loads from Monday.

Donald Trump’s big election rally on Saturday was going to be huge. He boasted that nearly a million people had registered to attend. In the end, fewer than 10,000 turned up to the half-empty stadium.