Coronavirus Lockdown
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South Africa
South African President Calls On Countries To Reverse Omicron Travel Restrictions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to reverse the travel restrictions imposed on the country due…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean Government Extends COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions For Two Weeks
The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday announced the extension of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in the country for another two weeks, reported…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Moves Country To Adjusted Level 3 Lockdown
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday announced a relaxation of lockdown regulations as the country gets moved to an…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Locks Down Capital, Eight Other Districts As Covid Cases Surge
The Rwandan government on Wednesday announced it has put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa, NCCC To Discuss Move To Higher Lockdown Level
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday hinted that the government is likely considering tightening existing lockdown measures as the…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Govt Warns Of A Total Lockdown If People Flout COVID-19 Preventive Measures
Rwandan Health Minister Daniel Ngamije on Tuesday warned that the government will be forced to impose a second nationwide total…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Govt Extends Lockdown To Three More Governorates As COVID-19 Cases Rise
The Tunisian government on Sunday extended lockdown to three another governorates as the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in…
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South Africa
South African President Announces Immediate Move To Lockdown Level 2
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said the government has decided to tighten COVID-19 restrictions due to a surge…
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South Africa
South African President Says No Decision Yet On Harder Lockdown Restrictions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government is actively tracking the possibility of a third Covid-19 wave in the…
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Tunisia
Tunisian Government Orders Partial Lockdown Amid Worst Ever Health Crisis
The Tunisian government on Friday ordered a partial COVID-19 lockdown for one week amid rising coronavirus cases. The lockdown will…
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Rwanda
Rwandan Government Re-Imposes Lockdown In Kigali As Coronavirus Cases Surge
Rwandan government on Tuesday re-imposed a lockdown in the capital city of Kigali due to a recent spike in the…
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South Africa
South African President Extends Lockdown Level 3 As Coronavirus Cases Surge
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced the closure of border posts with neighboring countries for entry and departure…
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Imposes National Lockdown Again Amid Increasing COVID 19 Cases
Zimbabwe’s government on Sunday imposed a national lockdown once again, following a surge in Covid-19 cases, reported Africa News. The…
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Kenya
Kenya: Health Ministry Reports New Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll
Kenya’s Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 24 COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, the highest single-day toll since March when the…
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South Africa
South African President Ramaphosa Confirms A Strict Lockdown Not On The Cards
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday dismissed rumors of the country returning to lockdown level three, reported The Eyewitness…
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South Africa
South African Tobacco Manufacturers Sue Government Over Smoking Ban
Tobacco companies have decided to go ahead with litigation against the South African government for outing a ban on the…
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Algeria
Algeria Eases Coronavirus Restrictions, Lifts Travel Curbs, Shortens Overnight Curfew
Algeria has eased coronavirus lockdown restrictions including lifting some travel curbs, shortening an overnight curfew, and allowing large mosques to…
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Libya
Libya: GNA Announces A full Lockdown Amid Surge In Coronavirus Cases
Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday said it would impose a full lockdown in the parts…
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Kenya
Kenyan President Announces Resumption Of International, Domestic Flights
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced a phased reopening of the country from a COVID-19 lockdown, reported Reuters. The…
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Nigeria
Nigeria: Government Announces Resumption Of Domestic Flights From July 8
Nigeria’s Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika on Wednesday confirmed that the government will begin reopening the country’s airports from July 8,…
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South Africa
South African President Announces Re-opening Of Restaurants, Casinos, Cinemas
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday announced re-opening of casinos, cinemas, personal care services and certain forms of accommodation…
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Senegal
Senegal Postpones Re-Opening Of Schools After Reporting Fresh Coronavirus Cases
The Senegal government on Tuesday decided to postpone the reopening of schools after a cluster of coronavirus infections was detected…
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Algeria
Algeria Extends Coronavirus Lockdown Until June 13 In 44 Provinces Amid Pandemic
The Algeria government on Thursday announced the extension of lockdown from May 30 to June 13, as the number of…
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South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Says Coronavirus Lockdown To Ease From June 1
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday warned that the country’s coronavirus outbreak is going to get much worse, reported…
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Uganda
Uganda Government Begins Easing Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions
The Uganda government began relaxing the anti-coronavirus lockdown in the country on Tuesday after President Yoweri Museveni declared the infection…
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