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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Omicron cases have been confirmed in at least nine African...

Burial Homes Under Strain as Deaths Surge in South African Hub Khuleko Siwele, Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s commercial hub of Gauteng, which includes Johannesburg and Pretoria, risks running out of coffins as Covid-19-related deaths surge. While a third wave of coronavirus cases in South Africa’s worst-affected province may have peaked, fatalities have risen 57% in the past week, data from National Institute of Communicable Diseases show. Funeral parlors are starting...

The number of deaths is also soaring. The 1,711 fatalities nationwide this week exceeded the previous weeks tally by 45% and are twice the total of 849 a week earlier. Gauteng funeral director Sonja Smith said: "Its horrific. Its young people - even babies ... people we know." Covid-19 beds in Gautengs hospitals are expected to run out within days. Hospital staff used phrases like "beyond a catastrophe" when they spoke this week about shortages of nursing staff and equipment. South African Medi...

A faith-based program in New Orleans teaches adoptive parents how to understand children from troubled backgrounds.

Berlin promises a billion euros in financial support to descendants of victims, but activists say this is only a first step and call for direct reparations for 1904-1908 massacres

Kroger Celebrates Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Momentum in 2020 Americas largest grocery retailer directed record one-year total of 640 million meals to fight food insecurity in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic News provided by Share this article Share this article CINCINNATI, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced its new progress and results for Zero Hunger | Zero Waste, the companys bold plan to help create communities free of hunger and waste by 2025. Kr...

WINDHOEK, Namibia — The government of Namibia has closed the southern African country’s state-owned airline, Air Namibia, saying that it can no longer afford the financial losses. All Air Namibia flights have been cancelled, 10 aircraft have been grounded and the reservations system has been closed. Air Namibia’s 644 employees have lost their jobs and […]

Grape Crop Brings in Millions, but Farm Workers Live a Harsh Life By Sonja Smith Located about 50 kilometers from the Noordoewer border post that separates Namibia from neighboring South Africa, Aussenkehr has vast vineyards that stretch as far as the eye can see. Surrounded by a semi-desert area, the vineyards thrive only because of a plentiful supply of water from the nearby Orange River, which forms a natural border between the two countries. Set against the harsh, brown terrain, the verdant...

in fact, i just heard cold pounding rain. highs in the 40s today. low snow levels and a possibility of severe weather. heres sal. steve, right now driving is going to be tough. you can look at our 101 picture. the camera is shaking because of gusty winds which youll feel if youre driving across almost any bay area bridge this morning. and the morning commute is going to be effected by the -- some of the debris thats come down. some of the winds have blown tree branches et cetera on t...

south korean trip as a failure. >> instead of hitting home runs sometimes we are going to hit singles. they are really important singles. >> the president is in tokyo attending a business summit with japanese and australian leaders. mike joins us now. >> reporter: there is a lot on the table the press conference you played before the president left seoul, he had to answer questions from the amican press like has your presidency been weakened and are foreign leaders less anxious to meet...