South Africa's confirmed coronavirus infections have jumped by more than 10,000 in five days to 61,927 on Friday, official statistics showed. Positive cases stood at 50,879 on Monday, just a week after the continent's worst-hit country further eased lockdown restrictions. South Africa accounts for nearly 25 percent of the continent's total cases, according to the [...]
The speed the new coronavirus jumped from 100,000 to 200,000 confirmed cases in Africa shows just how quickly the pandemic is accelerating on the continent, the World Health Organization said Thursday. According to an AFP tally, Africa topped the 200,000 mark on Tuesday. "It took 98 days to reach the first 100,000 cases, and only [...]
The population of sea turtles in the Seychelles' waters is stable despite continuous poaching incidents, said a top environment official. The director of conservation in the Department of Environment, Ashley Dias, said the sea turtles "continue to thrive within the Seychelles' waters, especially on and around the main islands where most of the population are." [...]
Seychelles has issued three bonds worth $72 million in total to assist the government in covering a deficit of approximately $211 million in its spending. The Ministry of Finance, Trade, Investment and Economic Planning (MoFTIEP) said the three Solidarity Bonds, each worth $24 million, are being issued as part of the government's effort to raise [...]
More than 1.5 million COVID-19 cases have been identified in Latin America, a region now threatened by a food crisis, while global markets plunged Thursday anticipating a long road to economic recovery. The World Health Organization also warned the pandemic was accelerating in Africa. Brazil on Thursday passed two grim milestones: 40,000 COVID-19 deaths and [...]
The Ministry for Education has made it official policy in public schools in Seychelles that students who are struggling with their studies will no longer automatically be promoted to the next grade. This change in policy follows the implementation by the Ministry for Education and Human Resources Development of its Grade Repetition and Acceleration Policy. [...]
The International Criminal Court called on Wednesday for Sudanese war crimes suspects to turn themselves in, just a day after longtime fugitive militiaman Ali Kushayb surrendered to The Hague. ICC lawyer Fatou Bensouda said during a United Nations Security Council videoconference that Kushayb -- who is suspected of crimes against humanity in Darfur -- "was [...]
Air Seychelles will operate a series of special flights to transport foreign nationals and residents stranded in the island nation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the national airline announced Wednesday. An outbound flight will be operated by Air Seychelles to Dubai on Saturday, June 13 and one to Johannesburg on Monday, June 15. Air Seychelles [...]
Houston said farewell to George Floyd in a rousing hometown funeral Tuesday, with poignant tributes and calls for justice for the 46-year-old African American whose death "touched the world" and ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. Politicians, civil rights activists and celebrities joined in sharing memories of the man they called a "gentle [...]
There are discrepancies between the actual quantities and species of fish caught in Seychelles' waters and what is being reported by national and international regulatory bodies, a newly published report found. In short, the actual catch over the last nearly seven decades was 1.5 times higher than the reported catch. The research report – 'A Baseline [...]
