International News
UK bans passengers from Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo to control spread of Covid variant
By: Reuters 22nd January 2021 Britain is banning all arrivals from Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo from Friday to stop the spread of the Covid-19 variant that was... →
New Covid-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy
By: Reuters 21st January 2021 The new Covid-19 variant identified in South Africa can evade the antibodies that attack it in treatments using blood plasma from previously... →
WHO plans slew of Covid-19 vaccine approvals for global rollout
By: News24Wire 21st January 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to approve several Covid-19 vaccines from western and Chinese manufacturers in coming weeks and months,... →
Biden signs orders to end ‘Muslim ban’, rejoin Paris climate deal
By: News24Wire 21st January 2021 United States President Joe Biden has signed a string of executive orders, memorandums and directives that will reverse some of his predecessor... →
India starts exporting Covid vaccines
By: News24Wire 20th January 2021 India has started exporting coronavirus vaccines with a shipment to the neighbouring Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, the Ministry of External Affairs... →
Joe Biden plans immediate orders on immigration, Covid, climate
By: News24Wire 20th January 2021 In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump’s policy legacy, signing a series of executive... →
Trump, in farewell address, says movement ‘only just beginning’
By: News24Wire 20th January 2021 US President Donald Trump has released a farewell video, touting what he described as the success of his “America First” platform and telling his... →
Project launched to define role of finance in South Africa and India’s ‘just transitions’ 
By: Terence Creamer 19th January 2021 A new multi-partner initiative has been launched with the aim of defining the role that finance can and should play in supporting both South Africa... →
