A Ugandan traditional healer and his daughter have been arrested for allegedly selling a fake vaccine for Covid-19.
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison following his recent rape and sexual assault conviction. He was convicted on two of five charges by a jury of seven men and five women on Feb. 24.
The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus a pandemic, as the number of confirmed cases approach 120,000 worldwide. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has stunned investors by announcing a temporary travel ban from Europe which sent global tumbling.
Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday.
A truck driver who knocked down two white rhinos in the MosiOaTunya National Park has been found guilty at the Livingstone magistrate's court, Zambia media reported.
The US tech giant Apple will pay up to $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in which it was accused of slowing down older iPhones.
Two South Africans who tested positive for the coronavirus on a cruise ship in Japan are receiving the necessary treatment. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, as well as the Department of Health, are in constant contact with these two individuals, who are in good care.
Health authorities in Lagos, Nigeria confirmed the countries first case of the new coronavirus. It is the first known case of a patient contracting the Covid-19 disease in sub-Saharan Africa. So far on the continent, only Egypt and Algeria have reported individual cases.
The disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault on Monday. The conviction was hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system.
