Zimbabwe Extends Lockdown

Zimbabwe has extended the level four COVID-19 lockdown by a further two weeks until March 1. President Emmerson Mnangagwa noted that while the national lockdown goals were now within reach, the numbers of active cases and deaths were still high. “Since the implementation of the current lockdown, which ended on February 15, we have witnessed a marked…

South Africa Reopens Land Borders

Twenty South African land borders that have been closed for more a month, have re-opened today. This past Saturday, cabinet gave the go-ahead for the reopening for these border posts: Source: Department of Home Affairs South Africa’s land borders have been closed since 11 January after large traveller volumes caused massive bottlenecks, particularly at the Beitbridge border with…