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Beleaguered national airline South African Airways (SAA) has launched its revamped website, featuring flights to destinations across the globe - at sky-high prices.
South Africa is one of the hardest-hit countries in Africa with over 740,000 infections.
The country recorded 60 more virus-related deaths on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 20,011.
Plane loads of tourists aboard Ethiopian, KLM and Turkish airlines are expected to land in Tanzania in the next one week, marking a critical milestone in the on-going re-opening of the country’s economy following nearly two months of lockdown.
The country’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, hotels and schools are all heeding President John Magufuli’s directive to re-open the entire economy following what he termed as significantly reduced cases of coronavirus patients in the country.
The president, in a public address in the capital city, Dodoma, said there is no longer a need to curtail economic activity while hospitals across Tanzania had empty beds having discharged nearly all Covid-19 positive patients after they tested negative for the virus.
Among the six East African Community member countries, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have the strictest travel restrictions while Burundi and South Sudan have also issued public health advisories to curb the spread of the virus.
Ummy Mwalimu, the Tanzania Health Minister, said in a statement on May 18, that they had eased the country’s travel advisory “following a decreased trend of admitted Covid-19 cases in the country”.
The grace period for expired driver's licences has been extended to allow drivers across the country more time to renew their license.
South Sudan has registered two new coronavirus deaths, just a day after recording its first virus related death.
Addressing the press on Friday in Juba, Dr Makur Koriom, the spokesman of the High-Level Taskforce says apart from the two deaths, the country also recorded four new Covid-19 cases on Friday.
This brings the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Sudan to 235,” he added.
South Sudan recorded its first Covid-19 case on April 5.
Last week, different South Sudanese stakeholders criticised President Kiir for lifting Covid-19 restrictions, warning that country may experience a full blown out of the pandemic.
Duel between Covid-19 and oil prices continues
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 0:01
By GEORGE WACHIRA
The Covid-19 is playing a major havoc on nearly all oil industry supply chain players.
Covid-19 prevalence, especially in high GDP nations like USA, China and European Union, has become a good calibrator of oil price movements.
Oil markets fear of virus resurgence and reduced oil demands has in the past few days seen a reversal of oil price recovery, which are now heading back to $40, and with indications that prices could drop further depending on how the virus resurges in the US.
There is a consensus among major oil players that a “return to normal” oil demand will take longer than previously anticipated, with the low oil demands and prices not expected to recover to pre-March levels until after 2021.
Right here in Kenya we witnessed a lower-tier independent oil explorer Tullow Oil declare a Covid-19 justified force majeure on its contractual obligations with the government
Oil producing countries heavily dependent on oil for national budgets are having to scale back their economic ambitions and public service levels, while some of them are digging deeply into their sovereign wealth funds
It is the economic performance of the two largest economies (USA and China) that determines how and when global oil demands and prices move.
CARIBBEAN Airlines will, as of this weekend, be operating flights for Jamaicans stranded in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith has announced.
The two Jamaicans had earlier told the Jamaica Observer that they were unable to return home because regional carrier Caribbean Airlines had been unable to fly to some territories because of border restrictions.
After learning yesterday that The Bahamas is one of the countries from which Caribbean Airlines flights will be repatriating Jamaicans, she contacted the airline but was told that the flights are only for students.
“Antigua border opened for international flights and Jamaica is now the same [for nationals], but Trinidad and Tobago hasn't opened their borders and Barbados hasn't opened their borders yet.
She was scheduled to do a third last month, but the closure of Jamaica's borders up until last week Monday and the difficulty faced to now get a return flight have dashed her hopes of completing the medical procedure any time soon.
South Sudan has recorded two new coronavirus deaths, the country’s High-Level Taskforce on Coronavirus has confirmed.
He added that four other people had tested positive raising the country’s tally to 235.
This brings the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Sudan to 235” Dr Koriom told journalists.
South Sudan recorded its first Covid-19 case on April 5, a 29-year-old female who arrived in the country Ethiopia on February 28.
Last week, different South Sudanese stakeholders criticised President Kiir for lifting Covid-19 cases, warning that country may experience a full blown out of the pandemic.
A Bill that will guide the sale of Kenya Airways (KQ) to the State was tabled in Parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for the buyout of minority shareholders at a premium and converting shares held by banks into Treasury bonds.
The loss-making airline, which is 48.9 per cent government-owned and 7.8 per cent held by Air France-KLM, was privatised 24 years ago but sank into debt and losses in 2014.
Kenya has reached an agreement with Air France-KLM on the offer price, which will be a premium on the carrier’s prevailing trading price at the Nairobi bourse.
A consortium of local lenders, who acquired 38 per cent of the company’s equity during the 2017 restructuring, could be paid through government debt, possibly in 10-year Treasury bonds, Mr Yatani said.
Mr Yatani said the State was keen on a long-term solution anchored on nationalisation of Kenya Airways, arguing that the carrier’s financial troubles went beyond the Covid-related woes.
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan says the passenger plane that crashed near Karachi had 91 passengers and seven crew members on board, revising earlier statements from airport officials.
The airport in Lahore, where the Pakistan International Airlines flight originated on Friday, initially said there were 107 people on board.
A spokesman for Pakistan’s civil aviation authority attributed the discrepancy to confusion in the tense aftermath of the crash.
A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the international airport near Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday after what appeared to be an engine failure during landing.
The aircraft arriving from the eastern city of Lahore was carrying 99 passengers and eight crew members, said Abdul Sattar Kokhar, spokesman Pakistan’s civil aviation authority.
Workers and trucks are seen clearing the new apron - an airport parking - which according to Rwanda Airports (RAC) engineers is 53,000 square metres with capacity to accommodate 18 aircraft.
At the airport main building, construction crews are working on an arrivals terminal meant to increase passenger area space, to avoid long queues and comply with internationally accepted standards.
The Covid-19 pandemic, which has taken a heavy toll on air transport services, has allowed the government to embark on expansion of major areas of the airport to increase its capacity.
Last year, Kigali International Airport processed at least 1.2 million arrivals, according to the minister, and that the idea is to direct financial resources towards building aviation.
The investment by the Qatari Government in the airport in Bugesera is expected to ultimately handle 14 million passengers annually, double Kigali International Airport's current capacity.
Here's a quick glance at what the weather forecast holds in store across all the South African provinces. Stay warm or keep cool.
Jambojet is seeking approval to fly between cities in Kenya without stopping at its hub in Nairobi.
Somalia evacuated 84 of its citizens early on Monday from Uganda where it has suspended international flights due to the novel coronavirus.
The Somali nationals were repatriated by the Federal Government of Somalia as part of the COVID-19 response plan instructed by President Farmajo.
In conjunction with Saudi Arabia, the horn of the Africa nation evacuated more Somalis who stranded in the Gulf nation since the outbreak of COVID-19.
The latest flight comes hours after the government brought back 132 nationals from KSA.
The Somali government is working together with several countries in the world to ensure all Somalis who wish to return home get the chance.
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Too rich for debt relief available to most African nations and hobbled by its politics, South Africa is facing a public financing crisis.
“Even as South Africa responds to the current health and economic crisis, a fiscal reckoning looms.
Even as South Africa responds to the current health and economic crisis, a fiscal reckoning looms.
South Africa’s fiscal decline accelerated over the past decade as loss-making state-owned companies including Eskom and South African Airways received a series of bailouts and the government repeatedly failed to rein in public sector wages.
But warnings it may require additional budget support and have to follow a structural reform programme mandated by the Washington-based lender are unlikely to be heeded ahead of municipal elections next year, said Ralph Mathekga, a political analyst and author of books about South African politics.
The National Assembly Bill, which seeks to deliver synergies across the industry is primarily focused on providing structural support for Kenya Airways.
Budget carrier Jambojet has received approval to fly between cities in Kenya without stopping at its hub in Nairobi and also expand into cargo business.
