From next week on mineworkers living in neighbouring South African countries will start working again. The first load was registered for this process of 9500 mining workers from Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It is screened at home, then quarantined in 14 days in facilities next to the South African mines, until work begins.
Africa is a centre of activity for mining and exploration firms. Within this sector, the list of companies operating in the continent is vast and increasingly growing. Many mining companies operating from Cape to Cairo and Ghana to Sudan include the world’s leading multinational firms, including African Copper Plc, Oando Energy Resources, Tjate Platinum Corporation, Kumba Iron Ore, Aquarius Platinum and Cardinal Mining Services. These mining companies are located throughout Africa. All the mines in Africa are mined from coal to iron ore, gold, diamonds, cobalt, copper, oil, and platinum.
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| Africa Covid-19 update: According to the latest figures published by Johns Hopkins University, 6,573,286 cases have been detected worldwide, with 387,898 deaths and 2,844,451 people now recovered. |
Across the African continent, the Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (Africa CDC), the number of confirmed COVID-19 positivity cases surpassed 162.673. In its most recent report, the Africa CDC showed that, as of Friday morning, the number of confirmatory cases of COVID-19 had risen from 158318 on Wednesday to 162673. The pandemic deaths total also increased to 4,601 on Thursday morning from 4,508 on Wednesday.
The Continental Disease Control and Prevention Agency, which has noted that the virus has spread to 54 African countries to date, has also announced a recovery in the continent of some 70,475 people who have received COVID-19.
South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana as well as Morocco are the most affected countries in Africa. In terms of the positive COVID-19 cases as well as death rates, the North African region is the most affected area across the continent. The region of South Africa is, according to the CDC of Africa, the second most affected area of COVID-19.
Data Source: Xinhua News Agency and CGTN
