South Africa’s new Covid-19 restrictions come into effect
30 December 2020 |
2:54 pm
In tonight's edition: South Africa starts patrolling beaches and alcohol sales are stopped once again as the latest Covid-19 restrictions come into force. Also, Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine says his bodyguard was killed by military police. Tensions are rising ahead of January's elections. And with cervical cancer one of the most prevalent cancers among women in Cameroon, campaigners are trying to get more women to go for regular screenings.
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