Faces from Africa's anti-coronavirus frontlinesAcross Africa, obscure or forgotten health and government officials have been propelled into the public eye because of their role in fighting coronavirus. SEE ALSO: Men’s team ready for Africa Olympic qualifiers in GambiaMr Mkhize, 64, is also a veteran of South Africa's struggle against AIDS. The editor of South African weekly City Press has described him as "clever, able and smart". SEE ALSO: Municipality that houses South Africa’s Pretoria placed under administrationYvonne Aki-Sawyerr, 52, is pushing to provide access to water urgently. SEE ALSO: South Africa confirms first case of coronavirusJean-Jacques Muyembe is one of a small number of people who can claim to be managing two epidemics of global importance.

Source: Standard Digital April 28, 2020 05:26 UTC