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South Africa starts first Covid-19 vaccine trial

The first doses of the vaccine are being administered in Johannesburg this week.

Human trials for a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University are beginning in South Africa.

Malawian voters defy the coronavirus pandemic to return to the polls for the second time in just over a year after President Peter Mutharika's re-election was annulled in a dramatic court ruling.

In Zimbabwe, the only radiotherapy machine which was left in Harare has stopped working. We hear from one cancer patient on how this has affected her treatment and her life.

(Photo:The first doses of the vaccine are being administered in Johannesburg this week. Credit: Getty Images)

23 minutes

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Tue 23 Jun 202017:06GMT

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  • Tue 23 Jun 202017:06GMT

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