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BBC OS: 2020/12/10 16:06 GMT: Afghan journalist Malala Maiwand shot dead

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Afghan journalist Malala Maiwand shot dead

2020/12/10 16:06 GMT

2020/12/10 16:06 GMT: Afghan journalist Malala Maiwand shot dead

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Malala Maiwand was killed along with her driver on the way to work

We talk about the violence against journalists in Afghanistan; the latest victim of a spate of assassinations across the country is Malala Maiwand. She was on her way to work today when gunmen opened a fire on her vehicle and shot her and her driver dead.

Many African countries have been praised for effectively fighting the spread of the virus but the number of new cases in the continent is gradually rising.  In South Africa, there has been a spike in infections among those aged 15 to 19 years. We speak to those who attended a music festival that has been declared a Covid-19 “superspreader’ event. 

And we explain the other developments with the pandemic with the help of our medical expert today – Dr Emma Hodcroft, from the University of Basel in Switzerland.

(Photo: People attend the funeral of Malala Maiwand, an Afghan journalist who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while she was on her way to work in Jalalabad. Credit: EPA/Ghulamullah Habibi)

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