Africa 54 - September 2, 2021| South Africa Jobless Rate, Tanzania Minster Speaks on COVID On this edition of Africa 54: South Africa’s jobless rate hits 34%, among the highest in the world, as the country’s economy is stifled by the pandemic and July’s riots; Some in the deaf community in Kenya's capital Nairobi lobby for the widespread use of transparent face masks, saying face masks make it difficult to communicate and lip-read; & Tanzania’s minister of Foreign Affairs speaks with VOA on why the country has not been able to provide accurate COVID-19 related data to the WHO. Top Stories: South Africa’s jobless rate has hit 34% — among the highest in the world — as the country’s economy is stifled by the pandemic and July’s riots. Black women are among the worst affected with 41% unemployed. The deaf community in Kenya's capital Nairobi says face masks make it difficult to communicate and lip-read, and some are lobbying for the widespread use of transparent face masks. There’s been an increase in COVID-19 deaths across Africa since mid-July 2021. However, there are concerns that the limited testing may have resulted in an undercounting of COVID-19-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. Insufficient data collection may mean the incidence and prevalence of COVID-19 are now well known. In a recent interview with VOA’s Mary Mgawe, Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Liberata Mulamula explains why her country has not been able to provide accurate COVID 19 related data to the World Health Organization. Shamim Mwanaisha was inspired to take up coding when her seven-year-old son expressed an interest. Now she runs a club teaching underprivileged students everything from H-T-M-L to spaceflight amid Uganda's strict COVID-19 lockdown. Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei says it wants to train up to 3 million African youths to work with digital technology, including cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence. But experts warn there could be potential negative impacts of China’s growing tech influence in Africa.