As renewed protests flared in the township on Monday, Cormsa said a visit to the area by President Jacob Zuma and a team of ministers last year had not yielded any results. "Despite the visit of a task team of ministers to the area, no effective and ...
The South African fast bowler showed he was a bowler for all conditions as he combined express pace and reverse swing to return career-best figures of seven for 51. Steyn wiped out India"s lower order in the first innings by taking five wickets for three runs with classic ...
The "Love Story" star stands at an impressive 5ft 11in and admits her heart flutters at men who tower above her. Taylor - who split from her "Twilight" actor boyfriend Taylor Lautner in December, and has since been romantically linked to John Mayer and "Glee" star Cory ...
More than 10,000 people have demonstrated in Togo against a decision to ban the country from the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) suspended Togo for withdrawing from this year"s competition in Angola. Togo pulled out after an attack on its team bus ...
South Africa: Arms deal lobbyist calls for BAE blacklisting President Jacob Zuma should ensure that arms giant BAE was blacklisted from all future government contracts in South Africa, arms deal activist Terry Crawford-Browne said in a letter to the president today. Crawford-Browne also called for the summary cancellation of BAE"s Hawk and Saab Gripen contracts with South Africa, and ... Africa News story from SABCNews
Kenya: Chiluba threatens to sue critics over pension freeze call LUSAKA, Monday Related Stories Chiluba issues demand for a house Opposition protests as Chiluba seeks votes for Banda Former president of Zambia Frederick Chiluba has threatened to sue his critics over demands that the state freezes his pension following his campaigning for President Rupiah Banda"s ... Africa News story from Daily Nation
Guinea: Dozens injured during violence in Guinea At least one person died in two days of clashes between Christians and Muslims in eastern Guinea and dozens more were injured, but the violence had mostly subsided by Sunday, witnesses and officials said. Residents of Nzerekore reported widespread gunfire in the town on Saturday, a day after several ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
The Kenya national sevens team got off to a relatively good start in the first day of the Wellington leg of the International Rugby Board Sevens circuit.Kenya won their first two matches of the day by beating Tonga 15-7 and dismissing USA 24-7, but unceremoniously lost their last match to ...
Terry showed no signs of being affected as he returned to the spotlight just 48 hours after being stripped of the England captaincy in response to allegations that he had an affair with the ex-girlfriend of international colleague Wayne Bridge. The Blues skipper received a warm welcome ...
LondonA robust programme to protect Africa"s poor from the effects of the global recession needs to be enacted soon, the president of the World Bank has said after a tour of the continent.Mr Robert B. Zoellick said the effects of the global food, fuel and economic crisis will be felt ...
Chad President Idriss Deby is visiting Sudan for the first time since 2004 for talks on the troubled Darfur region.The two countries have been fighting a proxy war for several years along their common border around Darfur. The BBC"s James Copnall in Khartoum says the visit is a surprise and ...
Namibia: Fiji relive glory days with win WELLINGTON – Fiji held off a desperate Samoan finish to claim a 19-14 victory in the all-Polynesian final to the New Zealand round of the IRB Sevens series here Saturday. It was a throwback to Fiji"s former glory days as they showcased their full artillery of sevens weaponry to counter ... Africa News story from The Namibian
Lawyers for the ministry made this undertaking in the High Court in Johannesburg last week, after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed a similar application on January 29. The ministry wants Constitutional Court judges to overturn Johannesburg High Court Judge Meyer Joffe"s decision to compel Barry Gilder to ...
INEQUALITY NOT SO BLACK AND WHITE , 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - The growing gulf between the haves and have-nots in the black population has given South Africa the dubious distinction of becoming one of the world"s most unequal societies, according to a recent report by the Organisation for Economic ...
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) has of late been in the news for reasons beside failure to act on high profile corruption in the public service, a charge previously levelled against it.Since the beginning of the year, the anti-graft body has been dragging high profile suspects to courts of law ...
Jones is shortlisted for best actor for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," alongside Law for "Hamlet," James McAvoy for "Three Days of Rain," Mark Rylance for "Jerusalem," Ken Stott for "A View from the Bridge" and Samuel West for "Enron." Weisz received a best-actress nomination for her ...
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe strike forces Bennett trial delay The trial of Zimbabwe opposition politician Roy Bennett was postponed indefinitely today as court workers joined a wage strike by government employees. Court officials turned people away from the High Court in Harare, where Bennett - a close ally of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, is on trial charged with illegal ... Africa News story from SABCNews
South Africa: Fawu to use World Cup to put pressure on ABI The Food and Allied Workers" Union (Fawu) is planning a World Cup linked campaign against Coca-Cola products after unsuccessful wage talks with Amalgamated Beverages Industries (ABI), a spokesperson said today. "Unions can use the coming World Cup to twist the arm of the employers to certain concessions," Fawu general secretary ... Africa News story from SABCNews
The Ministry of Education will Tuesday morning have a date with Parliament"s Public Accounts Committee to respond to audit queries in its 2006/2007 and the 2007/2008 budgets. Related Stories Speak out over education scandals, Raila told PS wants ministry unit dissolved over scandal While still reeling under ...
Nigeria: Obi declared the winner in flawed poll The incumbent governor of Nigeria"s south-eastern Anambra state was on Sunday declared the winner of an election which voters, candidates and observers said had been marred by widespread irregularities. The polls on Saturday in one of Nigeria"s most politically turbulent states were the first in a cycle of state ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
Hassan Shehata is one of the favourites on the Nigeria shortlist Egypt coach Hassan Shehata has been added to the short-list of five candidates hoping to become the new coach of Nigeria"s national team.On Friday the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the demotion of Super Eagles ...
Kenya: Kenya can learn from Ghana"s team As the curtains came down on the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Angola last weekend, perhaps it is time to take stock as a country why for the third time we were not among the 16 countries that took part in the competition.Kenya last played on the continental show-piece ... Africa News story from The Standard
Nigeria: Incumbent declared winner in flawed Nigeria poll The incumbent governor of Nigeria"s southeastern Anambra state was today declared the winner of an election which voters and candidates said had been marred by widespread irregularities. The polls yesterday in one of Nigeria"s most politically turbulent states are the first in a cycle of state and federal votes culminating ... Africa News story from SABCNews
Nigeria: Israeli Trained Cops For Garden City Games The Rivers State Government says it is taking the issue of security very serious as it prepares to host the 17th National Sports Commission tagged Garden City Games 2010. Towards this end Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi says Israeli trained policemen who are already working in the state will take charge ... Africa News story from ThisDay
Sudan: Darfur peacekeepers" suspected killers arrested Sudan today announced it had arrested a number of men suspected of killing three Rwandan peacekeepers in an ambush in Darfur, the first of two deadly attacks on the mission. The three members of Darfur"s joint United Nations/African Union (UNAMID) mission were killed when gunmen opened fire on their ... Africa News story from SABCNews
South Africa"s former President Thabo Mbeki says he is in constant contact with President Jacob Zuma and is still committed to the development of the country. Mbeki who was recalled from his position by the ruling African National Congress back in 2008 spoke exclusively to the SABC this afternoon. The ...
Sudan: US says Sudan government undermining peace process The United States today accused Sudan"s ruling party of undermining the fragile peace process, a sign that US offers of increased engagement with Khartoum are failing to bring results. The State Department said the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), which dominates the north, had reneged on a deal setting conditions ... Africa News story from SABCNews
But the Young Communist League downplayed the tension between the two youth leagues. "There is no war. We need to appreciate that we have differences of opinion but that should not be regarded as war within the alliance. "Whoever is looking at it as war is ...
Judith S Wallerstein and Sandra Blakeslee in their book on marriage say that "at the core of a companionate marriage is friendship and trust and the belief that both partners have equal responsibility in all domains of the marriage. They share the economic burdens and child rearing, and they believe ...
Nigeria: INEC Admits Lapses, To Review Voters" Register The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has admitted that there were some lapses in its arrangement in the just concluded Anambra State governoshipl elections, which led to the delay in commencement of voting in various vocations in the state. There was also disenfranchisement of some voters as there was a ... Africa News story from ThisDay
Despite Zuma"s belated apology to the ANC and the nation on Saturday for fathering another child out of wedlock, a debate is raging - at all levels of the ANC - about his suitability for a second term. Senior ANC members in Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga and Eastern ...
Congress of the People (COPE) deputy President Mbhazima Shilowa has called on President Jacob Zuma to resign over the Sonono Khoza affair. Shilowa"s reaction is the latest following the disclosure that the President had fathered a child with the daughter of 2010 Local Organising Committee chairperson, Irwin Khoza. Zuma has ...
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has joined the African National Congress (ANC) in welcoming an apology from President Jacob Zuma over his love-child with Sonono Khoza, daughter of soccer boss Irvin Khoza. Cosatu"s spokesperson Patrick Craven says it is good that the President realises that he erred ...
South Africa: Lopez clinches 2010 SA Open title Third seed Feliciano Lopez beat Stephane Robert 7-5, 6-1 to clinch the 2010 SA Open title while in the doubles final, Rohan Bopanna and Aisim-Ul-Haq Qureshi walked away as champions by defeating Karol Beck and Harel Levy 2-6, 6-3, 10-5. Looking for his second singles title Feliciano Lopez pulled out ... Africa News story from SABCNews
South Africa: Eurozone"s fiscal problems weigh on rand Analysts expect local financial markets to face more turbulence this week. This comes as the fiscal problems in the Eurozone and doubts about the global economic recovery persist. The US jobs data report on Friday also sowed more caution among investors about the economic outlook. On the domestic front, ... Africa News story from SABCNews
South Africa: ANC unhappy with slow pace of land redistribution in KZN The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has raised concerns about the slow pace in which land redistribution takes place in the province. The party"s provincial executive committee met in Howick, outside Pietermaritzburg to assess its provincial government"s performance and to plan for the year ahead. The ANC has made an urgent ... Africa News story from SABCNews
Uganda: Italy"s ENI withdraws bid for Uganda oil By Ibrahim Kasita ENI, the Italian firm that showed interest in Uganda"s oil fields, has withdrawn its bid after Tullow exercised its right of first option. Two oil fields, blocks 1 and 3A in western Uganda, are owned by Heritage and Tullow in a 50-50% joint venture. The ... Africa News story from The New Vision
Kenya: Raila free to go anywhere: Uhuru Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday broke his silence over Prime Minister Raila Odinga"s planned visit to Murang"a later this month.A statement sent to newsrooms said that Kenyan leaders had the freedom to visit any part of the country."There can be no objection to leaders travelling to any part ... Africa News story from Daily Nation
AWKA, NigeriaSunday The incumbent in Nigeria"s Anambra state was today pronounced the winner of a flawed gubernatorial vote seen as a test for Africa"s largest democracy ahead of presidential elections next year.Would-be voters across the state complained their names were not on electoral rolls. Local observers said false names such ...
Uganda: Police win, Villa returns against Arua By Swalley Kenyi Police 3 Masaka 1 Today Nalubaale v Kinyara Villa v Arua DAN Walusimbi and Godfrey Walusimbi will have to go for a late fitness test if they are to feature for SC Villa as they start their second round campaign in the Uganda Super League. ... Africa News story from The New Vision
Gambia: Four Gambian ministers go in cabinet changes Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has axed four ministers in his latest cabinet reshuffle, with the ministers of tourism, local government and lands, fisheries and water and infrastructure being sacked. No official reason was given in the statement announcing the reshuffle on Friday, but a source close to the presidency ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
Ivory Coast will take on fellow World Cup finalists South Korea in a friendly match in London on 3 March.According to the Ivory Coast Football Federation the match will be played at Loftus Road, the home of Championship side Queens Park Rangers. The Elephants are in Group G for the ...
Some 126 people have been rescued by Somali fishermen from the Gulf of Aden after human traffickers reportedly forced them into the sea at gunpoint.The migrants, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, said they had set off from northern Somalia a week ago. They said their boat had developed engine trouble ...
Andy Stern, President, and Anna Burger, Secretary-Treasurer of the 2.2 million member trade union in North America said: "We stand together with our brothers and sisters of the Food and Allied Workers" Union (FAWU) in South Africa who, for five weeks, have been on strike protesting Coca-Cola ABI"s ongoing practice ...
Namibia: Namibian cricket scoops top awards CRICKET Namibia was honoured for its developmental efforts when it won three awards at the ICC Africa Development Programme 2009 Annual Awards recently. Cricket Namibia won the Best Overall Cricket Development Programme, and the Best Spirit of Cricket Initiative, for its development programme in partnership with Unicef, which aims to ... Africa News story from The Namibian
Oil and gas remain critical sources of power and energy for North African nations. In the medium term, hydrocarbons will remain the predominant sources of energy, whether it is for the OPEC countries of Algeria and Libya or the less-oil-endowed nations of Tunisia and Morocco. But in the longer term, ...
In June 2009, Uganda conservationists had reason to smile: They witnessed the birth of the first ever baby rhino in Uganda, 27 years after the last rhino was seen.The rhino was named Obama, a tribute to its shared birth heritage with the current leader of the Free World. Like US ...
South Africa: New bill makes stalking a crime The bill is the product a report by the Law Commission, who decided that the present system - a civil law interdict and punishment of stalking as a crime or prohibiting it by means of binding over to keep the peace - may not provide enough protection for victims of ... Africa News story from Times Live
The team management said the injury was not serious and that he would be available for the second and final test starting in Kolkata at the weekend. AB de Villiers kept wicket in his absence. "The doctors have given him a clean bill of health," a team spokesman ...
Protesting residents of Siyathemba in Balfour, Mpumalanga are threatening to shut down the Burnstone gold mine in the area. The residents have barricaded all roads leading to the township with rocks, rubble and burning tyres. They allege the mine is not employing any local people. Community Spokesperson Zakhele Maya ...
Sudan: Bashir praised for helping Red Cross worker A French envoy thanked Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday for helping to secure the release of a Red Cross worker held by kidnappers for nearly three months. "I came on behalf of the French authorities to thank President Bashir and the Sudanese authorities for leading efforts that led ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
Kenya: Kenya can learn from Ghana"s team As the curtains came down on the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Angola last weekend, perhaps it is time to take stock as a country why for the third time we were not among the 16 countries that took part in the competition.Kenya last played on the continental show-piece ... Africa News story from The Standard
While Phumelele Makelo, 35, was waiting for her two friends outside Maty"s Pub and Grill in Weltevreden Park, she saw a group of white men in the restaurant staring at her. "One man whispered something to the dog while staring at me and then it charged, biting me on my ...
Nigeria: Foreign Monitors: Election"s Free and Fair The Anambra State Association-World (ASA-World), a group comprising representatives from United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Canada and Hong Kong, yesterday acknowledged a remarkable improvement in the conduct of Saturday"s gubernatorial election and declared the process as free, fair and a reflection of the people"s wishes.... Africa News story from ThisDay
Kenya: French aid worker freed after 89 days KHARTOUM, SundayFrench aid worker Laurent Maurice, who was kidnapped in Chad last year, was released in good health yesterday after three months in captivity, an International Committee for the Red Cross official said.Armed men captured Mr Maurice, an agronomist, on November 9, leading the aid group to suspend its activities ... Africa News story from Daily Nation
Privatisation of selected State corporations will go on as soon as approvals are received from the government. Related Downloads Stock & Forex Download Detailed proposals on how the process would proceed were submitted to the Treasury late last year.The proposals contain the timeframe and strategies for ...
South Africa: Three to appear in court for Egyptian"s death Two police officers and a civilian were expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrate"s Court on Monday for allegedly killing an Egyptian hawker at the Bruma flea market, police said. "They will appear in court today [Monday]," said Captain Julia Claassen. She said a 28-year-old man was arrested ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
The mayor of the Dipaliseng Municipality in Balfour, Mpumalanga has again come under fire with residents of Siyathemba Township calling for his resignation. This follows the arrest of about 20 people for public violence. Residents are angry with the local mine management for allegedly employing people from outside Balfour. Meanwhile, ...
Protesting residents of Siyathemba in Balfour, Mpumalanga are threatening to shut down the Burnstone gold mine in the area. The residents have barricaded all roads leading to the township with rocks, rubble and burning tyres. They allege the mine is not employing any local people. Community Spokesperson Zakhele Maya ...
South Africa: Opec oil price falls to 4-month low Submit your comment The oil price of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell to $69.71 (R540) at the end of last week, its lowest level in nearly four months, according to data issued by the group on Monday. The cartel"s basket price dropped by $3.02 per ... Africa News story from IOL BusinessReport
Kenya"s Vice President was grounded in the US capital for two days as a result of extreme weather condition.Washington DC and the neighbouring states have been covered in snow up to 30 inches, in what US President Barack Obama called "snowmageddon"It is one of the heaviest snowfalls in decadesThe vice ...
The Cobras were set a target of 140 off 12 overs, after a dramatic thunderstorm interrupted play for just over an hour and a half. Andrew Puttick made his intentions clear from the start, scoring nine runs off the first three balls, but Basheer Walters got his revenge ...
South Africa: Newly installed Archbishop Brislin outlines vision The Catholic Church"s newly installed Archbishop for Southern Africa; Stephen Brislin says the church needs to bring healing and reconciliation to South Africa. Brislin was inaugurated in Cape Town today. He says the church is also affected by the huge gap between rich and poor in the country and more ... Africa News story from SABCNews
South Africa: Natural medicines take lead in industry By Florence de Vries Submit your comment The sales of complementary alternative medicines are growing at a faster rate than traditional or prescribed medicines in pharmacies, according to key players in the industry. Health care retailer Clicks, as well as homeopathic and natural medicines brands, Natura and Vital ... Africa News story from IOL BusinessReport
Kenya: It is time Central Bank protected borrowers On Friday, Njuguna Ndung"u the Governor, flanked by Terry Ryan, the godfather of Kenyan economics, and several members of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced the creation of a technical committee to come up with modalities that will see banks price loans based on interest rates of long term development loans.The ... Africa News story from The Standard
NAIROBI, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - A bomb explosion was the last thing Abdiqani Sheikh Omar, 26, expected on his graduation day, after six years of studying medicine at Somalia"s Benadir University in the capital, Mogadishu. "It was a beautiful day, not too hot and [with] a very ...
KABUL, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - Flash floods killed at least 10 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in different parts of Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan, on 7 February, according to the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS). Eleven others, including six women and one child, were killed by ...
The mayor of the Dipaliseng Municipality in Balfour, Mpumalanga has again come under fire with residents of Siyathemba Township calling for his resignation. This follows the arrest of about 20 people for public violence. Residents are angry with the local mine management for allegedly employing people from outside Balfour. Meanwhile, ...
South Africa: Relatives of slain family slam justice system Families of a murdered grandmother and her five grandchildren are angry that the wheels of justice are turning too slowly. The case of five suspects accused of the murders has been delayed once again, pending DNA test results. The brutal murders three years ago shocked and angered the community. Julia ... Africa News story from SABCNews
Molefe, 29, known for his American accent and close association with American Music Award winner and Senegalese-American rapper Akon, will make his last appearance on the well-known SABC1 music programme this Friday. According to sources at the public broadcaster, no reasons have been given for Molefe - also ...
TChad: French Red Cross aid worker released after 89 days An International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) official said French aid worker Laurent Maurice, who was kidnapped in Chad last year, was yesterday released in good health after three months in captivity. Armed men captured Maurice, an agronomist, on November 9, leading the aid group to suspend its ... Africa News story from SABCNews
South Africa"s fast bowlers Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel have kept the Indian batsmen under pressure during the morning session. The dangerous Virender Sehwag is not out on 27 and debutant Subramaniam Badrinath has 4. Steyn took the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar (7) and Murali Vijay ...
President Jacob Zuma has apologised to South Africa over his relationship with Sonono Khoza and fathering a child with her out of wedlock. Zuma said in a statement that he acknowledges and understands the reaction of many South Africans. He also says the issue has put a lot of pressure ...
The Young Communist League (YCL) says the South African government needs to address youth unemployment in the country urgently. The call was part of the resolutions of a four day Communist League Lekgotla meeting held in Pietermaritzburg. According to YCL leader Buti Manamela the celebrations of the 20 year of ...
American Bernard Lagat made a blistering kick to crush the US record in his first indoor 5 000m, finishing in 13:11.50 at the 15th Boston Indoor Games yesterday. Ethiopia"s double Olympic champion Tirunesh Dibaba was 20 seconds off the world record in the women"s 5 000m but her 14:44.53 was ...
Sudan: "I am a man of dialogue and openness" Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno arrived Monday in Khartoum on his first visit to Sudan since 2004, amid a thaw in ties between the African neighbours, an AFP correspondent said. Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir greeted Deby at Khartoum"s airport at the start of a visit expected to help seal ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
Egypt: Senior Muslim Brotherhood members arrested Egyptian security forces detained senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Monday, sources close to the group said, calling it a crackdown on Egypt"s biggest opposition group before elections this year. The Brotherhood, though banned, won a fifth of the seats parliament in 2005 when members ran as independents ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
Somalia: Shelling kills at least 9 in Somalia: group An exchange of mortar shells between Somali government forces and rebels killed at least nine civilians and injured 14 others, a human rights group said on Monday. The clashes started late on Sunday and continued on Monday morning, the Elman Peace and Human Rights Organisation said. "These casualties ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
Namibia: Wines imbued with post-apartheid struggle NEW YORK - The best wines come from vines that struggle, so it is not surprising to find some of the most interesting South African wines are produced by people who have known hardship. Until 1994 when apartheid ended blacks had been banned from owning land and wineries. Today, there ... Africa News story from The Namibian
Namibia: Long waiting lists for NHE houses THE demand for affordable housing through the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) is high, with about 3 000 prospective clients on the waiting list for Windhoek alone. “In the current financial year the NHE, which only serves clients with low incomes, is building 576 houses countrywide costing about N$99,7 million,” NHE ... Africa News story from The Namibian
Kenya: Transparent electoral register will forestall irregularities At the same time, however, the information gives Kenyans the opportunity to right such electoral wrongs that continue to determine our capacity to conduct clean and transparent elections. But especially more important perhaps is the realisation that such fraud may have been used to win elections, and that the now ... Africa News story from The Standard
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has heard that Cezanne Visser, also known as advocate Barbie, has shown remorse for her deeds. A forensic criminologist, Ian Sonnekus, testified in mitigation of sentence. He told the court Visser was sorry for her involvement in the crimes she had committed. Visser ...
Ivory Coast: Ivorians voice anger amid poll delay Bouake, Ivory Coast - President Laurent Gbagbo has promised Ivory Coast will hold elections this year but after years of missed deadlines, rows and political turmoil, many of his war-weary citizens no longer believe him. In Bouake, the main city of rebel-held Ivory Coast whose ruined buildings and potholed ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
Ethiopia: Ethiopian troops enter Somali towns Ethiopian troops in armoured vehicles crossed into two border towns in south central Somalia and seized the family of a man with links to al Shabaab insurgents, residents said on Sunday. They said troops went to El Barde and Yeed on Saturday seeking the man. Washington says al Shabaab ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
Kenya Football Federation (KFF) chairman Sam Nyamweya says they are ready to step down from football management if they loose an appeal they have lodged at an international court.He said this while exonerating the federation from blame that they are also responsible for the mess that has bedevilled the sport."People ...
Kenyan international McDonald Mariga made his derby for Italian giants Inter Milan on Wednesday night in a 1-0 win over Fiorentina in a league cup match at the San Siro.Mariga was a late substitute in the match coming on in the 89th minute. He joined the club two days ago ...
By asking President Kibaki to suspend Education minister Sam Ongeri and his Permanent Secretary Karega Mutahi over millions of shillings lost from the Free Primary Education Fund, Prime Minister Raila Odinga literally kicked the ball into the President"s court.In the bold move, at a public function officiated by the President ...
"They keep asking where is their mother," said the children"s aunt, Doreen Radebe, who on Friday still "didn"t want to explain what had happened". But she knew that when the mortuary van delivered the two coffins to her house, she would have to explain to her young niece ...
Uganda: Ghost health centres found in Kampala By Joyce Namutebi THE Ministry of Health has unearthed seven ghost health centres in Kampala district which made the Government lose over sh6m every month, state minister James Kakooza has said. Kakooza said last Thursday that one of the health centres was located at the main post office, ... Africa News story from The New Vision
Gambia: Back Jammeh for the future, says alliance An alliance of five major opposition parties on Monday called on Gambians to support the government of President Yaya Jammeh as they themselves are "not credible". "It is our candid opinion and observation that all being one, President Yaya Jammeh will win the next presidential election landslide because as ... Africa News story from IndependentOnline
An election for governor of Nigeria"s Anambra state has been condemned amid reports of vote-buying and ballot-box theft.Peter Obi was re-elected but just 300,000 people cast their ballots from an electorate of 1.8 million. Gangs of youths intimidated and harassed voters and snatched three ballot boxes from polling stations. The ...
NAIROBI, 8 February 2010 (IRIN) - Internally displaced people (IDPs) are still being abducted by armed groups for forced labour in several territories in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) even as authorities beef up security in IDP camps, officials said. "Men often spend ...
Tshepo Ikaneng; Davos Political economist, Mohau Pheko, says President Jacob Zuma must bring South Africa to the attention of developed nations at the World Economic Forum summit in Switzerland. The 40th Annual General Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) is currently underway in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting ...
Spain, who won Euro 2008 with a series of superb performances culminating in their victory over Germany in the final, are ranked number one in the world and were grouped with Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania and Liechtenstein. They were the last of the 51 teams drawn at the ...
About 200 tonnes of maize is rotting in the Hola Irrigation Scheme after the National Cereals and Produce Board failed to buy it.More than 650 farmers in the scheme are now watching helplessly as their efforts go to waste.Millions of shillings were spent to revive the scheme under the National ...
