Posts having tag: africa
S AFRICAN 'STRIKE' TROOPS SACKED ! The soldiers' union insists they had the right to ...
NIGERIA BEGINS BANK BOSS CHARGES ! The central bank had to bail out the five lenders ...
S. AFRICA PROBES ID CARD SUICIDE ! The case moved Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma to ...
AFRICANS 'UNDER SIEGE' IN MOSCOW ! Many African students in Moscow are afraid to go ...
CATHY BUCKLE'S WEEKLY LETTER FROM ZIMBABWE ! Burning House ! Saturday 29th August 2009 Dear Family and Friends, "The house is burning down" is how someone described the situation in Zimbabwe this week. They weren't referring to the swirling rumours that 85 year old Mr Mugabe was apparently very ill and in Dubai for medical ...
ZUMA APPEALS TO ZIMBABWE RIVALS ! South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has urged Zimbabwe's political rivals to work together if they are to see foreign aid restored. He said the ...
MOZAMBIQUE SERIAL ESCAPEE CAUGHT ! A notorious killer who has repeatedly escaped from jail in Mozambique has been recaptured in South Africa after his latest attempt to flee. Mozambican authorities confirmed the recapture of Anibal dos Santos, known as Anibalzinho, who murdered prominent journalist Carlos Cardoso in 2000. It ...
S.A. INQUIRY INTO SOLDIER PROTEST ! The South African authorities are investigating how hundreds of soldiers were able to march on government buildings in a dispute over pay. More than 1,000 soldiers left their Pretoria barracks on Wednesday and approached the Union Buildings, which houses the president's office. Police ...
EYEWITNESS : ZIMBABWE SCHOL OF FEAR ! Last year many classrooms were left entirely without teachers One of ...
Q & A : FREE TRADE ZONES IN AFRICA ! By Louise Greenwood ...
KENYA SET FOR CONTENTIOUS CENSUS ! Many Kenyans displaced in the fighting are still in ...
MALI PROTEST AGAINST WOMAN'S LAW ! Mali protest against women's law Women were among the crowd at the rally at Bamako's main stadium Tens of ...
OF SWINE FLU AND FLYING PIGS ! 20th August, 2009. Dear Family and Friends, Swine Flu has officially arrived in Zimbabwe. A ZBC TV news bulletin this week reported that there were a number of confirmed cases of swine flu in Mutare. The report said that people should not panic because hospitals ...
BIRTH CERTIFICATE BACKS SA GENDER ! Caster Semenya's birth certificate clearly states she is female The BBC has seen the birth certificate of South African athlete Caster Semenya, which states that the new 800m world champion is ...
PROGRESS AT DARFUR PEACE TALKS ! The Jem rebel groups have not signed up to the deal At least four of the numerous rebel groups in Darfur have agreed to work together, says the US envoy to Sudan. Scott Gration said the deal ...
SUPERMODEL FEARS OVER GABON VOTE ! Gloria Mika, the face of L'Oreal, left Gabon at 16 ...
SOMALI INSURGENTS IN DEADLY RAID ! Civilians are often caught in the crossfire in Mogadishu More than 20 people have been killed in heavy battles in Somalia's capital after Islamist fighters launched a pre-dawn raid in the south of ...
TOP NIGERIANS SHAMED AS DEBTORS ! By Mark Gregory International business reporter, BBC World Service ...
