Three farmers whose farms were seized by the Zimbabwean government will apply for a special order to recover legal costs in the High Court in Pretoria, their attorney said on Monday. The farmers would launch the application against the Zimbabwean government on Tuesday, Willie Spies, their attorney from AfriForum, said in a statement. The move ...
President Jacob Zuma will this week lead a high- powered government and business delegation to Russia to narrow the trade deficit with one of the most populous nations in the world. Figures from the Department of Trade and Industry indicate that SA’s imports from the Russian Federation more than doubled last year: SA imported goods ...
President Jacob Zuma has expressed his condolences to the family and friends of 18 elderly people, who perished in a fire at the Pieter Wessels retirement home in Nigel. He says while the cause of the fire is still unknown, the advanced age and vulnerability of the elderly residents probably made them fall victim to ...
What follows is a message from the governments of South Africa about the threats of violence against foreigners. — The South African Government has taken note of rumours on threats of violence against foreign nationals living in South Africa, after the completion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The key messages below clarify government’s position on ...
by Agenzia Habeshia per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo By Erica Balduzzi and Emilio Fabio Torsello Stranded at the foot of the Libyan desert, forgotten by the international community and forced to live in the middle of a road. After the “liberation” from the Libyan government official decided about three thousand of immigrants imprisoned by Gaddafi, back ...
In an effort to alleviate hunger among the impoverished communities of the Eastern Cape, the Provincial government has established a household food security programme. The programme is about training existing community development workers, home-based carers and volunteers working within communities in identifying food resources that can be used to change the situation. The group will ...
The Vhavenda community joyously welcomed President Jacob Zuma’s announcement last week that Chief Tony Mphephu-Ramabulana was their paramount chief. This weekend the tribe had a feast to celebrate the news and the new chief’s birthday. The news also ended the protracted dispute about who was the rightful leader of the Venda people. Mphephu-Ramabulana was celebrating ...
The Gauteng Health and Social Development MEC Qedani Mahlangu would visit the old age home in Nigel on Monday morning where 18 died in a fire. “During this visit, MEC Mahlangu will assess the damage caused by the fire at the home and also look at ways the department can assist,” her office said in ...
Zanzibar has opted to enshrine power-sharing in the constitution in a bid to end decades of crippling political feuds, according referendum results released Sunday. Two thirds of the semi-autonomous Tanzanian territory’s voters approved the idea of a coalition government being formed after the upcoming 31 October polls, the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) announced. The “yes” ...
President Robert Mugabe on Sunday said Zimbabwe’s diamonds should benefit the entire country, as he urged greedy politicians to blunt their appetite for individual wealth. “Diamonds should not be pocketed by some individuals,” Mugabe told thousands at the funeral of his sister Sabina at a shrine for heroes of Zimbabwe’s war of independence. “They should help ...
President Jacob Zuma walked away with R16 000 in cash after betting on the winning horse, Bold Silvano, at the Vodacom Durban July on Saturday. KwaZulu-Natal Racing Board chairman Moga Pillay said Pres Zuma had placed the bet “based on his own instinct” and bet on three other horses with the assistance of Transport Minister ...
At least 20 young American men of Somali background secretly left their homes in Minneapolis to return to Somalia and fight alongside a militant group called al-Shabab, with links to al-Qaeda. They wanted to resist an US-backed invasion of their homeland by neighbouring Ethiopia. Among them was Shirwa Ahmed who became the first known American suicide bomber. Al-Shabab ...
What follows is the video report by AlJazeera English about the drought in Niger. Wikio Wikio ...
With “VOGUE NOT FOR AFRICA” blogger DULCE CAMER… posts his opinion on the opportunity to have an African edition of the famous fashion magazine. This is his post. Hello people so what’s good? Just wanted to update you on some news that has been circulating around our virtual world. I may be the last of the bloggers ...
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The number of rhinos poached in South Africa is on the increase, with 139 killed so far this year, more than all of last year. The surge in poaching is driven by demand for rhino horns in Asia, where they are considered aphrodisiacs. A private game reserve near Johannesburg is welcoming ...
Three Kenyan nationals have been charged with three counts of terrorism and 76 counts of murder in connection with the July 11th twin bomb blasts in Kampala. The trio, Hussein Hassan, Mohamed Adan Abdow and Idris Magandu were presented before Nakawa chief magistrate under tight security this afternoon (30 May 2010). They were ...
After being awarded as “Abolitionist of the year” by the Italian association “Nessuno Tocchi Caino” for the abolition of the death penalty, AU president, Jean Ping, has met Italian foreign minister, Franco Frattini. On this occasion they talked about the latest issues regarding: the campaign for the abolition of the capital punishment infibulation the situation in Somalia Regarding Somalia, they ...
EU military instructors are training Somali recruits here in Uganda, because it is too dangerous to do so in Somalia, which is in the grip of instability and chaos. The EU backs the official Transitional Federal Government as they fight rebels and radical Islamists….http://www.euronews.net/ Wikio Wikio ...
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The press conference to present the next Forum on Africa and Europe that will take place next October in Sicily, has just finished followed by a lunch for the journalists who attended the meeting. Next 7 and 8 October in Taormina, important economists and politicians will take part to this international forum that each autumn ...
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The West African Country of Guinea is a step away from joining the African Union Peace Keeping Mission in Somalia. The Country’s troops are currently undergoing training in Addis Ababa as they await deployment in the war ravaged Horn of Africa Country. African Union Chairman Jean Ping told journalists at the ...
Piracy may have taken a back seat, but another Somali problem is top on the agenda — Al-Shabaab. The Kenyan delegation attending the AU summit there, says it has stepped up surveillance in the country, in the wake of the terror threat. Source: NTV Kenya Wikio Wikio ...
More than 30 African heads of state have gathered on Sunday for an African Union summit in Kampala, the Ugandan capital. The leaders urged for a united front against al-Shabab, a Somali-based group responsible for a recent bombing in Kampala that claimed 70 civilian lives. But some warn that upping the fight ...
The African Union president said that the action taken by the ICC against Sudan undermine Africa’s peace and security. More on the video below. Source: AlJazeera English Wikio Wikio ...
FCAAL 2010 – interview with Anthony SuzeCaricato da afrikanews. – Guarda gli ultimi video. Wikio Wikio ...
In this video report by AlJazeera English, the Ugandan president Museveni has called during the African Union summit in course in Kampala to push out of Africa the Al-Shabab terrorist group responsible for the attacks in the Ugandan capital city. Wikio Wikio ...
President Mwai Kibaki leaves for Kampala on Saturday afternoon, to attend the African union summit. African presidents started arriving in the Ugandan capital late Friday, ahead of the summit expected to discuss the Somali question. The meeting comes just a few days after blasts in the Ugandan capital killed more than 70 people who were ...
Gordon Brown has used his first major speech since leaving office to say the future growth of the world economy is reliant upon the development of Africa. Speaking in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, the former UK prime minister said he wanted to see the continent achieve its full potential. [...] Speaking to Ugandan political leaders, Mr Brown said ...
