Jane Ekayu, former child soldier, spoke for all child soldiers in the world during “A special evening on justice” held in Kampala (Uganda) on the eve of the ICC review review conference the 30 May 2010. Wikio Wikio ...
President Jacob Zuma declared Africa “open for business” in an address to business leaders before the G20 meeting in Toronto, Canada, on Thursday. Speaking at a lunch-time meeting, attended by Stephen Hayes, President and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa and Lucien Bradet, president and CEO of the Canadian Council on Africa among others, ...
The company MSD Levant Shipping has set up a new direct service from the port of Castellón, on Spain’s Mediterranean coast, to the Libyan port of Misurata. This is a new service that is boosting the position of the Spanish port in terms of connections across the Mediterranean to North Africa, according to the Diario ...
The project for a tunnel linking Morocco and Spain under the Strait of Gibraltar was officially presented to EU Transport Commissioner Jacques Barrot on Friday by Morocco’s Transport Minister Karim Ghellab and his Spanish counterpart Magdalena Alvarez. Preliminary planning for the 40-kilometre began in 2004. Morocco and Spain are seeking co-financing from the EU for the ...
Germany scored its first goal against Ghana. Germany 1 – Ghana 0 ghana, germany Wikio Wikio ...
Miss South Africa Nicole Flint was congratulated by President Jacob Zuma on Friday for her passion for bringing education to all children of the country. “We ended up talking about important issues, national issues. I am so passionate about education and you are so passionate about education,” Zuma said to Flint on the steps of ...
During the FIFA World Cup 2010, in the prestigious Le Cinque Lune Space, a few steps from Piazza Navona, starts the event entirely devoted to the immense capital and dazzling territory of Africa. A path through its resources almost unknown by western society and highlighting the spatial and cultural riches. The exhibition was curated by ...
This is the speech of prof. Jeffrey Sachs, during the visit of the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, in the MIllenium village of Malawi the 30 of May 2010 ...
Cameroon has lost its last match against Denmark for 2-1. The African team goes out of this Fifa world cup. The result of the match does not reflect for how well Camerun played attacking and creating goal occasions until the very last seconds of the match. Wikio Wikio ...
Denmark scored the second goal against Cameroon with a kick by Rommendhal. Wikio Wikio ...
Denmark scored against Cameroon minutes ago. They are now 1-1 with a goal by Bendtner. Wikio Wikio ...
Cameroon is winning 1-0 over Denmark with a goal by Eto’o. Wikio Wikio ...
Canada has said it invited leaders from seven African countries as well as Haiti, Jamaica and Colombia to attend the Group of Eight summit it is hosting this month, citing a desire to make the event more inclusive. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Sunday in a statement that the government invited Algeria, Egypt, ...
This is the video of the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon, who made a speech after his visit to the Malawi MDG village ...
Pereira has signed the third goal against hosting team South Africa. The third goal arrived at 95′ The match has ended right now. Wikio Wikio ...
Uruguay scores second goal against hosting team South Africa. world cup, uruguay, south africa Wikio Wikio ...
Uruguay is ahead of South Africa with a goal of Furlan, just minutes before the end of the first half of the match. South Africa 0 – Uruguay 1 Wikio Wikio ...
Bloemfontein is a city which honours South Africa’s difficult history with pride but its people believe the World Cup will bring a new spirit of reconciliation. The Free State of which it is the capital is the heartland of the Afrikaners – better known for their passion for rugby – and was the main battleground ...
SA is no longer accepting any travel documents other than passports, in a move that will affect travellers from neighbouring countries where the availability of passports is often hampered by extensive application backlogs. Department of Home Affairs Director-General Mkhuseli Apleni said on Tuesday that while hand- written passports were still recognised, single-sheet travel papers were no ...
South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup will leave a legacy for the children of the African continent, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. “World leaders will have an opportunity to draw up a road map to ensure that every child in the continent is in school by the next Fifa World Cup ...
These are the latest photos from the Fifa Fan Fest in Rome during the match Algeria-Slovenia. Wikio Wikio ...
Last 11 June 2010, Piervincenzo Canale interviewed former Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, before his speech about Africa and its relations with Europe, China, the US and the world. ...
All eyes were on the Soweto’s historic Orlando stadium yesterday, where a huge international musical concert, geared towards the commencement of 2010 world cup was a boom. The musical artists and celebrities, dozens of them, both from within and outside the African continent all registered their wonderful messages, wrapped in music and short commentaries. The combination of ...
If you haven’t heard of anything about Africa lately it’s certainly not about the world cup in South Africa. As a special sound is dominating that part of the continent, the whole world is been summoned with a great attention. Having been rippled with the horrors of apartheid and racial divides for years, South Africa has now ...
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When I first sat down to write this column, I wanted to say something about the ANC decision to take action against the leader of trade union federation Cosatu, Zwelinzima Vavi, for saying President Jacob Zuma was failing to deal with allegedly corrupt ministers. I also toyed with the idea of bemoaning the death of ...
Half-centuries from Jacques Kallis and JP Duminy helped South Africa to a clean sweep of their One-day International series with West Indies, when they won the fifth and final match by one wicket on Thursday in Port-of-Spain, trinidad & Tobago. The result meant that South Africa have now swept West Indies 5-0 in each of ...
The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has its work cut out for it this week as it tries to broker a deal between Eskom and three unions over a wage deal that, if not resolved, could result in a strike. The National Union of Metalworkers of SA, Solidarity and the National Union of ...
The Gautrain was officially launched at a celebration at Gallagher Estate, north of Johannesburg, on Sunday night. The service between the Sandton Station and O.R Tambo International Airport will start running on Tuesday, a few days ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup kick-off. The initial service for the Gautrain, which reaches speeds of up ...
Former National Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi will be back in the Johannesburg High Court on Monday for final arguments in his graft trial. Selebi, who pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption and defeating the ends of justice, is accused of accepting gifts and R1.2-million from convicted drug lord Glenn Agliotti, slain mining magnate Brett ...
