We receive this message and we share it on Africanews.it/english “Urgent: Ndombolo is filming a video clip this saturday 13 february 2010 at 1PM behind the Town Hall of Asnieres sur Seine (France)”. They need people dressed in a fashion way who want to appear in the video. If you happen to be there all […]
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8 March: Women against racism
In a message that we received via email from journalist Daniele Barbieri, it is announced an important venue during the women’s day in Italy. “This year in Piazza del Popolo (Rome, Italy) – the mail reads – there will be a demonstration organized by the Coordination of Women’s Network Against Racism whose main themes are […]
Traditional Scottish dress help Africa
We received an email about the fact that Southafrican leader Helen Zille will be wearing a traditional scottish dress made by southafricans during the meeting in Parliament which will be broadcast live next week. This is a major promotional news for Tartans for Africa. Tartans for Africa is a strategic partner of World Women Trade […]
Africa Cup: record win for Egypt
Egypt has won the Africa Cup of Nations against Ghana in Luanda (Angola) today with one goal scored by Mohamed Gedo at the 85th minute. This is a record third successive time Egypt wins the Africa cup. “The substitute Mohamed Gedo scored the winner five minutes from full time after playing a one-two with Mohamed […]
A new state in Africa for Haitians returnees
The idea of creating a new state for Haitians who are willing to return to Africa was embraced today in Addis Ababa, in the opening annual summit of African Union (AU). The President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, first made the proposal early this month after the island of Haiti was struck by a powerful earthquake. […]
SHOOTING THE MESSENGER – editorial
So far the tenure of Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, his deputy Fikile Mbalula and Police Commissioner Bheki Cele, has been characterised by rhetorical bombast and ham-fisted populism. With deadly results. Their “shoot-to-kill” comments have led to the murder of at least two innocents. This week they dusted off apartheid-era legislation to subpoena e.tv’s news editor […]
POWER TO THE PEOPLE? – editorial
Not often is an intelligent man reduced to such incoherence as was ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe this week when he claimed there was nothing wrong with the ANC benefiting from multibillion-rand contracts in Eskom’s new-build programme. He was defending the indefensible and he knew it, since it is a point long conceded by his […]
JZ NEEDS TO WATCH THE BALL – editorial
South Africans might be hoping that the three-day cabinet lekgotla which wrapped up yesterday gives rise to a fresh commitment to addressing the many challenges facing the country. These range from what is now an obvious crisis in education to the failure of service delivery, with quite a lot in between. President Jacob Zuma’s well-intentioned […]
MEND calls off its truce, a sign of bad time
In a country where the only voice the government respects is violence, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta is warming up for more.
AFRICA SECURITY CONCERNS SMACK OF IGNORANCE
By Paul Stober, Deputy Managing Editor, Business Gulf News It is plain stupid to question South Africa’s ability to host the football World Cup in view of the attack on the Togo team in Angola – Ignorance is bliss, but there is no such easy excuse for stupidity. Hull City manager Phil Brown and his […]