Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica on Friday promised that action would be taken in an unfolding medical waste scandal. “The Department of Environmental Affairs views these illegal activities in a very serious light and the green scorpions will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that those found transgressing the environmental laws will face […]
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GUINEA'S WOUNDED PRESIDENT FLOWN TO MOROCCO
Guinea’s president has been flown to Morocco for medical treatment after he was shot during an assassination attempt nearly a year after he seized power in a coup, a government official said Friday. Indicating the possible severity of his wounds, President Moussa “Dadis” Camara left the West African country, which he had never dared do […]
NAMIBIAN OPPOSITION REJECTS ELECTION RESULTS
Namibian opposition parties threw the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections into doubt on Friday, saying they would not accept the outcome of the vote. Eight opposition parties said in a joint statement they would not accept the results of the elections because the elections contravened Namibia’s electoral laws. Results of the November 27-28 vote released […]
ROUNDUP: SWAPO, POHAMBA WIN NAMIBIA ELECTIONS BY LANDSLIDES
Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party clinched its fifth straight landslide election victory in last week’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections, in which President Hifikepunye Pohamba also trounced his rivals, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced on Friday evening. SWAPO won 74 per cent of the vote against 11.4 per cent for the newly formed Rally for […]
MONEY AND POSITIONS SOURCES OF EVIL IN THE ANC – ZUMA
Love for money and top positions are two main sources of evil that have undermined the character of the African National Congress, party President Jacob Zuma said on Friday. “Money and positions have undermined the ANC. They sought to change the character and values of the ANC,” President Zuma told delegates attending the formation of […]
SOUTH AFRICA WILL SURPRISE WORLD WITH WORLD CUP: PRESIDENT ZUMA
South Africa will leave a legacy for Africa when it hosts the 2010 Soccer World Cup, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday. “I think from now onwards when people speak, we will say before 2010 and after 2010,” President Zuma said at the draw for the tournament at the Cape Town Convention Centre. “It is […]
Somalia: man killed his wife
A Somali man killed his wife in south of the Mogadishu district on Tuesday night, a resident said to AfricaNews on Wednesday. A resident told that the woman has married and slept to another man while her husband did not divorce her. Another man pregnated the wife, residents in Wadajir district said on Wednesday. Sources announced […]
Le cri de la mer: Senegal women against emigration
This video shows how organised are Senegalese women who lost sons and/or husbands while trying to reach Spain and Europe. While not so long ago they used to live very well with fishery and agriculture, now with the Senegal-European Union agreements they can’t find a way to live in their own country. This is why […]
ANGER AS PRES ROBERT MUGABE RAISES WORLD CUP TROPHY
Human rights groups in Zimbabwe have condemned world football’s governing body for allowing Robert Mugabe to hold the World Cup trophy as it passed through Zimbabwe. The trophy is on a tour of all 53 African countries ahead of next year’s football showpiece in neighbouring South Africa. But activists in Zimbabwe criticised Fifa for handing […]
DEPUTY PRESIDENT MOTLANTHE BLAMES FARMERS FOR MURDERS
Some of the country’s most horrendous farm murders are being committed by exploited farm labourers, according to deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe. While condemning the behaviour of the community of De Doorns in the Western Cape – who attacked foreigners – as “acts of immorality and criminality”, Mr Motlanthe was also critical of farmers on Friday. […]