By Irin News HARARE, 15 July 2010 (IRIN) – John Muswere, 34, arrived four hours ago at the main bus terminus in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, after making an unplanned journey with his wife, their three-year-old child and few household possessions from Johannesburg, South Africa, where he spent 18 months working as a mechanic. “I am left with little money on me because I left South Africa in a hurry and before my employer could pay me. All the transport operators are saying my money is too little and I don’t know how I am going to leave this place... Continue Reading
By Irin News : JOHANNESBURG, 13 July 2010 (IRIN) – Xenophobic violence spiked in South Africa’s Western Cape Province as the soccer world cup ended in a blaze of fireworks, and although it appears to have subsided, the fear of further attacks against foreign nationals still lingers. According to media reports, “a number” of shops owned by foreign nationals in townships close to Cape Town were razed and looted on 11 July, and about 120 people sought refuge at police stations overnight but had since left, Daniella Ebeneze, of the province’s disaster management department, told IRIN. “The South African Police …... Continue Reading
International civil society and networks of people living with HIV have welcomed the formal announcement from the Namibian Minister of Home affairs, the Honourable Rosalia Nghidinwa, to remove from its Immigration Control Regulation all HIV related immigration barriers for people living with HIV. With immediate effect, people living with HIV will not be barred from entering, staying or seeking residence in Namibia based solely on HIV positive status. “Even though [there] is no example of the enforcement of the Regulation in Namibia, its existence created the wrong impression of Namibia as a democracy and its national and international commitments to... Continue Reading
Johannesburg – A leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers,Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, has auctioned off an original football signed by the world’s best football players, to Wirsol Solar AG for 21,000 euros. The proceeds will help to fund “20 Centres for 2010,” which is part of the Football for Hope movement and the official campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM). The creme de la creme, including Kaka, Ronaldo and Messi have been immortalised through their names on an original 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM) football. The ball has travelled all... Continue Reading
Janine Erasmus – The first handover of hi-tech equipment to black farmers, under the R500-million (US$65.3-million) government-driven Masibuyele Emasimini programme, took place in mid-June in Mpumalanga province. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson and President Jacob Zuma were on hand to witness a number of small-scale farmers of Marapyane village taking delivery of 85 new tractors. The vehicles were distributed to all three districts of the province – Ehlanzeni, Gert Sibande and Nkangala. Mpumalanga MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration, Meshack Malinga, was also in attendance. The Masibuyele Emasimini tractor mechanisation programme is a four-year initiative... Continue Reading
