By Shout-Africa – Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim has pulled out of peace talk with the government of Sudan and Sudan has announced it is closing its border with Libya because Darfur rebels operate in the area. The border is to close on Thursday, 1 July, an interior ministry statement said. Libya said it understood the decision, given the upheaval in Darfur. Rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim is based in Libya and the move is seen as attempt to prevent him from returning to Darfur. The Sudan-Libya border includes the Darfur region, where the UN estimates that 300,000 people have died... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa – Spurred by overwhelming support, the MDC 99 says it has printed over tens of thousands of membership cards for Harare province. “The need to print the party cards was necessitated by overwhelming demand by Harare supporters who have found new hope and confidence in the solid movement called MDC 99,” said the party. “The cards bear our party logo and expire after eight years. ‘ MDC99 which is the second breakaway faction from the original opposition movement after the Mutamabara-led faction claims that since the cards went on sale, queues have formed at its headquarters “sending shivers... Continue Reading
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) hopes that rumours of a resurgence in xenophobic violence after the Soccer World Cup are "just a threat", chairperson Lawrence Mushwana said on Tuesday.
By Novell Zwangendaba – JOHANNESBURG, — Barely a month after a plane carrying journalist crash-landed at Lanseria Airport in Gauteng, another small plane with World Cup fans aboard made an emergency landing Sunday on a highway leading to the city of Bloemfontein, where Germany will take on England in the knock-out match, media reports said. No casualties were caused, according to the reports. The report quoted police officials as saying that six people were aboard the plane, which landed on the N1 highway after malfunctions were detected during its flight from the city of Benoni to Bloemfontein. The aircraft reportedly... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwangendaba – BEIJING – – Africa continue to shine as two African women were recently announced among outstanding young women biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians recognized across the developing world. Nomination for the Africa Biology, went to Ekwenye Uchechi of Nigeria’s Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, while C.M. Steenkamp of South Africa University of Stellenbosch was nominated for Phys/Maths category. The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS and TWOWS announced today that they are recognizing twelve talented women scientists from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean for their research excellence. The announcement was made at the Third... Continue Reading
