African Journalists have been reminded of the need to understand that in reporting conflicts they must aim at finding lasting solutions to the crisis rather than escalate the situation. The founder MEDRIVE, a media training outfit, Mrs. Wemimo Adewunmi gave the advice during a one-day training for African journalists, tagged Sensitive Conflict Reporting in Lagos.
By Admire Machiwenyika – A local Non-Governmental Organization which is currently conducting a series of paralegal training is satisfied its ‘water advocacy drive’ has finally yielded results with the local authorities responding to various petitions tabled by various residents across the high density suburbs of Harare. Speaking in an interview on side-lines of the last day of a 3-day paralegal training held in Mbare recently, Community Water Alliance (CWA) Cprograms manager Hardlife Mudzingwa expressed satisfaction over responses shown by the local district authorities to various petitions tabled by residents. “First we need to acknowledge that people have serious problems on... Continue Reading
Over 300 youths have been recruited as part of government’s efforts under the Youth Employment Program to keep Monrovia, Paynesville and other places clean. The clean-up exercise is expected to get underway this Thursday in Monrovia. According to Youth and Sports Minister, Zoegar Wilson, the recruits will carry out a regular cleaning-up campaign in the collection of wastes or garbage management of Monrovia and its environs.
In the wake of a serious sanitation crisis with stockpiles of garbage in and around Monrovia, the city government has commenced a home enumeration exercise across the municipality of Monrovia, Liberia’s capital. The exercise is part of the Monrovia City Corporation’s Waste Management Exercise amidst robust WASH Media Reportage of the garbage crisis across Monrovia. The Monrovia City Corporation (MCC) through its Mayor, Jefferson Koijee has declared waste as a “potential national security threat”, and called for collective efforts against the solid waste threat.
The appalling sanitary condition at various market places in and around Monrovia has claimed the attention of marketers, other residents and even government as well. The unsanitary condition at these various market sites which is been described as health threatening by marketers, pedestrians and community residents, now calls for immediate attention by the city government, “Monrovia City Corporation (MCC)”.