Ashley Magumise, a 19 year old student based in Hamilton, New Zealand has won a fiercely contested round to become Miss September in the ongoing Face of Zimbabwe competition. The young beauty becomes one of the 12 finalists who will battle it out in December to earn the bragging rights to become the most beautiful face in Zimbabwe, based on public votes. There are few pageants that have established themselves as competitive, relevant, exciting and filled with captivating twists as this popular international pageant. Faced with fiercely competing beauty, the panel of judges failed to reach consensus on the winner... Continue Reading
By David Stephen – Climate Change is a phenomenon in these times that holds much risk to man and the environment if the necessary precautions are not taken; disagreements for focus on other issues leave harmonized Climate Change fight to reserve place. Climate Change from human induced Global Warming is an issue that man will battle for some years to come. Climate Change is a global problem leaving solutions more complicated than if nations were to battle individually. Developed economies with higher Green House Gas (GHG) emissions average compared to most developing economies would have conveniently solved the problem locally... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Reporter – Liberia ranks number 1 in the newly released Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) 2011, whilst Ghana has been ranked the third most ‘secret’ country in Africa where illegal financial transactions thrive and the 44th out of 74 countries researched, according to the 2011 FSI. The research was conducted by a Kenyan-based international non-aligned coalition of researchers and activists called The Tax Justice Network Africa. The FSI 2011 shows that most secrecy jurisdictions are not in “sunny small palm-fringed islands for shady people”, but rather wealthier countries, such as the United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Chief Correspondent In the Gambia – “Gambians need a new leader, and all what we are calling for is change. People are yearning for change because 17 years of APRC leadership is enough,” declared the leader of the opposition Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress, Henry Gomez. He told this reporter, in an exclusive interview yesterday, that recent talks held by the opposition to form a united front ahead of the presidential election, were not a failure. He added that hopes are still alive that the issue of a united opposition front will come to fruition,... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson in Kampala Uganda – Kenya’s deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta has denied claims that he incited violence after the 2007 election, in a preliminary hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to BBC, he told judges at The Hague that some of the prosecution’s evidence were wrong and asked the case to be dismissed before the ICC brings him to trial. The violence began as clashes between supporters of the two rival presidential candidates – Raila Odinga and Mwai Kibaki and ended up leaving more than 1,200 people dead and 600,000 fleeing their homes in weeks of unrest after the 2007 election. Mr Kenyatta,... Continue Reading
