Harare, November 5, 2013: American and Canadian diplomats have said the recent visit by eighteen representatives of international universities from the United States, Canada and Spain represents a continued commitment by their countries to strengthen the education sector in Zimbabwe. “Fundamentally, we view education as an absolutely essential part of Zimbabwe’s development and progress, and we will support it in any way we can,” said United States Ambassador Bruce Wharton during a tour of the Colleges Fair held at Prince Edward School on Monday. “We support education in a number of ways; the things we do that are good for education... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – There are various forms of genocide in country, uranium mining being one of those. At least for the whole of October there are reports in the media outlets in Tanzania condemning mining of this deadly stuff. The recent debates are a product of a debate that was conducted at the beginning of October, on the 4th and 5th at the International Conference on Uranium Mining, at the Blue Pearl, Ubungo Plaza in Dar es Salaam. Due to the topical issues that were presented and reported in the media particularly in the impact on health and environment,... Continue Reading
By Emeka Umejei – Beatrice Gorez is coordinator of the Coalition for Fair Fisheries Agreement (CFFA), a Brussels-based Pro-artisanal lobby group that champions sustainable fishery agreements in Africa. One of its recent achievements, was the overwhelming endorsement by the EU parliament of the EU-Mauritania Fisheries Policy Agreement (FPA). Gorez spoke to Emeka Umejei, on the margins of a 2-day conference on the issues and the impact of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS) in Dakar, Senegal. She also shares her views on the Nigerian fishing sector and why illegal fishery activities are thriving Q;... Continue Reading
Businesswoman Esther is ‘the Mushroom lady’; the brains behind cultivating the underdeveloped mushroom industry in Ghana. Three years ago, British-Ghanaian Esther was so inspired by the passionate mushroom farmers she met in her native Ghana, that she decided to use her skills to help cultivate their industry. She saw that mushrooms could be a sustainable source of income, as well as a nutritious staple. However problems with contamination and disorganised practices have made it hard for farmers to reap the benefits. British-Ghanaian Esther secured funding from Comic Relief’s Common Ground Initiative, which is co-funded by the Department for International Development,... Continue Reading
The Liberia WASH Consortium, a Group of International Non-Governmental Organisations working with the Liberian government to increase access to water...
