By Nawa Mutumweno – Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) will in May this year start re-developing Society House in Lusaka’s central business district at a cost of $100 million. In 1997, fire partially burnt the building, leaving 11 out of the 19 floors affected and since then, ZNBS has been seeking a developer to redesign the building. According to ZNBS senior manager property and estates Logan Nyasulu, works will start on May 1, 2011, once the tenants vacate the premises. The tenants have been given a six-week notice to vacate and pave way for the redevelopment of one of the... Continue Reading
By Seun Akioye/Lagos Nigeria – It all ended in tears for Nigeria’s former vice President and Presidential aspirant Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) this morning elected incumbent President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as it’s Presidential Flag Bearer in the April 2011 general elections. Tout of the total votes of 3,542, the winner polled a total of 2,736 votes to beat rival Atiku Abubakar who polled a total of 805 votes. The third contestant Mrs Sarah Jubril who rode through the campaigns to pick the party’s nominations as the representative of the women only managed to get... Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Muwamba – Former Malawi President Bakili Muluzi trip to South Africa for his scheduled medical review remains a mystery because government has refused to fund him. Muluzi has since sought a court intervention so that the government’s decision is reviewed. He argues that the government’s decision is unconstitutional adding that it violates his right to medical treatment by a physician of his choice. Former health minister Dr Hetherwick Ntaba who is also President Bingu wa Mutharika spokesperson has insisted that government will not finance Muluzi’s trip to South Africa, arguing that the former Head of State should first... Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Muwamba – Police in Malawi have disclosed that a reporter they arrested on allegations of causing breach of peace to a Member of Parliament (MP) family was a case of mistaken identity. The reporter Kandani Ngwira who writes for a newspaper the government tried to ban recently was arrested on Monday and was due to appear in court on Wednesday to be formally cleared of the charge. On Tuesday police alleged Ngwira had sent threatening text messages to an MP. The National Media Institute for Southern Africa (Misa) Malawi quoted Blantyre Newspapers Limited (employers of Ngwira) General Manager... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Juba – World leaders called for calm after a deadly ambush by Misseriya Arab tribesmen which killed 10 south Sudanese civilians and wounded 18 near the border as they were returning from the north for the independence vote., said southern internal affairs minister Gier Chuang. “A convoy of returnees coming from the north to the south were ambushed yesterday (Monday) at about 17:00 (14:00 GMT) by armed Misseriya. Ten were killed and 18 were wounded,” Chuang told a news conference in the southern regional capital Juba. Despite the killings, the landmark independence referendum has shown a... Continue Reading
