By Ron Murevererwi – ‘’I am not aligned to any political party. I want to unite people to live in peace, exchange ideas on what to do to stir development forward. Let’s be in the papers for good reasons not violence.’’ Chief Chaka More than five hundred villagers among them, chiefs, counselors, herdsmen, the representative from national youth service, church leaders, artist, women, youths, men, political party representatives and members from the MDC and from ZANU Pf gathered on Sunday afternoon the 14th of November at Muwani business centre, 5 km from Chaka business centre along the Harare- Masvingo road... Continue Reading
By: Collins Jette – Monrovia-Liberia-November 16, 2010- The Drugs Enforcement Agency organized by the Liberian Government to combat the proliferation of illegal narcotic substances in the country has not been given the necessary support to ensure that Liberia is drugs free, sometime authority of the agency said undermines the effectiveness of the agency to track down drugs traffickers. The Agency, although crucial in the fight against drugs trafficking, which is prevalent in the region, is being treated like ordinary government functionary with negligible budgetary allocation. But the administration of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf claims commitment in the fight against the... Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Muwamba – Police on Monday evening rescued a Malawian journalist Mike Chipalasa at Kamuzu International Airport after he posed tough questions to President Bingu wa Mutharika on issues of governance. President Mutharika was returning from a state visit to Seoul, South Korea where he attended G-20 summit as rotating chairman of the African Union. Among the issues that President Mutharika was expected to tackle were on the recent Roman Catholic Bishop’s pastoral letter which accused the President of undermining the office of the Vice President Joyce Banda. Before his departure to Korea which also took him to India,... Continue Reading
By Promise Zalakata Kamanga – Lilongwe – Malawi just like many other African countries more especially in the Sub Saharan region continues to face myriad challenges in their endeavour for economic development. One major contributing factor is the geographical making that has mostly rendered the big part of the continent inaccessible. It was for this reason that Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika in the year 2006, unveiled ambitious plans to construct Shire-Zambezi Water Way connecting Malawi to the Indian Ocean. “After completion, Nsanje World Inland Port will be a modern multipurpose terminal with complex infrastructure, equipment and services. This will... Continue Reading
By Staff Reporter, AFP –Cairo – Three opposition Muslim Brotherhood candidates who were arrested in Egypt’s November 28 legislative elections have been released, a judiciary official said on Saturday. The judicial source said the three freed candidates, who had been detained in Ismailia, were released on bail to appear in court at a later date charged with assaulting police officers. The official said 16 Brotherhood members arrested in the port city of Ismailia will be charged with membership of an illegal organisation and using the slogan “Islam is the solution”, which is banned under electoral law. Another 44 members of... Continue Reading
