By Elias Mhegera – Experts suggests new regulations for media houses ownership-Recently there have been concerns in public circles on how the media outlets have been reporting the General Election campaigns and various utterances by politicians. A veteran Dar es Salaam based journalist media consultant and trainer Lawrence Kilimwiko has suggested for new regulations in the ownership of media outlets in Tanzania. He was commenting on the recent media review by stakeholders which found that this is one of the most awkward events when media outlets have been misused blatantly by some politicians. On 28 September the media fraternity, representative... Continue Reading
By Kemo Cham – The US has condemned the decision by Guinea Bissau to reappoint suspected ‘drug lord’ as head of the country’s Navy. Rear Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto Admiral Jose Bubu Na Tchuto was reappointment Friday to a position he held until 2008. “Rear Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto is named head of the general staff of the navy,” AFP quoted a statement attributed to President Malam Bacai Sanha. “Justice has been rendered to me, I’m satisfied. I’m going to work for the stability of the country, reconciliation within the armed forces and the bonding of the troops,” Bubo,... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – A UN employee who was working with peacekeepers has been kidnapped in Sudan’s Darfur region by Armed men , officials say, hours after a Security Council delegation arrived in the area. The joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force, Unamid, told journalists that that one of their workers had been kidnapped “Armed men entered the residence of four civilian staff members in downtown El Fasher,” said spokesman Kemal Saiki. “They tied up two of them and made away with the other two in a vehicle. One man escaped and the other is still missing. The employee was snatched from... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – Residents of Bundung in the KanifingMunicipality were Monday shocked by news that one Meta Jammeh, a young man believed to be in his 20s, had allegedly beaten his biological mother and then burnt her to death.The victim, Fatou Sambou, was reportedly beaten by her own son to such an extent that she became unconscious, before he (the son) closed the door to her house and set her on fire, using a mattress that was in the house. The unfortunate incident, according to family sources, followed a series of warnings by the son that he will kill... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa News / STV – The debacle of X Factor star, Zimbabwe’s Gamu and her mother as they face removal from the UK after visa expires has taken a fresh twist, with Scottish Secretary Michael Moore being urged to intervene to save her. Labour MP Gordon Banks said Moore should “bang heads together” and take a personal look at the situation faced by Gamu Nhengu, who is one of his constituents. And the singer’s local MSP, Keith Brown of the SNP, condemned the “terrible situation” the teenager finds herself in and demanded answers from immigration officials. The teenager, who... Continue Reading
